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Percentage of available capacity used for production. Capacity utilization = (production/capacity)*100%.

A market that over the short term has a limited choice of suppliers.

A substance that accelerates the rate of chemical reactions.

A substance with a distinct molecular composition that is used by or produced in a chemical process.

An asymmetric object or molecule.

Chemistry of chlorine and caustic soda. Chlorine is mainly used in the production of vinyls, and caustic soda is used for a variety of applications, with bleaching pulp and paper being the largest one.

A monomer added to the starting material to alter the final product.

A particle between several nm and several mm in size, such as polymer latex. Colloids play an important role in numerous products, including polishing slurries, glasses, paints, emulsions, and foods, for example.

Chemicals that are sold in bulk with little differentiation between suppliers and generally lower margins than specialty chemicals (tend to be dominated by large producers with economies of scale). Competitive advantage is gained through market share, economies of scale, feedstock cost reductions, or logistics advantages.

Intermediates that have undergone further processing and refining.

A substance that is made of two or more elements chemically bonded together.

Production facilities for the manufacture of large volumes of petrochemicals from either oil or gas feedstocks.

The process of splitting long chains of organic molecules (ie, naphtha) into smaller molecules (ie, ethylene).

Separation of materials based on differences in freezing points.

Solids that have a regular polyhedral shape. All crystals of the same substance grow so that they have the same angles between their faces.

Derivative of benzene used in the manufacture of phenol and acetone.

Process of converting a resin from a flowable mass to a tack-free solid by addition of a curing agent.