MTBE: Capacity boosts on hold amid demand concerns
Journal Article
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· Chemical Week
OSTI ID:457498
Uncertainty reigns in the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) market. {open_quotes}We have no choice but to put our expansion plans on the back burner,{close_quotes} says one producer. {open_quotes}Because of government actions, there are no MTBE plants being built or expanded.{close_quotes} Spot MTBE prices have risen ti 82 cts- 83 cts/gal from 76 cts-78 cts/gal earlier this month as the demand for octane enhancement increases for the summer driving season. Some observers say EPA may relax different oxygen requirements for gasoline in different seasons. That would simplify production and supply for MTBE makers.
- OSTI ID:
- 457498
- Journal Information:
- Chemical Week, Vol. 156, Issue 17; Other Information: PBD: 3 May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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