Article: Coal tar is driven by downstream.(SPECIAL REPORT: Organics)

Coal tar is a by-product derived from high temperature coking of coal, which accounts for around 4% of the dry coal. It is mainly composed of aromatic hydrocarbons. Coal tar is a valuable raw material in the production of plastics, synthetic fibers, dyestuffs, synthetic rubbers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and high-temperature resistant materials. With the development of the coke industry and the coal coke chemical industry, the market of coal coke chemical products with coal tar as leading product begins to form in China.

Rapid growth in supply and demand

China produced 177.5 million tons of coke in 2004. The output of coal tar as by-product was around ...

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