Overview:

Summary

North America Xylenes Industry Outlook to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants provides an in-depth coverage of North America Xylenes industry. The research presents major market trends affecting Xylenes in the region. It provides capacity growth and presents installed capacity by key feedstock, process and technology. In addition, it presents market size, demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, and company shares of major Xylenes producers in the region. The research also provides price trends and trade balance data. Supply and demand scenario for key countries within the region is also included in the report. Overall, the reports present a comprehensive analysis of the specific petrochemical in the region covering all the major parameters.

Scope

- Xylenes industry supply scenario in the region from 2000 to 2015 consisting of capacity growth, installed plant capacity by key feedstock, production process and technology
- Supply and demand outlook in key countries in North America from 2000 to 2015
- Information of all active and planned petrochemical plants in North America with capacity forecasts to 2015
- Detailed information on all operating and planned projects covering details such as process, technology, key feedstock and operator and equity details
- Xylenes industry market dynamics in North America from 2000 to 2015 consisting of market size, demand and production outlook, demand by end use sector, and average prices
- Key countries trade balance data from 2000 to 2015 including details on imports, exports, net exports and imports as percentage of demand
- Comparison of supply demand scenario in North America with other regions in the world
- Company snapshots including company overview, business description and information on the current and upcoming petrochemical plants in North America
- Company shares of key competitors in North America and across major countries in the region

Reasons to buy

- Obtain the most up to date information available on the Xylenes industry in North America
- Benefit from GlobalData’s advanced insight on the Xylenes industry in North America
- Identify the macro and micro-economic trends affecting the Xylenes industry in North America
- Understand the market positioning of Xylenes producers in North America
- Develop market-entry and market expansion strategies
- Benchmark your operations and strategies against the major companies in North America

Companies Mentioned

BP p.l.c.,
Exxon Mobil Corporation,
Koch Industries, Inc.,
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC,
Sunoco, Inc.,

