Methylcyclohexane is an organic compound with the molecular formula is CH3C6H11. Classified as saturated hydrocarbon, it is a colourless liquid with a faint odor. Methylcyclohexane is used in a rubber, coating, organic synthesis, chromatographic analysis, etc.
The key raw material is methylbenzene and thus the fluctuation of the methylbenzene market would lead to the change of the methylcyclohexane price. The process is relatively easy, methylbenzene reacts with H2 to make methylcyclohexane, then through washing, drying and distilling to get more pure product.
The demand of the methylcyclohexane is relatively small, the main application is in the rubber, coating, organic synthesis, chromatographic analysis and others. Because there are some substitutions which can total replace it and the profit is not high, the production in the world is limited and even some companies begin to stop producing it.
In the world the production is mainly concentrated in Asia, especially in China and South Korea. In 2016 China and South Korea take 46.61% and 34.35% of the global production, compared to 4.29% and 11.53% in USA and Europe. At the same time, China and South Korea are also the main consumption countries in the world, the total share of China and South Korea reaches to about 60%. This can indicate that export is small and most products are consumed in manufacturing countries themselves.
Over the next five years, LPI(LP Information) projects that Methylcyclohexane will register a 1.7% CAGR in terms of revenue, reach US$ 83 million by 2023, from US$ 75 million in 2017.
This report studies the global market, especially in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa, focuses on the top 5 players in each region, with sales, price, revenue and market share from 2013 to 2018, the top players:
- Chevron Philips Chemcal
- Total
- Huntsman
- SANKYO CHEMICAL
- Maruzen Petrochemical
- SK
- TASCO
- Jiangsu Yangnong
- Changde Chemical
Market Segment by Regions, this report splits Global into several key Regions, with sales, revenue, market share of top players in these regions, from 2013 to 2018 (forecast), like
- North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
- Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Korea)
- Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy and Russia etc.)
- South America (Brazil, Chile, Peru and Argentina)
- Middle East and Africa (Egypt, South Africa, Saudi Arabia)
Split by Product Types, with sales, revenue, price, market share of each type, can be divided into
- Purity: ≥99%
- Purity: 98%-99%
Split by applications, this report focuses on sales, market share and growth rate in each application, can be divided into
- Rubber
- Coating
- Organic Synthesis
- Chromatographic Analysis
- Others