Guangzhou, Guangdong -- (SBWire) -- 09/06/2011 --CCM is going to release a brand-new report on polycarbonate this October, entitled Survey of Epoxidized Soybean Oil Market in China. In order to give you a comprehensive & in-depth understanding on the China’s ESO market, this report will present you accurate data of ESO production, consumption, price and forecast, etc.

In 2007, the global output of ESO was about 240,000 tonnes, which rose to about 600,000 tonnes in 2010. Output of ESO is also growing quickly in China, and the number of producers has increased prominently in these years.

ESO (Epoxidized Soybean Oil) is used as plasticizer and stabilizer in plastic materials especially for PVC and keeps plastics and rubber soft and pliable. The EOS provides excellent heat and light stability. They are replacing DOP (dioctyl phthalate) due to its biodegradability over traditional phthalate plasticizers. ESO is also used as pigment dispersion agents and acid/mercaptan scavenging agents and epoxy reactive diluents. Because of its excellent nature of non-toxicity, heat resistance, cross-bleeding and low volatility, ESO is a perfect substitute of DOP and has extensive development space.

As a large agricultural country, China produces a large amount of soybean oil, which guarantees the feedstock for ESO production. However, as Chinese ESO industry starts relatively late, there is still obvious gap between China and foreign countries in terms of production capacity and quality. Though the number of ESO producers in China increased substantially, few producers’ production capacity exceed 10,000t/a, and high-quality ESO consumption still relies on imports.

ESO is in line with Chinese industrial development policy, and it can meet various regulations on food safety and environmental protection both in China and abroad. More investment in R&D and production in China is anticipated in the following five years. If you are interested in this report, please feel free to contact us at econtact@cnchemicals.com.
(Guangzhou China, September 2, 2011)

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