1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 10
2 Introduction 12
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 12
3 North America Xylenes Industry 14
3.1 North America Xylenes Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 14
3.1.1 North America Xylenes Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 14
3.1.2 North America Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 24
3.1.3 North America Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2010 24
3.1.4 North America Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2010 26
3.1.5 North America Xylenes Industry, Company Share, 2010 28
3.2 North America Xylenes Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 30
3.2.1 North America Xylenes Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 30
3.2.2 North America Xylenes Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 33
3.2.3 North America Xylenes Industry, Demand By End Use Sector, 2010 39
3.2.4 North America Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 42
4 US Xylenes Industry 45
4.1 US Xylenes Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 45
4.1.1 US Xylenes Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 45
4.1.2 US Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 54
4.1.3 US Xylenes, Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2010 54
4.1.4 US Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Technology, 2010 56
4.1.5 US Xylenes Industry, Company Share, 2010 58
4.2 US Xylenes Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 59
4.2.1 US Xylenes, Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 59
4.2.2 US Xylenes Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 61
4.2.3 US Xylenes, Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2010 63
4.2.4 US, Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 64
4.3 US Xylenes, Trade Balance, 2000-2015 66
4.3.1 US Xylenes Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2015 66
4.3.2 US Xylenes Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 68
4.3.3 US Xylenes Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 70
5 Canada Xylenes Industry 72
5.1 Canada Xylenes Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 72
5.1.1 Canada Xylenes Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 72
5.1.2 Canada Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 76
5.1.3 Canada Xylenes Industry, Company Share, 2010 76
5.2 Canada Xylenes Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 77
5.2.1 Canada Xylenes, Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 77
5.2.2 Canada Xylenes Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 79
5.2.3 Canada Xylenes Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2010 81
5.2.4 Canada Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 82
5.3 Canada Xylenes, Trade Balance, 2000-2015 84
5.3.1 Canada Xylenes Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2015 84
5.3.2 Canada Xylenes Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 86
5.3.3 Canada Xylenes Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 88
6 BP p.l.c., Company Snapshot 90
6.1 BP p.l.c., Company Overview 90
6.2 BP p.l.c., Key Information 90
6.3 BP p.l.c., Business Description 90
6.3.1 Business Overview 90
6.3.2 Exploration and Production 91
6.3.3 Other Businesses and Corporate Segment 93
6.3.4 Refining and Marketing 94
6.4 BP p.l.c., Xylenes Market, 2010 96
6.4.1 BP p.l.c., Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 96
6.4.2 BP p.l.c., Xylenes Plant Capacity Share in North America, 2010 97
6.4.3 BP p.l.c., Xylenes Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 98
6.4.4 BP p.l.c., Xylenes Plants Details in North America, 2010 98
6.5 SWOT Analysis 99
6.5.1 Overview 99
6.5.2 BP p.l.c. Strengths 100
6.5.3 BP p.l.c. Weaknesses 101
6.5.4 BP p.l.c. Opportunities 102
6.5.5 BP p.l.c. Threats 103
7 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Snapshot 105
7.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 105
7.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 105
7.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 105
7.3.1 Business Overview 105
7.3.2 Chemical 105
7.3.3 Downstream 107
7.3.4 Upstream 108
7.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Market, 2010 110
7.4.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 110
7.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Plant Capacity Share in North America, 2010 111
7.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 112
7.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Plants Details in North America, 2010 112
7.5 SWOT Analysis 113
7.5.1 Overview 113
7.5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation Strengths 114
7.5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation Weaknesses 115
7.5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation Opportunities 116
7.5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation Threats 117
8 Koch Industries, Inc., Company Snapshot 120
8.1 Koch Industries, Inc., Company Overview 120
8.2 Koch Industries, Inc., Key Information 120
8.3 Koch Industries, Inc., Business Description 120
8.3.1 Business Overview 120
8.4 Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Market, 2010 122
8.4.1 Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 122
8.4.2 Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Plant Capacity Share in North America, 2010 122
8.4.3 Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 123
8.4.4 Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Plant Details in North America, 2000 123
8.5 SWOT Analysis 124
8.5.1 Overview 124
8.5.2 Koch Industries, Inc. Strengths 125
8.5.3 Koch Industries, Inc. Weaknesses 126
8.5.4 Koch Industries, Inc. Opportunities 126
8.5.5 Koch Industries, Inc. Threats 127
9 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Company Snapshot 128
9.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Company Overview 128
9.2 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Key Information 128
9.3 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Business Description 128
9.3.1 Business Overview 128
9.4 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Market, 2010 130
9.4.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 130
9.4.2 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Plant Capacity Share in North America, 2010 131
9.4.3 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Capacity in the North America, 2000-2015 132
9.4.4 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Plants Details in the North America, 2010 132
9.5 SWOT Analysis 133
9.5.1 Overview 133
9.5.2 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC Strengths 134
9.5.3 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC Weaknesses 135
9.5.4 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC Opportunities 136
9.5.5 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC Threats 137
10 Sunoco, Inc., Company Snapshot 139
10.1 Sunoco, Inc., Company Overview 139
10.2 Sunoco, Inc., Key Information 139
10.3 Sunoco, Inc., Business Description 139
10.3.1 Business Overview 139
10.3.2 Chemicals 139
10.3.3 Coke 140
10.3.4 Logistics 141
10.3.5 Refining and Supply 142
10.3.6 Retail Marketing 143
10.4 Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Market, 2010 145
10.4.1 Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 145
10.4.2 Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Plant Capacity Share in the North America, 2010 145
10.4.3 Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 146
10.4.4 Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Plant Details in North America, 2010 146
10.5 SWOT Analysis 147
10.5.1 Overview 147
10.5.2 Sunoco, Inc. Strengths 148
10.5.3 Sunoco, Inc. Weaknesses 148
10.5.4 Sunoco, Inc. Opportunities 149
10.5.5 Sunoco, Inc. Threats 150
11 Appendix 152
11.1 GlobalData’s Methodology 152
11.1.1 Coverage 152
11.1.2 Secondary Research 152
11.1.3 Primary Research 153
11.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 153
11.1.5 Units of Measurement 153
11.2 Contact Us 154
11.3 Disclaimer 154

