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Article: Isoprene: short of supply.(MARKET REPORT: Organics)
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- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- December 6, 2005
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According to public reports, the capacity of isoprene in the world was 855 000 t/a in 2004. Russia, the United States and Japan are major producers and consumers of isoprene and their consumption accounts for 93.4% of the world total.
The consumption of isoprene in the world was 717 000 tons in 2004. More than 95% of the total is used in the production of isoprene rubber, styrene-isoprenestyrene block copolymer (SIS) and butyl rubber. The
balance is used in the production of fine chemicals such as vitamins, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and flavors.
Abundant resources of raw materials
Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. is the only isoprene ...