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at The Street - 1 hr 46 mins ago
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Global Methyl Ethyl Ketone Market Trends and Forecasts, 2013 - 2019: Key Analysis of the $3 Billion Industry
M2 - 2 hrs 49 mins ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gwjtgr/methyl_ethyl) has announced the addition of the "Global Methyl Ethyl Ketone Market Trends and Forecasts, 2013 - 2019: Key Analysis of the $3 Billion Industry" report to their offering. Key players profiled in the report include ExxonMobil Chemical, Maruzen Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Zibo Qixiang Petrochemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Arkema S.A., Sasol Solvents, Shell Chemicals and PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemicalsamong others. MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) is mainly used as a solvent in variety of applications owing to its excellent chemical properties such as low boiling point, fast evaporation rate, high solvency and high viscosity. The major industrial applications of MEK include paints and coatings, printing inks, plastics and textiles among others. Paints and coatings applications segment was the largest market segment of MEK in 2012. The paints and coatings segment of the MEK market generated revenue of USD 1,223.0 million in 2012.The rapidly growing infrastructure sector especially in developing nations is driving the paints and coatings market, which in turn is expected to fuel the demand for MEK in the next few years. Printing inks, plastics and textiles are the other major application segments of MEK. The demand for printing inks is likely to grow due to the rising demand from publishing and packaging industries among others. The increasing number of applications of MEK such as adhesives for PVC pipes, rubber based cements, resins thinners, lacquers in furniture industry and extraction solvent for pharmaceuticals among others, is expected to drive the MEK market in future. Asia Pacific represents the largest and the most important market for the MEK industry. The MEK market in Asia Pacific is mainly driven by robust growth in the paints and coatings market due to heavy consumption from manufacturing and construction industries. North America is the second largest market for MEK followed by Europe and RoW. Due to the growing automobile and infrastructure industries in India and China, Asia Pacific is expected to be the key market for MEK in the future. Application Segment Analysis - Paints & Coatings - Printing Inks - Others (Plastics, textiles, rubber-based industrial cements, etc.) Key Topics Covered: Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Executive summary Chapter 3 Methyl Ethyl Ketone - Industry Analysis Chapter 4 Methyl Ethyl Ketone - Application Analysis Chapter 5 Methyl Ethyl Ketone - Regional Analysis Chapter 6 Company Profiles - Arkema S.A. - ExxonMobil Chemical Ltd. - Fushun Petrochemical Company - Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited - Maruzen Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Company - Royal Dutch Shell - SK Energy Co. Ltd. - Sasol Limited - Tasco Chemical Corporation - Tonen Chemical Corporation - Zibo Qixiang Petrochemical Industry Group Company Ltd. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gw...thyl_ethyl
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AP - Mon May 05, 5:05PM CDT
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AP - Mon May 05, 12:22PM CDT
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