China Coal Tar Industry Report, 2011-2012 (Chinese Version)

In recent years, with the rapid capacity expansion of the downstream coal tar deep-processing industry and the carbon black industry, the market demand for coal tar has showed robust growth. In the same period, coal tar is a byproduct of coke production, so the coal tar output is subject to the coke output. Impacted by China’s coke capacity restriction policy, the coal tar output grows by a limited margin domestically. In this context, the coal tar supply gap comes forth inevitably. In 2011, the capacity utilization of coal tar deep-processing was 54.8%, and that of carbon black was 70.7%; excluding fuel oil, the coal tar supply gap reached 8.77 million tons. In the next few years, this situation will continue and may deteriorate.

During 2005-2011, China's coal tar deep processing capacity increased from 5.4 million tons to 16.35 million tons, with a CAGR of 20.3%. From 2010 to Q1 2012, the capacity of the coal tar deep-processing projects planned or construction totaled 8.50 million t/a; according to the plan, these projects will be completed in 2013, by then China's coal tar deep-processing capacity will register 23.5 million t/a. The dramatic expansion of coal tar deep-processing capacity leads to the shortage of raw materials and the hiking of prices year after year, while the competition in the downstream deep-processing product market grows fiercer and fiercer, the prices of various products see a downward trend, and the profit margin of the industry is narrowed.

From 2011 to Q1 2012, most of the coal tar deep-processing projects in planning or under construction in China were located in Xinjiang. By 2013, Xinjiang will become China's new coal tar deep-processing base. In the recent two years, in Xinjiang, the massive fixed asset investments, the rapid development of the steel coking industry and infrastructure construction provide adequate raw materials sources and a large consumer market for coal tar deep-processing companies.

This report not only analyzes the status quo of the coal tar industry, but also studies 10 Chinese companies such as Shanghai Baosteel Chemical, JFE Zhenxing Shandong Chemical, Shenmu Tianyuan Chemical, Shanxi Hongte Coal Chemical, etc. and three international coal tar deep-processing corporations covering Koppers, Rutgers and Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.

To win in the future market competition, Chinese coal tar deep-processing companies mainly take the following strategies:

Scale Operation and Capacity Allocation
Henan Baoshun Chemical endeavors to expand the capacity for mass-production; now, its capacity is up to 950,000 t/a, ranking first in Chinese coal tar deep-processing industry. Meanwhile, it focuses on production layout. It has invested in the projects in Shandong and Xinjiang to seize east and northwest markets.

Extension of Industrial Chain and Strategy of Integrated Operation
Shanghai Baosteel Chemical carried out the integrated strategy covering iron and steel metallurgy, coke production and coal tar processing. The match of tar processing with upstream capacity ensures the supply of raw materials and forms cost advantage. Additionally, Shanghai Baosteel Chemical develops asphalt, naphthalene and benzene downstream products as well as special carbon black through independent development and technology introduction to extend the industrial chain and raise the added value.

Considering the status quo of the global coal tar industry, international companies adopt different strategies. Germany Rutgers, as the world’s largest coal tar deep-processing company, boasts the capacity of 1.2 million t/a. It applies the multi-category extraction method, which can extract 400 kinds of compounds from coal tar, and which has been industrialized. Nippon Steel Chemical and USA Koppers are the world-class coal tar processing companies, and they focus on high value-added carbon products such as needle coke, carbon fiber and impregnated asphalt. SHOW LESS READ MORE >

1. Overview of Coal Tar
1.1 Definition & Classification
1.2 Preparation
1.3 Application
1.4 Key Technologies
1.4.1 Coal Tar Distillation Technology
1.4.2 Industrial Naphthalene Distillation Technology
1.4.3 Elution Technology of Fraction from Coal tar Distillation
1.4.4 Refining Technology of Crude Anthracene
1.4.5 Decomposition Technology of Hydroxybenzene Natrium Salt
1.4.6 Refining Technology of Naphthalene
1.4.7 Crude Hydroxybenzene Refining Technology
1.4.8 Refining Technology of Crude Pyridine and Crude Quinoline
1.4.9 Producing Technology of Refined Anthracene, Refined Carbazole and Anthraquinone

