Article: Methyl pyridine market. (Market Report).(Brief Article)

Methyl pyridine includes 3 varieties of 2-methyl pyridine, 3-methyl pyridine and 4-methyl pyridine. It is mainly used in the synthesis of intermediates for various fine chemicals such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals and rubber assistants.

There are only 5 methyl pyridine producers in China and the total capacity of the 3 varieties is less than 5 000 t/a. The output was 2 210 tons and the overall operating rate was 44.2% in 2001. 3-Methyl pyridine is the major variety and its capacity was around 4 250 t/a, the output was around 2 010 tons and the operating rate was 47.3% in 2001. 2-Methyl pyridine comes next and its capacity was around 670 t/a, the output was over ...

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