I-Phenol uhlobo lwezinto ezibalulekile eziphilayo ze-organic, ezisetshenziswa kabanzi ekukhiqizweni kwemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene yamakhemikhali, njenge-acetophenone, i-bisphenol a, i-caproractam, i-nylon, ama-pesticides nokunye. Kuleli phepha, sizohlaziya futhi sixoxe ngesimo sokukhiqizwa komhlaba wonke kanye nesimo somkhiqizi omkhulu we-phenol.

Ngokusekelwe kwidatha evela ku-International Trade Administration, umakhi omkhulu kakhulu we-Phenol yi-BASF, inkampani yamakhemikhali yaseJalimane. Ngo-2019, umthamo wokukhiqizwa we-BHENOL ufike kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-2.9 ngonyaka, ubala cishe ngo-16% wenani lomhlaba wonke. Umkhiqizi wesibili ngobukhulu u-DOW Chemical, inkampani yaseMelika, enamandla okukhiqiza amathani ayizigidi ezingama-2.4 ngonyaka. Iqembu laseShonoPec laseChina lingumkhiqizi wesithathu omkhulu we-phenol emhlabeni, elinamandla okukhiqiza amathani ayizigidi eziyi-1,6 ngonyaka.

Ngokuya kwezobuchwepheshe zokukhiqiza, i-BASF isigcinile isikhundla sayo esiphambili kwinqubo yokukhiqiza ye-phenol kanye nokutholakala kwayo. Ngaphezu kwe-Phenol uqobo, i-BASF futhi ikhiqiza izinhlobo eziningi zokutholwa ze-phenol, kufaka phakathi i-bisphenol a, acetophenone, caparactam ne-nylon. Le mikhiqizo isetshenziswa kabanzi emikhakheni ehlukahlukene efana nokwakha, izimoto, ama-elekthronikhi, ukupakisha kanye nezolimo.

Mayelana nokufunwa kwemakethe, isidingo se-phenol emhlabeni siyanda. I-Phenol isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ekukhiqizweni kwe-Bisphenol A, i-Acetophenone neminye imikhiqizo. Isidingo sale mikhiqizo siyanda emikhakheni yokwakha, izimoto kanye ne-elekthronikhi. Njengamanje, iChina ingesinye sabathengi abakhulu be-phenol emhlabeni. Isidingo sePhenol eChina siyanda unyaka nonyaka.

Ngamafuphi, njengamanje i-BASF njengamanje ingumkhiqizi omkhulu we-phenol. Ukuze kugcinwe isikhundla sayo esiphambili ngokuzayo, i-basf izoqhubeka ukukhulisa utshalomali ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni nasekuthuthukiseni amandla okukhiqiza. Ngokukhuphuka kwesidingo saseChina se-Phenol kanye nokuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo kwamabhizinisi asekhaya, isabelo saseChina emakethe yomhlaba wonke sizoqhubeka sikhula. Ngakho-ke, iChina inamandla okuthuthuka kule nkambu.