2. Development of China Coal Tar Industry
2.1 Policy Environment
2.1.1 Industry Policy
2.1.2 Trade Policy
2.2 Supply
2.3 Demand
2.3.1 From Coal Tar Deep-processing
2.3.2 From Carbon Black
2.3.3 From Fuel
2.4. Import and Export
2.4.1 Export
2.4.2 Import
2.5 Price
Summary

3. Status Quo of Coal and Coking Industry
3.1 Coal Industry
3.1.1 Production and Marketing
3.1.2 Import and Export
3.1.3 Price
3.2 Coking Industry
3.2.1 Production
3.2.2 Export
3.2.3 Price
Summary

4. Status Quo of Coal Tar Processing in China
4.1 Processing Capacity of Coal Tar in China
4.1.1 Capacity of Enterprise
4.1.2 Capacity of Key Product Provinces
4.2 Coal Tar Deep-processing Projects in China
4.2.1 Projects Planned and under Construction, 2010-2012
4.2.2 Key Coal Tar Processing Projects and Progress
4.3 Coal Tar Processing Techniques at Home and Abroad
4.3.1 Abroad
4.3.2 China
4.4 Phenol Oil
4.4.1 Phenol
4.4.2 O-cresol
4.4.3 Metacresol and Paracresol
4.4.4 Mixed Cresol
4.5 Industrial Naphthalene
4.5.1 Production
4.5.2 Sales
4.5.3 Import
4.5.4 Price Trend
4.6 Coal Tar Pitch
4.6.1 Supply and Demand
4.6.2 Application Market
4.6.3 Price Trend
4.7 Anthracene oil
4.8 Light Oil
4.9 Wash Oil
Summary

5. Coal Tar Industry Competition in China
5.1 Regional Competition
5.1.1 Shanxi
5.1.2 Hebei
5.1.3 Shandong
5.2 Competition among Enterprises
5.3 Product Competition
Summary

6. Key Enterprises Worldwide
6.1 Koppers
6.1.1 Profile
6.1.2 Operation
6.1.3 KCCC
6.1.4 TKK
6.1.5 Projects in China
6.2 Rutgers
6.2.1 Profile
6.2.2 Operation
6.3 Nippon Steel Chemical Co. Ltd
6.3.1 Profile
6.3.2 Operation
Summary

7. Key Enterprises In China
7.1 Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd
7.1.1 Profile
7.1.2 Production
7.1.3 Operation
7.1.4 Revenue Structure
7.1.5 Gross Margin
7.1.6 Investment
7.2 Shanxi Hongte Coal Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
7.2.1 Profile
7.2.2 Capacity Expansion
7.2.3 Operation
7.2.4 Key Projects

