Dallas, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/08/2011 -- Phenol is an aromatic organic compound and is commonly used as an antimicrobial agent. It is also used in manufacture of drugs like aspririn, salol, for manufacturing polymers like bakalite and also used as starting material for the manufacture of nylon. The most significant products from phenol are phenolic resins,Bisphenol A, Caprolactam and salicylic acid. The feedstock commonly used are toluene,benzene,chlorine,propylene.These feedstock's prices very are volatile and change according to crude oil prices. There are number of technologies for production of phenol and most important is cumene oxidation process where acetone is by-product. china is largest market for both production and consumption for phenol and acetone market.

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The report segments by geography such as North America Europe, Asia-Pacific and rest of World . Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2011 through 2016.Information contained in the report includes Phenol market sizes, revenue forecasts, value chain, market & product trends, feedstock analysis ,price trends , cost analysis and regulations. Competitive information includes market shares of leading producers, key developments, strategy deployed to win, M&A's and profiles of leading manufacturers. Some of major companies producing phenol are Hercules,DowChemicals, INEOS and CEPSA Quimica.