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Ethylene Oxide Price Trends
Procurement Resource provides latest prices of Ethylene Oxide. Each price database is tied to a user-friendly graphing tool dating back to 2014, which provides a range of functionalities: configuration of price series over user defined time period; comparison of product movements across countries; customisation of price currencies and unit; extraction of price data as excel files to be used offline.
Chart Description:
Procurement Resource provides prices of Ethylene Oxide for several regions around the globe, which are as follows:
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East
- Africa
About Ethylene Oxide:
Ethylene Oxide, an organic compound, is a cyclic ether and the simplest epoxide. It is a colourless gas with ether-like odour. It is a versatile compound that is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals of industrial importance. One of the most important derivatives of Ethylene Oxide is ethylene glycol, which is further utilised in the production of PET resin. A small but significant use of Ethylene Oxide is as a sterilizing agent particularly in the healthcare industry.
Chemical Formula:
- C2H4O
Synonyms:
- 75-21-8
- Oxirane
- 1,2-Epoxyethane
- Epoxyethane
- Oxacyclopropane
- Dimethylene oxide
- Epoxide
- EO or EtO
Molecular Weight:
- 44.05 g/mol
Industrial Uses:
- Ethylene glycol
- Glycol ethers
- Ethanolamines
- Ethoxylates
- Acrylonitrile
- Sterilizing and disinfecting agent
- Fumigant
- Antibiotics
Production Processes:
- Production of Ethylene Oxide via Oxidation
In this process, ethylene is utilised as a starting material. It undergoes the oxidation process in the presence of silver catalyst to finally produce Ethylene Oxide.
Procurement Resource also provides the production cost analysis of Ethylene Oxide.
Supplier Database:
- Shell Chemical Company (Royal Dutch Shell Plc)
- LyondellBasell Industries NV
- BASF SE
- Linde AG
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Methodology:
The displayed pricing data is derived through weighted average purchase price, including contract and spot transactions at the specified locations unless otherwise stated. The information provided comes from the compilation and processing of commercial data officially reported for each nation (i.e. government agencies, external trade bodies, and industry publications).