Selected Charts

Main Products and Applications of High-temperature Coal Tar
Output of Coke and Coal Tar in China, 2005-2011
Output Share of Coal Tar by Region in China, 2011
Consumption Structure of Coal Tar in China, 2011
Processed Volume of Coal Tar in China, 2004-2011
Carbon Black Output and Raw Coal Consumption Volume for Carbon Black in China, 2006-2011
Export Volume of Coal Tar in China, 2004-2012
Export of Coal Tar in China (by Country), 2011
Import Volume of Coal Tar in China, 2004-2012
Import of Coal Tar in China (by Country), 2011
Coal Tar Price Trend in China, 2006-2012
Output and Consumption of Coal Tar in China, 2006-2011
Raw Coal Output in China, 2004-2012
Coal Import & Export Volume in China, 2004-2012
Coal Price in 5500 Daka Market of Qinghuangdao Port, 2010-2012
Output and Apparent Consumption of Coke in China ,2006-2011
Output, Processed Volume of Coking Byproducts in China, 2010-2011
Export Volume of Coke in China, 2006-2011
Export Volume and Prices of Coking Byproducts in China, 2007-2011
Price Trend of Secondary Metallurgical Coke in Hebei Tangshan, 2008-2012
Output of Raw Coal and Coke In China, 2006-2011
Processing Capacity of Coal Tar in China, 2005-2011
Coal Tar Projects Planned and under Construction in China (by Region), 2010-2012
Coal Tar Deep-processing Techniques and Characteristics
Coal Tar Processing Procedure in China
Phenol Manufacturers and Output in China, 2009-2010
Phenol Export & Import Volume and Price in China, 2009-2012
Prices of Phenol in China, 2011
O-cresol Import & Export Volume and Value in China, 2008-2011
M-cresol Import Volume and Value in China, 2009-2011
Output of Industrial Naphthalene in China, 2005-2011
Consumption Structure of Industrial Naphthalene in China, 2011
Industrial Naphthalene Import Volume and Price in China, 2007-2011
Price Trend of Industrial Naphthalene in China, 2010-2012
Import & Export Volume and Value of Coal Tar Pitch in China, 2008-2011
Price Trend of Coal Tar Pitch in China, 2011
Price Trend of Anthracene Oil in China, 2011
Processing Capacity of Coal Tar in China, 2005-2013
Capacities of Key Enterprises Involved in Coal Tar Deep-processing in Shanxi, 2011
Capacities of Key Enterprises Involved in Coal Tar Deep-processing in Hebei, 2011
Capacities of Key Enterprises Involved in Coal Tar Deep-processing in Shandong, 2011
Capacities of Key Enterprises Involved in Coal Tar Deep-processing in China, 2011
Carbon Materials and Chemicals Products of Koppers
Revenue and Operating Income of CM&C Products of Kopopers, 2009-2011
CM&C Business Revenue Breakdown by Products of Koppers,2009-2011
Revenue and Operating Income of Koppers in China,2010-2011
Subsidiaries and Production Capacity of Rutgers
Revenue and Ordinary Profit of Nippon Steel Chemical, FY2009-FY2011
Production Capacity and Products of Coal Tar Processers Worldwide,2011
Output of Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd (by Product), 2009-2011
Revenue and Net Income of Shanxi Coking, 2006-2010
Revenue of Shanxi Coking (by Product), 2009-2011
Gross Margin of Shanxi Coking (by Product), 2009-2011
Investment of Projects under Construction of Shanxi Coking, 2011
Sales of Shanxi Hongte Coal Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, 2005-2011
Key Projects of Shanxi Hongte Coal Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, 2011-2015
Sales of Baosteel Chemical, 2007-2011
Deep-processing Capacities of Main Products of Henan Baoshun Chemical Technology Co., Ltd, 2011
Total Export Value of Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Coal Chemical, 2009-2012
Key Projects of Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Coal Chemical, 2004-2011
Revenue and Total Profit of JFE Zhenxing Shandong Chemical, 2008-2010
Capacities of Key Companies in Coal Tar Deep-processing in China, 2011
7.3 Shanghai Baosteel Chemical Co., Ltd
7.3.1 Profile
7.3.2 Operation
7.3.3 Key Projects
7.3.4 Development Strategy
7.4 Henan Baoshun Chemical Technology Co.,Ltd.
7.4.1 Profile
7.4.2 Operation
7.4.3 Key Projects
7.5 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Coal Chemical Co.,Ltd
7.5.1 Profile
7.5.2 Operation
7.5.3 Export
7.5.4 Key Projects
7.6 Shenmu Tianyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. of Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group
7.6.1 Profile
7.6.2 Operation
7.6.3 Development Plan
7.7 JFE Zhenxing Shandong Chemical Company Ltd
7.7.1 Profile
7.7.2 Capacity Expansion
7.7.3 Operation
7.8 Others
7.8.1 Anshan Chemical Plant
7.8.2 Shandong Zhenxing Coking & Chemicals Co., Ltd.
7.8.3 Henan Bohai Coal Chemical Co., Ltd
Summary

- Koppers
- TKK
- Rutgers
- Nippon Steel Chemical Co. Ltd
- Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd
- Shanxi Hongte Coal Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.