Production and Market of Pentaerythritol in China

Chinese pentaerythritol industry has witnessed rapid development in the last few years. The product structure has changed significantly since 2003, also antidumping fairs in 2005 and environmental concerns in 2006 all did favor to the industry insiders. With these events, it is definitely worth noting of the development of pentaerythritol industry in past and future. Before 2008, most pentaerythritol installations were almost overloaded in China because of the rapidly growing demand from domestic and oversea markets. However, the situation has changed greatly since the second half of 2008, and the operating rate declined sharply to only below 70%, as China’s pentaerythritol price fell sharply caused by the price fall of major raw materials due to the financial crisis. The first issue concerned in this report is the production status. Do the leaders of pentaerythritol industry intend to expand capacity? Do they further adjust the product structure? Are there any new comers? Shall the pentaerythritol industry keep developing fast in China in the future? What is the price trend in the future? All of these information has been covered in this report as well as the manufacturers geographical distributions, SWOT analysis of top manufacturers etc. As for the sales and marketing, including import and export analysis of this industry, great attention has been paid to figure out the penta situation of China as a net exporter. Therefore, this report focuses on the consumption patterns and driving forces in domestic market. How is the current status of alkyd resins as the largest application field? What is the tendency in the rapid-growing polyurethane industry? Also, factors influencing pentaerythritol price change have also been discussed. What's more, CCM makes great efforts to the forecast on Chinese pentaerythritol industry in next five years, which could be the most valuable guideline for your investment.