The Market and Production of Ethylene Oxide of CIS Countries in Comparison with World Market

     The ethylene oxide, а combustible gas,  belongs to the group of epoxides — organic substances, contaning the three-termed stage with two atoms of carbon and one atom of oxygen. Ethylene oxide is the basic raw material for the preparation colomine, ethylene glycol and other valuable chemical products. The world's total ethylene oxide capacity on the end of 2008 amounted to 20.7 mln tonnes. Mainly, the capacity growth will be provided due to commissioning of the new plants, planned in the Middle East in the next five years. The article is dedicated to the current state of the world ethylene oxide production.

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