WP Report
Benzene
This World Petrochemical (WP) report on benzene contains complete global and country supply/demand balances for the base year, the past five years and five- and ten-year projections. The complete report, including the analyses and supply/demand tables, contains approximately 236 pages. There is also a table showing all global producers, their locations, and capacities (current, historical and future) to produce benzene, as well as capacities for derivative products.
Published January 2011
Abstract
Global production and consumption of benzene in 2010 were around 40 million metric tons. Average global capacity utilization was 73.6% in 2010, higher than in 2009. Global benzene consumption is estimated to have decreased by 5.8% in 2010; it is expected to average growth of 3.6% per year from 2010 to 2015, and 2.6% per year from 2015 to 2020. Utilization rates will slowly increase throughout the forecast period from the mid-70s range to the mid-80s range.
Ethylbenzene accounted for just over half of global benzene consumption in 2010, followed by cumene and cyclohexane, together making up almost another third of global benzene consumption.
The following pie chart shows world consumption of benzene by end use.
