Maleic Anhydride (MA): 2010 World Market Outlook and Forecast Been Recently Released by MarketPublishers.com

Global production and consumption of Maleic Anhydride (MA) in 2008 were approximately 1.7 million metric tons. Global capacity utilization was 72% in 2008, a slight decline from 2007. Maleic anhydride consumption is expected to grow an average 5.7% per year to 2013, then slow to around 2.5% from 2013. Average global utilization rates are expected to increase by 2012.

MA is used primarily in the manufacture of unsaturated polyester resins (UPR), which accounted for an estimated 42% of global Maleic anhydride consumption in 2008, followed by 1,4-butanediol with around 20% of total consumption. Other applications for MA include agricultural chemicals, malic acid, fumaric acid, lube oil additives, alkenyl succinic anhydrides, reactive plasticizers, sulfosuccinic acid esters, and a number of other chemicals.

An updated market report “Maleic Anhydride (MA): 2010 World Market Outlook And Forecast” has been recently issued by Market Publishers, Ltd. The report features important aspects of Maleic Anhydride (MA) market, provides its thorough analysis, focusing on the regional, country and world markets:

• General information (properties, applications, manufacturing processes);
• World market characteristics (capacities, production, consumption, prices, trade by region, and future projects);
• Overviews of regional markets by country (European, Asian, American, Middle East, African, and Oceanian markets).

The market research is accomplished by a list of major Maleic Anhydride suppliers and profiles of leading producers.

Maleic Anhydride market perspectives till 2015 are given on global and regional basis (capacities, consumption, production, and prices). Feedstock market for Maleic Anhydride is also briefly overviewed in the report.

Maleic Anhydride (MA): 2010 World Market Outlook And Forecast

http://marketpublishers.com/report/industry/chemicals_petrochemicals/maleic_anhydride_world_market_outlook_n_forecast.html

Updated: Jan, 2010
Pages: 200

The report description and content are also available in Russian and in German languages.

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