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GLOBAL INDUSTRY INSIGHT: m-Xylene (Meta-xylene) Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and
Demand Forecast to 2020
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Global m-Xylene (Meta-xylene) Market Size, Share,
Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020
The global meta-xylene market is driven by the increased demand for meta-xylene in the emerging economies of
Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Isophthalic acid, one of the major end-products of meta-xylene, is used
extensively in the plastics and painting sectors. The rapid growth in the infrastructure development in India, China,
Brazil, United Arab Emirates (UAE), coupled with the availability of low cost raw material and cheap labour is
expected to boost the m-Xylene market during the forecast period. Availability of efficient and advanced aromatic
recovery processes to obtain high-purity of meta-xylene is one of the major trends in the global meta-xylene (m-
Xylene) market.
Xylene is a volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained from wood distillation, tar, coal or petroleum. It is used widely as
fuels, solvents and in chemical synthesis. Meta-xylene or m-Xylene is an isomer of ortho-xylene and para-xylene.
It is an aromatic hydrocarbon, based on benzene with two methyl substituents attached at the meta position of
benzene.
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1,3-Dimethylbenzene, 1,3-Xylene, m-Xylol, m-Dimethylbenzene are the various chemical names of meta-xylene.
The aromatic hydrocarbon is produced by a catalyst, in processes such as, moving bed adsorption and adsorptive
separation and crystallization. It is used for various commercial applications, most notably for the production of
isophthalic acid (IPA) which is used as a raw material for the production of various chemicals, plastics and paints.
Meta-xylene (1, 3-dimethylbenzene) is consumed primarily for the production of isophthalic acid. It is separated
from the mixed xylene stream that results from the refining of crude oil. Meta-xylene is used as solvent;
intermediate for organic synthesis and dyes. It is also used to make coatings, plastics, outboard motors, industrial
cooling fans, dyes, fibreglass, auto bodies, and vaulting poles.
Crystallization and simulated moving bed adsorption are some of the advanced recovery processes that help the
recovery of meta-xylene from mixed xylene feedstocks. These processes offer several different advantages such
as obtaining meta-xylene (m-Xylene) with high purity (99.5%, approximately), use of carbon steel metallurgy
requirement for less equipment, high on-stream factor for reliable operation and extended adsorbent life up to 10
years.
On the basis of various applications of meta-xylene, the global meta-xylene (m-Xylene) market can be divided into
two segments isophthalic acid (IPA), printing ink, agrochemicals, and others. Isophthalic acid is a crystalline
colourless solid. It is used as an intermediate mainly for polyester and alkyd coating resins and unsaturated
polyester resins. Use of IPA in aramid fibers as a component of copolyester resins and in high-temperature
polymers are some of the other applications of isophthalic acid.
Lack of diversification in end use of meta-xylene is a major challenge for the expansion of meta-xylene market in
recent years. The concern over the impact of non-degradable plastic on landfill and environment has led to
significant increase in the demand for green and biodegradable packaging solution such as bio-plastics. Further
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Global m-Xylene (Meta-xylene) Market Size, Share,
Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020
meta-xylene is very harmful chemical and has many health hazards associated with it. It causes harm to aquatic
organisms and is may cause lung cancer if swallowed or consumed.
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Some of the major competitors in the m-Xylene (meta-xylene) market are Bp Plc, Perstorp Holding AB, UOP LLC,
Chevron Corporation, and Eastman Chemical Company. Some of the other prominent competitors are JX Nippon
Oil & Energy Corporation, ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66 Company and Shell Chemicals LTD.
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