Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT) CAS No: 120-61-6

Dimethyl terephthalate Prices and Pricing Information Search for Dimethyl terephthalate Suppliers Dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) is used mainly to produce polyester resins, fibres and films. Ho e!er, for most grades of polyester used in te"tiles and food and be!erage containers, it is more economical to use purified terephthalic acid (PT#) rather than DMT. Dimethyl terephthalate can be used in engineering resins, such as polybutylene terephthalate (P$T). %or film applications, DMT can be preferred due to its good adhesion addition &uality. The most idely used technology to ma'e DMT is based on para"ylene using o"idation and esterification steps. (sterification is carried out in the presence of methanol to form DMT. Dimethyl terephthalate is in the form of colourless crystals that are insoluble in ater but soluble in ether and hot ethyl alcohol. DMT is stable under normal temperatures and pressures but is can be a dust e"plosion ha)ard in po der or granular form.

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The traditional process to manufacture DMT utilises the esterification of terephthalic acid ith methanol generated by catalytic homogeneous o"idation of para"ylene, de!eloped partly because of the difficulty of purifying TP# produced by this process. More about Dimethyl terephthalate Process Technologies

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Dimethyl terephthalate Sy!o!yms ) A**re+iatio!s

2,3/$en)enedicarbo"ylate 2,3/$en)enedicarbo"ylic acid Dimethyl 2,3/ben)enedicarbo"ylate Dimethyl ester dimethyl Dimethyl p/phthalate Methyl 3/carbometho"yben)oate Tereftalato de dimetilo Terephthalic acid methyl ester Terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester DMT DMT

Dimethyl terephthalate Properties

#uto/ignition temperature o* 425 $oiling point o* 655 %lash point o* o.c. 247 Melting point o* 238 Molecular eight 293.6 +elati!e density ( ater : 2) 2.6 +elati!e !apour density (air : 2) 4.4 ;apour pressure ('Pa at 248o*) 2.< ,i!%s to other Petrochemicals-Aromatics

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Polyethyle!e Terephthalate (P0T) ses a!" Mar%et Data

Polyethylene terephthalate (P(T) e"ists both as an amorphous (transparent) and a semi/ crystalline (opa&ue and hite) thermoplastic, and can be made into either a resin, film or fibre. The semi/crystalline P(T has good strength, ductility, stiffness and hardness hile the amorphous P(T has better ductility. P(T also has good processability and can be recycled for other applications or returned to its constituent monomers.

The largest outlet for P(T is for the production of synthetic fibres ith bottle resin production the ne"t largest application. In te"tile applications, P(T is often referred to as @polyesterA hile @P(TA is used often to refer to the pac'aging resins. Polyester is the largest synthetic fibre used in the orld ith production split roughly B8C38 bet een polyester filament and polyester staple. %ilament yarns are used in clothing, furnishings, tyre cord and technical te"tiles. Staple fibres are employed in 'nitted and o!en te"tiles for clothing and furnishings such as bed sheets, bedspreads, curtains and draperies. Polyester fibrefill can be used to stuff pillo s and cushion padding. Polyester fabrics can ha!e a synthetic feel hen compared to fabrics made from natural materials. Ho e!er, polyester does ha!e the ad!antage of better rin'le resistance and is often spun together ith natural fibres such as cotton and ool to produce a fabric ith blended properties. P(T pac'aging resin mar'ets ha!e seen !ery strong gro th o!er the last 68 years. It first penetrated the carbonated soft drin's mar'et because it is light eight and strong. P(T

bottles are !irtually unbrea'able hile a typical 2.4 litre bottle eighs about 38/34gm, about one/tenth the eight of glass. P(T has ta'en mar'et share in the bottled ater mar'et due to its good clarity and not lea!ing any taste in the ater. It has also found applications in more niche mar'ets such as sports drin's and fruit 1uices, and is used to ma'e bottles for coo'ing and salad oils, sauces and dressings. The crystalline form of P(T is used for trays containing pre/coo'ed meals that are reheated in either micro a!e or con!entional o!ens. -ther uses for P(T include thic'/ alled containers for cosmetic and personal care products as ell as pharmaceuticals. P(T film is utilised in electrical applications such as dielectric metal foil capacitors and for pac'aging. -eer mar%et pote!tial #n untapped mar'et for P(T is beer pac'aging ith substantial con!ersion still yet to materialise. In the past, P(T as considered unsuitable for beer due to the materialAs permeability and sensiti!ity to o"ygen and carbon dio"ide. P(T bottle manufacturers ha!e de!eloped a barrier to minimise o"ygen and carbon dio"ide permeation and can preser!e the fla!our characteristics of beer in P(T containers for up to si" months. # further problem has been the high heat and pressure in the tunnel pasteurisation process but manufacturers ha!e found either alternati!e pasteurisation processes or use a more heat resistant resin. %inally, consumer acceptance of plastic bottles is lo but more concert !enues and sport stadiums no ser!e beer in plastic bottles for safety reasons, gi!ing an e"panding audience a taste for the future. P(T has captured only 4D of the beer mar'et, in hich glass has a B6D stranglehold and metal cans ha!e 77D, according to *anadean, the ,E/based be!erage research consultant. The largest mar'et is +ussia, hich accounts for B8D of P(TAs use in the global beer mar'et. -ther east (uropean countries are prominent users, but outside these countries, only 0ermany, South Eorea and Spain ma'e any significant contribution to P(T use for beer pac'aging. #nother factor that could impact the supplyCdemand balance for P(T is the gro th in recycling. P(T is probably the most recycled polymer ta'en from the post consumer aste stream, one reason being the relati!e ease of reprocessing. +ecycled P(T is being used increasingly in bottles and retail pac'aging as ell as carpet fibre and clothing. Processes are being de!eloped that depolymerise the P(T bac' to its constituent monomers hich can be used to ma'e resin to !irgin polymer specifications. 1ealthy &ro.th 'or polyester a!" P0T

