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Study #: 2629

Published: 04/2010

Pages: 217

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Refinery Chemicals to 2014 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US refinery chemical demand will rise five percent annually through 2014, driven by the use of new, higher-value products which offer enhanced performance. Merchant hydrogen will remain the largest product type and grow the fastest. Petroleum treatment and conversion will remain the largest and fastest growing applications.

This study analyzes the $5.5 billion US refinery chemical industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by application (e.g., petroleum treatment, conversion, water treatment) and product (e.g., merchant hydrogen, catalysts, corrosion inhibitors, pH adjusters, solvents).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 24 industry players, including Air Products and Chemicals, Praxair and Air Liquide.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction						            viii

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		Demographic Outlook						       5
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       8
		Manufacturing Outlook						      11
		Motor Vehicle Outlook						      14
		Petroleum Industry Overview					      16
		   Supply & Demand						      17
		   Crude Oil Characteristics					      20
		   Prices							      23
		Refinery Overview						      25
		   Refinery Process Overview					      26
		   Industry Participants					      30
		   Regional Outlook						      32
		   Downstream Charge Capacity					      33
		   Products							      34
		      Gasoline							      35
		      Distillate Fuel						      39
		      Jet Fuel							      42
		      Residual Fuel						      43
		      Other							      45
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      46
		   Clean Air Act						      49
		   MTBE Ban							      50
		Historical Market Trends					      51
		Refinery Chemical Demand by Region				      53
		Refinery Chemical Pricing Trends				      55

	III.	Applications							      57
		General								      57
		Petroleum Treatment Processes					      60
		   Hydrotreating						      62
		      Technology						      62
		      Chemical Demand						      63
		   Desalting							      65
		      Technology						      65
		      Chemical Demand						      66
		   Solvent Processes						      68
		      Technology						      68
		      Chemical Demand						      69
		   Hydrogen Sulfide Recovery					      71
		      Technology						      71
		      Chemical Demand						      72
		   Other Treatment Processes					      74
		      Technology						      74
		      Chemical Demand						      74
		Conversion Processes						      76
		   Hydrocracking						      78
		      Technology						      78
		      Chemical Demand						      79
		   Catalytic Cracking						      81
		      Technology						      81
		      Chemical Demand						      82
		   Alkylation							      85
		      Technology						      85
		      Chemical Demand						      86
		   Isomerization						      89
		      Technology						      89
		      Chemical Demand						      89
		   Catalytic Reforming						      91
		      Technology						      91
		      Chemical Demand						      91
		   Other Conversion Processes					      93
		      Technology						      93
		      Chemical Demand						      93
		Water Treatment							      95
		   Cooling							      98
		   Process							      99
		   Boiler							     100
		   Wastewater							     102
		Other Refinery Applications					     104

	IV.	Products							     107
		General								     107
		Hydrogen							     110
		Catalysts							     114
		   Metal							     116
		   Zeolites							     119
		   Acids							     122
		   Other							     124
		Corrosion Inhibitors						     126
		pH Adjusters							     129
		Solvents							     131
		Other Refinery Chemicals					     133
		   Oxidizers & Biocides						     134
		   Coagulants & Flocculants					     136
		   Demulsifiers							     138
		   All Other Refinery Chemicals					     140

	V.	Industry Structure						     143
		General								     143
		Market Share							     145
		   Merchant Hydrogen						     149
		   Catalysts							     150
		Competitive Strategies						     151
		   Mergers & Acquisitions					     153
		   Cooperative Agreements					     155
		Research & Development						     158
		Company Profiles						     160
		   Advanced Refining Technologies, see Chevron and Grace
		   Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated			     161
		   Akzo Nobel NV						     164
		   Albemarle Corporation					     166
		   Axens, see Institut Francais du Petrole
		   Baker Hughes Incorporated					     169
		   BASF SE							     171
		   BJ Services Company						     174
		   BOC Gases, see Linde
		   Chevron Corporation						     176
		   Clariant International Limited				     178
		   Criterion Catalysts & Technologies, see Royal 
		      Dutch Shell
		   Dow Chemical Company						     180
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     184
		   Exxon Mobil Corporation					     186
		   General Electric Company					     188
		   Grace (WR) & Company						     190
		   Haldor Topsoe A/S						     193
		   Honeywell International Incorporated				     195
		   Institut Francais du Petrole					     198
		   Intercat Incorporated					     200
		   L’Air Liquide SA						     201
		   Linde AG							     203
		   Messina Incorporated						     205
		   Nalco Holding Company					     207
		   Praxair Incorporated						     209
		   Rohm and Haas, see Dow Chemical
		   Royal Dutch Shell plc					     211
		   Sued-Chemie AG						     214
		   UOP, see Honeywell International
		   Zeolyst International, see Royal Dutch Shell
		Other Companies Mentioned in Study				     216


