The main pyridines discussed in this report include pyridine. aipha-picoline beta-picoline. gamma icoline and 2-methyl-5-etliylpyricline(MEP).
World consumption of pyridines increasedstrongly to 172 thousand metric tons in 2014 from150 thousand metric tons in 2010. Globalcapacity utilization has remained at 65-66%since 2007. as capacity additions in China andndia have led to elevated global productionMost ofthe capacity additions in Asia wereinstalled to meet strong demand for paraquatand niacinamide/niacin. Since 2010constunption has grown significantly in Chinawhile India and the United States haveexperienced only slight growth and WesternEurope has declined.

Summary 5

Introduction 10

Manufacturing processes 11

Synthetic production 11

Natural product isolation 12

Environmental issues 13

Supply and demand by region 13

United States 13

      Producing companies 13

      Salient statistics 14

      Consumption 15

      Pyridine 18

      2-Chloropyridine 18

      Piperidine 20

      Agricultural chemicals 20

      Solvent and other 22

      alpha-Picoline 22

      Agricultural chemicals 22

      2-Vinylpyridine 22

      Animal feed additives and other 23

      beta-Picoline 23

      Agricultural chemicals 23

      Niacinamide 24

      3-Cyanopyridine (noncaptive) 28

      Other 28

      gamma-Picoline 28

      Price 28

      Trade 30

      Imports 30

      Exports 31

Canada 33

      Salient statistics 33

      Trade 34

Mexico 35

      Salient statistics 35

      Trade 36

Central and South America 38

      Salient statistics 38

      Trade 40

Western Europe 41

      Producing companies 42

      Synthetic producers 42

      Tar-based producers 43

      Production 43

      Consumption 44

      Pyridine 46

      Agricultural chemicals 46

      Other 47

      alpha-Picoline 47

      beta-Picoline 48

      gamma-Picoline 48

      2-Methyl-5-ethylpyridine 48

      Lutidines and collidines 50

      Price 51

      Trade 52

Central and Eastern Europe 53

      Producing companies 53

      Production 54

      Consumption 54

      Trade 55

Japan 56

      Producing companies 56

      Production 58

      Consumption 59

      Pyridine 61

      alpha-Picoline 61

      beta-Picoline 62

      gamma-Picoline 62

      Price 62

      Trade 63

      Imports 63

      Exports 64

China 65

      Producing companies 65

      Salient statistics 66

      Consumption 61

      Agricultural chemicals 61

      Niacinamide/niacin 70

      2-Vinylpyridine 72

      Price 74

      Trade 74

India 76

      Producing companies 76

      Salient statistics 77

      Consumption 78

      Price 79

      Trade 79

Other Asia 81

      Producing companies 81

      Salient statistics 81

      Consumption 82

      Indonesia 82

      Republic of Korea 82

      Taiwan 82

      Trade 83

Bibliography 83

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