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Propylene Oxide
Propylene oxide is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3CHCH2O. This colourless volatile liquid with an odour resembling ether, is produced on a large scale industrially. Its major application is its use for the production of polyether polyols for use in making polyurethane plastics.
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Propylene oxide is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3CHCH2O. This colourless volatile liquid with an odour resembling ether, is produced on a large scale industrially. Its major application is its use for the production of polyether polyols for use in making polyurethane plastics.
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Market Structure
Global Propylene Oxide Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2021-2032
Market perspective
Propylene oxide is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3CHCH2O. This colourless volatile liquid with an odour resembling ether, is produced on a large scale industrially. Its major application is its use for the production of polyether polyols for use in making polyurethane plastics.
In China, Propylene Oxide key players include DowDuPont, Lyondellbasell, Shell, Huntsman, etc.
In terms of product, Chlorohydrin Process is the largest segment, with a share over 55%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Polyether polyols, followed by Propylene glycols, Propylene glycol ethers, etc.
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The report provides an overview of the global Propylene Oxide market in terms of capacity, output, revenue, and price, analyzing global market trends using historical revenue and sales data for 2021-2025, estimates for 2026, and projected CAGRs through 2032.
The study covers key producers of Propylene Oxide and consumption patterns in major regions and countries, assesses future market potential, and highlights priority regions and countries for segmenting the market into sub-sectors, with country-specific market value data for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, the Middle East, Africa, and other countries.
The report also presents Propylene Oxide sales, revenue, market share, and industry ranking for the main manufacturers for 2021-2026, identifies the major stakeholders in the global market, and analyzes their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues.
In addition, the report analyzes segment data by type and application—covering sales, revenue, and price—for 2021-2032, and evaluates and forecasts the Propylene Oxide market size, projected growth trends, production technologies, key applications, and end-use industries.
Propylene Oxide Segment by Company
DuPont
Lyondellbasell
Shell
Huntsman
BASF
AGC Chemicals
Repsol
Tokuyama
Sumitomo Chemicals
SKC
Propylene Oxide Segment by Type
Chlorohydrin Process
SM/PO
HPPO
Propylene Oxide Segment by Application
Polyether polyols
Propylene glycols
Propylene glycol ethers
Others
Propylene Oxide Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Study Objectives
1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Propylene Oxide market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Propylene Oxide and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Propylene Oxide.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the Propylene Oxide market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2021-2032).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Propylene Oxide industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Propylene Oxide market competition landscape. Including Propylene Oxide manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2021 to 2026, as well as competition analysis indicators such as origin, product type, application, merger and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Production/Production Value of Propylene Oxide by region. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 8: Consumption of Propylene Oxide in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Chlorohydrin Process
- SM/PO
- HPPO
Applications
- Polyether polyols
- Propylene glycols
- Propylene glycol ethers
- Others
Companies covered
- DuPont
- Lyondellbasell
- Shell
- Huntsman
- BASF
- AGC Chemicals
- Repsol
- Tokuyama
- Sumitomo Chemicals
- SKC
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.4 Global Propylene Oxide Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Propylene Oxide Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Propylene Oxide Industry Trends
- 2.2 Propylene Oxide Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Propylene Oxide Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Propylene Oxide Industry Restraints
3 Propylene Oxide Market by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Propylene Oxide Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Propylene Oxide Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Propylene Oxide Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Propylene Oxide Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Propylene Oxide Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Propylene Oxide Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Propylene Oxide Players Market Share by Production Value in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Propylene Oxide Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Propylene Oxide Market by Type
- 4.1 Propylene Oxide Type Introduction
- 4.1.1 Chlorohydrin Process
- 4.1.2 SM/PO
- 4.1.3 HPPO
- 4.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Type
- 4.2.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.2.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Type
- 4.3.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
5 Propylene Oxide Market by Application
- 5.1 Propylene Oxide Application Introduction
- 5.1.1 Polyether polyols
- 5.1.2 Propylene glycols
- 5.1.3 Propylene glycol ethers
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Application