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: North America, Total Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 16
Table 2: Xylenes Industry, Total Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 17
Table 3: North America, Xylenes Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 18
Table 4: North America, Xylenes Industry, Capacity Share by Country, %, 2010 19
Table 5: North America, Active Xylenes Plants by Country, %, 2010 20
Table 6: North America, Active Xylenes Plants Details, MMTPA, 2010 21
Table 7: North America, Active Xylenes Plants by Key Feedstock, Process, Technology, 2010 21
Table 8: North America, Top Xylenes Plants, %, 2010 22
Table 9: North America, Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 23
Table 10: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Process, %, 2010 25
Table 11: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Adsorption Process, 2010 25
Table 12: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Crystallization Process, 2010 25
Table 13: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Selective Toluene Disproportionation Process, 2010 25
Table 14: North America, Xylenes Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 26
Table 15: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by BP xylenes Technology, 2010 27
Table 16: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by CPChem (Eluxyl), 2010 27
Table 17: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Exxon Mobil Pxmax Technology, 2010 27
Table 18: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by UOP LLC (Sorbex) Technology, 2010 27
Table 19: North America, Xylenes Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 29
Table 20: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand Value, In USD Billion, 2000-2015 31
Table 21: Xylenes Industry, Demand Value Growth By Region, Usd Billion, 2000-2015 32
Table 22: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand And Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 34
Table 23: Xylenes Industry, Demand By Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 35
Table 24: Xylenes Industry, Production By Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 36
Table 25: North America, Xylenes Industry, Production By Country, %, 2010 37
Table 26: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand By Country, %, 2010 38
Table 27: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand By End Use Sector, %, 2010 40
Table 28: Xylenes Industry, End Use By Regions, MMTPA, 2010-2015 41
Table 29: North America, Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 43
Table 30: Xylenes Industry, Average Price By Geography, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 44
Table 31: US, Total Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 47
Table 32: US, Xylenes Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 48
Table 33: US, Active Xylenes Plants By State, %, 2010 49
Table 34: US, Active Xylenes Plants Details, MMTPA, 2010 50
Table 35: US, Active Xylenes Plants By Key Feedstock, Process, Technology, 2010 51
Table 36: US, Top Xylenes Plants, %, 2010 52
Table 37: US, Top Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 53
Table 38: US, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Production Process, %, 2010 55
Table 39: US, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Adsorption, 2010 55
Table 40: US, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Adsorption/ Crystallization, 2010 55
Table 41: US, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Toluene Disproportionation, 2010 55
Table 42: US, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Technology, %, 2010 56
Table 43: US, Xylenes , Installed Plant Capacity By BP Xylenes Technology , 2010 57
Table 44: US, Xylenes , Installed Plant Capacity By Cpchem (Eluxyl), 2010 57
Table 45: US, Xylenes , Installed Plant Capacity By Axens (Eluxyl), 2010 57
Table 46: US, Xylenes , Installed Plant Capacity By UOP LLC (Sorbex), 2010 57
Table 47: US, Xylenes Industry, Plant Capacity By Company, %, 2010 58
Table 48: US, Xylenes Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 60
Table 49: US, Xylenes Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 62
Table 50: US, Xylenes Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 63
Table 51: US, Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 65
Table 52: US, Xylenes Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 67
Table 53: US, Xylenes Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 69
Table 54: US, Xylenes Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 71
Table 55: Canada, Total Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 74
Table 56: Canada, Xylenes Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 74
Table 57: Canada, Active Xylenes Plants Details, MMTPA, 2010 75
Table 58: Canada, Active Xylenes Plants By Key Feedstock, Process, Technology, 2010 75
Table 59: Canada, Top Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 75
Table 60: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 78
Table 61: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Demand And Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 80
Table 62: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Demand By End Use Sector, %, 2010 81
Table 63: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 83
Table 64: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 85
Table 65: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 87
Table 66: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 89
Table 67: BP p.l.c., Key Facts 90
Table 68: BP p.l.c.,Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 96
Table 69: North America, BP p.l.c., Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 97
Table 70: North America, BP p.l.c., Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 98
Table 71: North America, BP p.l.c. Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 98
Table 72: BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis 99
Table 73: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts 105
Table 74: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 110
Table 75: North America, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 111
Table 76: North America, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 112
Table 77: North America, Exxon Mobil Corporation Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 112
Table 78: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 113
Table 79: Koch Industries, Inc., Key Facts 120
Table 80: North America, Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 122
Table 81: North America, Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 123
Table 82: North America, Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 123
Table 83: Koch Industries, Inc., SWOT Analysis 124
Table 84: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Key Facts 128
Table 85: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 130
Table 86: North America, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 131
Table 87: North America, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 132
Table 88: North America, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 132
Table 89: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, SWOT Analysis 133
Table 90: Sunoco, Inc., Key Facts 139
Table 91: North America, Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 145
Table 92: North America, Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 146
Table 93: North America, Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Plants Details, 2010 146
Table 94: Sunoco, Inc., SWOT Analysis 147

