No. | Content | Page |
| Executive summary | 1 |
| Introduction and methodology | 12 |
I | Supply of fatty acid and dimer acid in China | 15 |
I-1 | Classification of fatty acid | 15 |
I-2 | Development history of fatty acid and dimer acid in China | 16 |
I-2.1 | Fatty acid | 16 |
I-2.2 | Dimer acid | 17 |
I-3 | Current production situation of fatty acid in China | 17 |
I-3.1 | Overview | 17 |
I-3.2 | Current production situation of major fatty acid | 17 |
I-3.2.1 | Oleic acid | 17 |
I-3.2.2 | Stearic acid | 23 |
I-3.2.3 | Erucic acid | 26 |
I-3.2.4 | Palmitic acid | 26 |
I-4 | Current production situation of dimer acid in China | 26 |
I-5 | Production technology and equipments of fatty acid and dimer acid in China | 30 |
I-5.1 | Brief introduction of different pathways/methods | 30 |
I-5.2 | Brief introduction the major production equipments | 34 |
I-5.3 | Comparison between home made and imported facility | 35 |
I-6 | Brief introduction to the raw materials of fatty acid in China | 37 |
I-6.1 | Channel from oil soapstock to oleic acid in China | 37 |
I-6.2 | Economics comparison of these raw materials | 39 |
I-6.3 | Economics of cottonseed oil, oleic acid and dimer acid | 40 |
I-6.4 | Supply of acid oil | 43 |
I-7 | Brief introduction to the raw materials of Dimer Acid in China | 45 |
I-8 | Biodiesel in China | 46 |
II | Trading of fatty acid and dimer acid in China | 49 |
II-1 | Pricing | 49 |
II-1.1 | Oleic acid | 49 |
II-1.2 | Dimer acid | 49 |
II-1. 3 | Stearic acid | 49 |
II-1. 4 | Pricing of soybean, soybean oil and cottonseed oil | 50 |
II-1.5 | Pricing of other raw materials | 53 |
II-2 | Import & export analysis of Fatty Acid in 2007 | 55 |
II-2.1 | Tariff rate | 55 |
II-2.2 | Import & export analysis of oleic acid in 2007 | 56 |
II-2.3 | Import & export analysis of dimer acid in 2007 | 67 |
III | Consumption of fatty acid and dimer acid in China in 2007 | 76 |
III-1 | Consumption of oleic acid in China | 76 |
III-1.1 | Analysis of applications | 76 |
III-1.2 | Brief introduction to major end use segments | 78 |
III-2 | Consumption of dimer acid in China | 80 |
III-2.1 | Analysis of applications | 80 |
III-2.2 | Brief introduction to major end use segments | 81 |
IV | Outlook of fatty acid and dimer acid in China | 82 |
IV-1 | Key factors for the development of fatty acid and dimer acid in China | 82 |
IV-2 | Future forecast on fatty acid and dimer acid in the next 5 years | 85 |
IV-3 | Conclusion and recommendation | 86 |
V | Appendix: Profiles of producers | 88 |
V-1 | Active oleic acid producers | 88 |
V-1-1 | Jiangsu Yonglin Chemical Oil Co., Ltd. | 88 |
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V-1-38 | Anhui Guangde Zhongyin Chemical Co., Ltd. | 116 |
V-2 | Active dimer acid producers | 117 |
V-2-1 | Jiangxi Yuanda Chemical Co., Ltd. | 118 |
| ... | 0 |
V-2-14 | Heilongjiang Mudanjiang Daily Chemical Factory | 123 |