I-Phenol iwuhlobo lwezinto ezibalulekile ze-organic, ezisetshenziswa kabanzi ekukhiqizeni imikhiqizo ehlukahlukene yamakhemikhali, njenge-acetophenone, i-bisphenol A, i-caprolactam, inayiloni, izibulala-zinambuzane nokunye.Kuleli phepha, sizohlaziya futhi sixoxe ngesimo sokukhiqizwa kwe-phenol emhlabeni jikelele kanye nesimo somkhiqizi omkhulu we-phenol.

Ngokusekelwe kudatha evela ku-International Trade Administration, umkhiqizi omkhulu emhlabeni wonke we-phenol yi-BASF, inkampani yamakhemikhali yaseJalimane.Ngo-2019, amandla okukhiqiza ama-phenol e-BASF afinyelela kumathani ayizigidi ezi-2.9 ngonyaka, okwenza cishe i-16% yenani lomhlaba wonke.Umkhiqizi wesibili ngobukhulu yi-DOW Chemical, inkampani yaseMelika, enamandla okukhiqiza amathani ayizigidi ezingu-2.4 ngonyaka.Iqembu laseChina iSinopec lingumkhiqizi wesithathu ngobukhulu we-phenol emhlabeni, enamandla okukhiqiza amathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.6 ngonyaka.

Mayelana nobuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza, i-BASF iye yagcina isikhundla sayo esihamba phambili enqubweni yokukhiqiza i-phenol kanye nokuphuma kwayo.Ngaphezu kwe-phenol ngokwayo, i-BASF iphinde ikhiqize izinhlobonhlobo zokuphuma kwe-phenol, okuhlanganisa i-bisphenol A, i-acetophenone, i-caprolactam ne-nylon.Le mikhiqizo isetshenziswa kakhulu emikhakheni ehlukahlukene efana neyokwakha, eyezimoto, eye-electronics, yokupakisha kanye nezolimo.

Mayelana nesidingo semakethe, isidingo se-phenol emhlabeni siyanda.I-Phenol isetshenziswa kakhulu ekukhiqizeni i-bisphenol A, i-acetophenone neminye imikhiqizo.Isidingo sale mikhiqizo siyakhula emikhakheni yezokwakha, ezezimoto nezogesi.Njengamanje, i-China ingenye yabathengi abakhulu be-phenol emhlabeni.Isidingo se-phenol e-China sikhula unyaka nonyaka.

Kafushane, i-BASF njengamanje ingumkhiqizi omkhulu we-phenol emhlabeni.Ukuze igcine isikhundla sayo esihamba phambili esikhathini esizayo, i-BASF izoqhubeka nokwandisa utshalomali ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni kanye nokwandisa umthamo wokukhiqiza.Ngokukhula kwesidingo se-China se-phenol kanye nentuthuko eqhubekayo yamabhizinisi asekhaya, isabelo saseChina emakethe yomhlaba sizoqhubeka nokukhula.Ngakho-ke, iChina inamandla okuthuthuka kulo mkhakha.