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Population & Households						       7
	2	Macroeconomic Indicators					      11
	3	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      14
	4	Motor Vehicle Indicators					      16
	5	US Petroleum Supply & Demand					      20
	6	Refineries, Capacity & Output					      26
	7	Refinery Capacity by Company, 2009				      31
	8	Refinery Capacity by Region					      33
	9	Refinery Downstream Charge Capacity				      34
	10	Refined Petroleum Products Output				      35
	11	Gasoline Supply & Demand					      39
	12	Distillate Fuel Supply & Demand					      42
	13	Jet Fuel Supply & Demand					      43
	14	Residual Fuel Supply & Demand					      44
	15	Other Refined Petroleum Products Supply & Demand		      46
	16	Refinery Chemical Demand, 1999-2009				      53
	17	Refinery Chemical Demand by Region				      55
	18	Refinery Chemical Pricing					      56

		SECTION III -- Applications
	1	Refinery Chemical Demand by Application				      59
	2	Petroleum Treatment Processes Chemical Demand			      62
	3	Hydrotreating Chemical Demand					      65
	4	Desalting Chemical Demand					      68
	5	Solvent Processes Chemical Demand				      71
	6	Hydrogen Sulfide Recovery Chemical Demand			      73
	7	Other Treatment Processes Chemical Demand			      76
	8	Conversion Processes Chemical Demand				      78
	9	Hydrocracking Chemical Demand					      81
	10	Catalytic Cracking Chemical Demand				      85
	11	Alkylation Chemical Demand					      88
	12	Isomerization Chemical Demand					      90
	13	Catalytic Reforming Chemical Demand				      92
	14	Other Conversion Processes Chemical Demand			      95
	15	Water Treatment Chemical Demand					      97
	16	Cooling Water Treatment Chemical Demand				      99
	17	Process Water Treatment Chemical Demand				     100
	18	Boiler Water Treatment Chemical Demand				     102
	19	Wastewater Treatment Chemical Demand				     103
	20	Other Refinery Applications Chemical Demand			     106

		SECTION IV -- Products
	1	Refinery Chemical Demand by Product & Material			     109
	2	Hydrogen Demand in Refining					     113
	3	Catalyst Demand in Refining					     116
	4	Metal Catalyst Demand in Refining				     119
	5	Zeolite Catalyst Demand in Refining				     121
	6	Acid Catalyst Demand in Refining				     124
	7	Other Refinery Catalyst Demand					     126
	8	Corrosion Inhibitor Demand in Refining				     129
	9	pH Adjuster Demand in Refining					     131
	10	Solvent Demand in Refining					     133
	11	Other Refinery Chemical Demand by Product			     134
	12	Oxidizer & Biocide Demand in Refining				     136
	13	Coagulant & Flocculant Demand in Refining			     138
	14	Demulsifier Demand in Refining					     140
	15	All Other Refinery Chemical Demand				     142

		SECTION V -- Industry Structure
	1	US Refinery Chemical Sales by Company, 2009			     144
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     154
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     157


		      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Crude Oil Sulfur Level, 1999-2009				      22
	2	Crude Oil API Gravity, 1999-2009				      22
	3	Crude Oil Prices, 1999-2009					      25
	4	Gasoline Production Flowchart					      29

		SECTION III -- Applications
	1	Refinery Chemical Demand by Application, 2009			      59

		SECTION IV -- Products
	1	Refinery Chemical Demand by Product, 2009			     110

		SECTION V -- Industry Structure
	1	US Refinery Chemical Market Share, 2009				     146
	2	US Refinery Merchant Hydrogen Market Share, 2009		     150
	3	US Refinery Catalyst Market Share, 2009				     151