- 5.3.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.3.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 DuPont
- 6.1.1 DuPont Company Information
- 6.1.2 DuPont Business Overview
- 6.1.3 DuPont Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 DuPont Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 DuPont Recent Developments
- 6.2 Lyondellbasell
- 6.2.1 Lyondellbasell Company Information
- 6.2.2 Lyondellbasell Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Lyondellbasell Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Lyondellbasell Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Lyondellbasell Recent Developments
- 6.3 Shell
- 6.3.1 Shell Company Information
- 6.3.2 Shell Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Shell Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Shell Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Shell Recent Developments
- 6.4 Huntsman
- 6.4.1 Huntsman Company Information
- 6.4.2 Huntsman Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Huntsman Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Huntsman Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Huntsman Recent Developments
- 6.5 BASF
- 6.5.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.5.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.5.3 BASF Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 BASF Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.6 AGC Chemicals
- 6.6.1 AGC Chemicals Company Information
- 6.6.2 AGC Chemicals Business Overview
- 6.6.3 AGC Chemicals Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 AGC Chemicals Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 AGC Chemicals Recent Developments
- 6.7 Repsol
- 6.7.1 Repsol Company Information
- 6.7.2 Repsol Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Repsol Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Repsol Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Repsol Recent Developments
- 6.8 Tokuyama
- 6.8.1 Tokuyama Company Information
- 6.8.2 Tokuyama Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Tokuyama Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Tokuyama Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Tokuyama Recent Developments
- 6.9 Sumitomo Chemicals
- 6.9.1 Sumitomo Chemicals Company Information
- 6.9.2 Sumitomo Chemicals Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Sumitomo Chemicals Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Sumitomo Chemicals Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Sumitomo Chemicals Recent Developments
- 6.10 SKC
- 6.10.1 SKC Company Information
- 6.10.2 SKC Business Overview
- 6.10.3 SKC Propylene Oxide Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 SKC Propylene Oxide Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 SKC Recent Developments
7 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Region
- 7.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.2.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.3 Global Propylene Oxide Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.4 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.4.1 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.4.2 Global Propylene Oxide Production Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.5 Global Propylene Oxide Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2021-2032)
- 7.6.1 North America Propylene Oxide Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.2 Europe Propylene Oxide Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.3 Asia-Pacific Propylene Oxide Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.4 South America Propylene Oxide Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.5 Middle East & Africa Propylene Oxide Production Value (2021-2032)
8 Global Propylene Oxide Consumption by Region
- 8.1 Global Propylene Oxide Consumption by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2 Global Propylene Oxide Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Propylene Oxide Consumption by Region (2021-2026)
- 8.2.2 Global Propylene Oxide Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 8.3 North America
- 8.3.1 North America Propylene Oxide Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3.2 North America Propylene Oxide Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.3.3 U.S.
- 8.3.4 Canada
- 8.3.5 Mexico
- 8.4 Europe
- 8.4.1 Europe Propylene Oxide Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.4.2 Europe Propylene Oxide Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.4.3 Germany
- 8.4.4 France
- 8.4.5 U.K.
- 8.4.6 Italy
- 8.4.7 Netherlands
- 8.5 Asia Pacific
- 8.5.1 Asia Pacific Propylene Oxide Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.5.2 Asia Pacific Propylene Oxide Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.5.3 China
- 8.5.4 Japan
- 8.5.5 South Korea
- 8.5.6 Southeast Asia
- 8.5.7 India
- 8.5.8 Australia
- 8.6 South America
- 8.6.1 South America Propylene Oxide Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.6.2 South America Propylene Oxide Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.6.3 Brazil
- 8.6.4 Argentina
- 8.6.5 Chile
- 8.6.6 Colombia
- 8.7 Middle East & Africa
- 8.7.1 Middle East & Africa Propylene Oxide Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.7.2 Middle East & Africa Propylene Oxide Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.7.3 Egypt
- 8.7.4 South Africa
- 8.7.5 Israel
- 8.7.6 Türkiye
- 8.7.7 GCC Countries
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.1 Propylene Oxide Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Propylene Oxide Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.1.4 Propylene Oxide Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Propylene Oxide Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Propylene Oxide Distributors
- 9.2.3 Propylene Oxide Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 11.2 Research Methodology
- 11.3 Research Process
- 11.4 Authors List of This Report
- 11.5 Data Source
- 11.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 11.5.2 Primary Sources
- 11.6 Disclaimer
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