Sustained Consumption Increase of Phenol

摘要

Phenol is mainly used to produce phenolic resin,caprolactam,bisphenol A,adipic acid,aniline,alkyl phenol and salicylic acid.It has extensive applications in synthetic fibers,synthetic rubbers,plastics,Pharmaceuticals,pesticides,flavors,dyestuffs and coatings.Phenol is mainly used to produce phenolic resin,caprolactam,bisphenol A,adipic acid,aniline,alkyl phenol and salicylic acid.It has extensive applications in synthetic fibers,synthetic rubbers,plastics,Pharmaceuticals,pesticides,flavors,dyestuffs and coatings.The total capacity of phenol in the world was 8.053 million t/a in 2003.Ineos Phenol is the biggest phenol producer in the world today and its capacity accounts for around 18.0% of the world total.Sunoco comes next and its capacity accounts for around 11.2%.Mitsui Chemical of Japan ranks the third and its capacity accounts for around 7.3%.