Table of Contents
Section Page Number
Executive summary 9
Summary 10
Methyl chloride 12
Methylene chloride 14
Chloroform 16
Carbon tetrachloride 18
Introduction 20
Manufacturing processes 21
Methanol hydrochlorination 21
Thermal chlorination of methane 21
Oxychlorination of methane 22
Carbon tetrachloride by chlorination of C1-C3 hydrocarbons 2222
Carbon tetrachloride by chlorination of carbon disulfide 23
Methanolysis of chloromethylsilanes 23
Environmental issues 24
Supply and demand by region 27
United States 27
Producing companies 27
Salient statistics 28
Methyl chloride 28
Methylene chloride 29
Chloroform 30
Carbon tetrachloride 31
Consumption 32
Methyl chloride 33
Chlorosilanes in silicone production 34
Cellulose ethers 35
Quaternary ammonium compounds 35
Agriculture 35
Halogenated butyl rubber 35
Other 36
Methylene chloride 36
Adhesives 37
Paint removers 37
Fluorocarbons 39
Chemical processing 39
Pharmaceuticals 40
Metal cleaning 40
Aerosols 40
Foam blowing 41
Other 41
Chloroform 41
Carbon tetrachloride 42
Price 44
Trade 44
Canada 48
Consumption 48
Methyl chloride 49
Methylene chloride 49
Chloroform 50
Carbon tetrachloride 50
Trade 50
Latin America and the Caribbean 50
Mexico 50
Producing companies 50
Consumption 50
Methyl chloride 51
Methylene chloride 51
Chloroform 52
Carbon tetrachloride 52
Trade 52
Central and South America 52
Producing companies 52
Salient statistics 52
Methyl chloride 52
Methylene chloride 53
Chloroform 54
Carbon tetrachloride 55
Consumption 55
Trade 56
Methyl chloride 56
Methylene chloride 57
Chloroform 58
Carbon tetrachloride 58
Western Europe 59
Producing companies 59
Salient statistics 60
Methyl chloride 60
Methylene chloride 60
Chloroform 61
Carbon tetrachloride 62
Consumption 63
Methyl chloride 64
Methyl chlorosilanes for silicone production 65
Cellulose ethers 65
Quaternary ammonium chlorides 66
Agriculture 66
Halogenated butyl rubber 66
Methylene chloride 66
Adhesives 67
Paint stripping 67
Pharmaceuticals 68
Chemicals processing 68
Metal degreasing 68
Foam blowing 68
Aerosols 68
Fluorocarbons 68
Other 68
Chloroform 68
Carbon tetrachloride 69
Price 70
Trade 71
Methyl chloride 71
Methylene chloride 72
Chloroform 73
Carbon tetrachloride 74
Central and Eastern Europe 75
Central and Eastern Europe (ex-Turkey) 75
Producing companies 75
Salient statistics 76
Methyl chloride 76
Methylene chloride 77
Chloroform 77
Carbon tetrachloride 78
Consumption 78
Methyl chloride 79
Methylene chloride 79
Chloroform 80
Carbon tetrachloride 80
Trade 80
Methyl chloride 80
Methylene chloride 81
Chloroform 82
Carbon tetrachloride 83
Turkey 83
Producing companies 83
Salient statistics 83
Consumption 85
Trade 87
Imports 87
Exports 88
Eurasia 89
Producing companies 89
Salient statistics 90
Methyl chloride 90
Methylene chloride 90
Chloroform 91
Carbon tetrachloride 92
Consumption 92
Methyl chloride 93
Methylene chloride 94
Chloroform 95
Carbon tetrachloride 96
Trade 96
Methyl chloride 96
Methylene chloride 97
Chloroform 98
Carbon tetrachloride 99
Middle East 100
Producing companies 100
Salient statistics 100
Methyl chloride 100
Methylene chloride 101
Chloroform 101
Carbon tetrachloride 102
Consumption 102
Trade 104
Africa 106
Producing companies 106
Salient statistics 106
Methyl chloride 106
Methylene chloride 107
Chloroform 108
Carbon tetrachloride 109
Consumption 109
Trade 111
Southern Asia 112
India 113
Producing companies 113
Salient statistics 114
Methyl chloride 115
Methylene chloride 115
Chloroform 116
Carbon tetrachloride 117
Consumption 118
Methyl chloride 119
Methylene chloride 120
Chloroform 121
Carbon tetrachloride 122
Price 123
Trade 124
Other Southern Asia 125
Producing companies 125
Salient statistics 125
Consumption 125
Trade 126
Imports 126
Methyl chloride 126
Methylene chloride 127
Chloroform 127
Carbon tetrachloride 128
Exports 128
Eastern Asia 129
Mainland China 129
Producing companies 129
Salient statistics 131
Methyl chloride 131
Methylene chloride 132
Chloroform 133
Carbon tetrachloride 134
Consumption 135
Methyl chloride 137
Methylene chloride 140
Chloroform 141
Carbon tetrachloride 143
Price 144
Trade 145
Methyl chloride 145
Methylene chloride 146
Chloroform 147
Japan 147
Producing companies 147
Salient statistics 148
Methyl chloride 148
Methylene chloride 149
Chloroform 150
Carbon tetrachloride 151
Consumption 152
Methyl chloride 153
Methylene chloride 154
Chloroform 156
Carbon tetrachloride 157
Price 158
Trade 158
Other Eastern Asia 159
South Korea 159
Producing companies 159
Salient statistics 159
Consumption 162
Trade 166
Taiwan 166
Producing companies 166
Salient statistics 167
Consumption 170
Trade 171
South-eastern Asia 171
Producing companies 171
Salient statistics 172
Methyl chloride 173
Methylene chloride 173
Chloroform and carbon tetrachloride 174
Consumption 175
Methyl chloride 176
Methylene chloride 177
Chloroform 178
Carbon tetrachloride 179
Price 179
Trade 180
Methyl chloride 180
Methylene chloride 181
Chloroform 182
Carbon tetrachloride 183
Oceania 183
Producing companies 183
Salient statistics 183
Consumption 184
Trade 185
Appendix — Geographic regions 187
Additional resources 188
Revisions 189
Data Workbook 190
