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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
AROMATICS Overview PTTGC is a manufacturer and seller of Aromatics products such as Paraxylene, Benzene, Orthoxylene, Mixed Xylenes, Toluene and Cyclohexane. These products are used as feedstock in various industrial processes, and are detailed in the chart below:
UPSTREAM GULF OF THAILAND/ IMPORT
DOWNSTREAM POLYSTYRENE
Home accessories, toys, and packaging foam
STYRENE MONOMER
ABS
Automotive parts, pipe, and packaging
CYCLOHEXANE
STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER
AROMATICS PLANT
ETHYLENE
BENZENE
CONDENSATE
NYLON 6
CAPROLACTAM PROPYLENE
ADIPIC ACID HMDA
Electrical parts, automotive parts
PHENOL
EPOXY RESIN
Electronic parts
BISPHENOL A
POLYCABONATE
CD, DVD, automotive parts, constronics industry electronics parts, lenses Polyester, thread, PET bottle, and food packaging
REFINERY
MEG PARAXYLENE
PTA
POLYESTER
ORTHOXYLENE
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
PLASTICIZERS
TOLUENE MIXED XYLENES
Cloting, carpeting, stocking/ legging, mesh, and trawl
NYLON 6,6
CUMENE
REFORMATE
Tire and rubber tube
TDI
POLYURETHANE
Plasticizers and insecticide Building insulation, foam for furniture, bedding, and car seats Used as petrochemical feedstock (Aromatics plant) or as a solvent in various industrial processes
COMPANY'S PRODUCT POTENTIAL PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
Aside from the products listed above, our Aromatics Plants also manufacture a number of by-products. These include LPG and Light Naphtha, which is used as feedstock in Olefins Plants, as well as, Condensate Residue, which is used as feedstock in refinery operations to create Jet Fuel, Diesel Fuel and Fuel Oil. PTTGC currently operates a total of two commercial Aromatics plants. Their overall capacity has been summarized below.