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: North America, Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 15
Figure 2: Xylenes Industry, Global Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 17
Figure 3: North America, Active Xylenes Capacity Share by Country, %, 2010 19
Figure 4: North America, Active Xylenes Plants by Country, %, 2010 20
Figure 5: North America, Top Xylenes Plants, %, 2010 22
Figure 6: North America, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Process, %, 2010 24
Figure 7: North America, Xylenes Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 26
Figure 8: North America, Xylenes Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 28
Figure 9: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand Value, In USD Billion, 2000-2015 30
Figure 10: Xylenes Industry, Demand Value Growth By Region, USD Billion, 2000-2015 32
Figure 11: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand And Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 33
Figure 12: Xylenes Industry, Demand By Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 35
Figure 13: Xylenes Industry, Production By Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 36
Figure 14: North America, Xylenes Industry, Production By Country, %, 2010 37
Figure 15: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand By Country, %, 2010 38
Figure 16: North America, Xylenes Industry, Demand By End Use Sector, %, 2010 39
Figure 17: Xylenes Industry, End Use By Regions, MMTPA, 2010-2015 41
Figure 18: North America, Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 42
Figure 19: Xylenes Industry, Average Price By Geography, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 44
Figure 20: US, Total Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 46
Figure 21: US, Active Xylenes Plants By State, %, 2010 49
Figure 22: US, Top Xylenes Plants, %, 2010 52
Figure 23: US, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Production Process, %, 2010 54
Figure 24: US, Xylenes Industry, Installed Plant Capacity By Technology, %, 2010 56
Figure 25: US, Xylenes Industry, Plant Capacity By Company, %, 2010 58
Figure 26: US, Xylenes Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 59
Figure 27: US, Xylenes Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 61
Figure 28: US, Xylenes Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 63
Figure 29: US, Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 64
Figure 30: US, Xylenes Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 66
Figure 31: US, Xylenes Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 68
Figure 32: US, Xylenes Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 70
Figure 33: Canada, Total Xylenes Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 73
Figure 34: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 77
Figure 35: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Demand And Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 79
Figure 36: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Demand By End Use Sector, %, 2010 81
Figure 37: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 82
Figure 38: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Imports And Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 84
Figure 39: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 86
Figure 40: Canada, Xylenes Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 88
Figure 41: BP p.l.c., Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 96
Figure 42: North America, BP p.l.c., Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 97
Figure 43: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 110
Figure 44: North America, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 111
Figure 45: North America, Koch Industries, Inc., Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 122
Figure 46: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 130
Figure 47: North America, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 131
Figure 48: North America, Sunoco, Inc., Xylenes Capacity Share, %, 2010 145