The polyester fibre mar'et has ta'en mar'et share from both synthetic fibres and natural fibres. #ccording to ,S/based consultants *M#I, polyester filament has gro n by an a!erage of B.9DCyear in the 6882/688B period hile staple fibre gre by 4.3DCyear at the same time. *M#I forecasts global polyester fibre demand to gro at BDCyear through to 6822. This ill lift the orld polyester fibre mar'et from 6<m tonnes in 688B to 7Bm tonnes in 6822. *hinaAs domination of the orld polyester mar'et continues to gro . In the 6882/688B period, *hinese polyester fibre demand gre by 2<.4DCyear lifting its share of global demand from 7<D in 6882 to 44D in 688B. *M#I e"pects *hinese demand gro th for polyester fibre to continue outpace the rest of the orld ith its share of global demand reaching B6D by 6822. Demand for P(T pac'aging resin has also gro n strongly at an a!erage of 9.7DCyear in the 6882/688B period. #ccording to *M#I, this lifted global demand from <.5m tonnes in 6882 to 26.7m tonnes in 688B. The largest outlet for P(T, and the fastest gro ing, is be!erages hich accounted for BBD of demand. %ood is the ne"t largest consumer at 5D. In the ne"t fi!e years, *M#I e"pects gro th in P(T resin to moderate to <.6DCyear ith be!erages continuing to be the dominant outlet. 0lobal demand is pro1ected to gro to 2<.7m tonnes in 6822. Ho e!er, capacity has been gro ing e!en faster than demand, leading to huge o!ercapacity. Strong gro th in demand combined ith lo barriers to entry ha!e attracted far too much capacity, especially in #sia. *apital costs of P(T plants are relati!ely lo hile the technology is readily a!ailable *M#I estimates that capacity in the last fi!e years has gro n at an a!erage of 28.4DCyear to reach 24.5m tonnesCyear in 688B. This resulted in global operating rates dipping belo 58D, leading to poor margins. Ho e!er, *M#I forecasts capacity gro th of 3.4DCyear in the ne"t fi!e years ill be lo er than demand gro th, impro!ing operating rates. *apacity is e"pected to reach 29.Bm tonnesCyear in 6822. The consultant does arn that the challenge for the industry is not to o!erbuild in capacity in the ne"t fe years. Most of the capacity gro th has occurred in northeast #sia ith the ma1ority of it being built in *hina. #sia ill continue to ha!e surplus capacity for the ne"t fe years and ill be a ma1or e"porter as it ta'es ad!antage of its lo cost position. Ne. applicatio!s "ri+e S &ro.th The ,S P(TCpolyester mar'et still sees healthy gro th rates although it has slo ed considerably in the last 28 years. The carbonated soft drin's sector dominates resin demand, accounting for nearly 38D of consumption. Fe product applications continue

to dri!e P(T gro th as former high gro th applications become mature. #s a result, carbonated soft drin's ill represent 7BD of total P(T pac'aging by 6822. $eer loo's li'ely to be the fastest gro ing application mar'et in the ,S, albeit from a relati!ely lo base. %rom 688</6822, P(T use for beer pac'aging is e"pected to rise at a compound gro th rate of better than 28DCyear. -ther gro th areas are pac'aged ater, single/ser!e 1uices and hot/filled products. In the ,S, P(T solid state resins are e"pected to gro at <DCyear, follo ed by polyester fibres and P(T engineering resins at 4DCyear and 3DCyear respecti!ely, according to ICB. Polyester films, ho e!er, are only e"pected to gro by 2DCyear. The aggregate pro1ected gro th rate for the ,S is BDCyear through to 6822. ,S demand for P(TCpolyester is e"pected to gro from 4.79m tonnes in 688< to B.52m tonnes in 6822, predicts ICB. Imports in 688< ere 2.B4m tonnes hile e"ports ere 3B<,888 tonnes. In terms of supply and demand, the ,S mar'et has been ell balanced but ne capacity is on the hori)on. #lphaPet, a ne subsidiary of Indorama Polymers, is building a 378,888 tonnesCyear plant at Decatur, #labama ith completion in the first &uarter of 6889. Mossi = 0hisolfi (M=0) is planning an 588,888 tonnesCyear plant in the ,S of hich B48,888 tonnesCyear is scheduled to come on/stream in the first half of 6889. M=0 is also e"panding its #pple 0ro!e, Gest ;irginia, facility by 288,888 tonnesCyear to lift capacity to 738,888 tonnesCyear in 6885. (astman *hemical is phasing out its old technology plants ith its ne IntegRex process that is claimed to lo er costs and increase efficiency of P(T production. It plans to debottlenec' its plants so that its Forth #merican capacity rises from B<4,888 tonnesCyear to 588,888 tonnesCyear by the first &uarter of 6889. *oca/*ola is building a 34,888 tonnesCyear food/grade recycled P(T plant in Spartanburg, South *arolina, ith full operation scheduled for 6889. *o'e no recycles 28D of its bottles but ants to increase that to 78D by 6828. (urope is more or less balanced in terms of supply and demand, but ill import P(T from lo er cost regions. *onsolidation in (urope has been dri!en by Ha Seda de $arcelona (HS$), hich has bought #d!ansa *hemicals, Selenis and ;olos as ell as (astmanAs plant in Spain. HS$ has united its P(T and purified terephthalic acid (PT#) businesses under the name of #rtenius. ,se of recycled P(T is gro ing in (urope. The recycling association Petcore e"pects that more than 2m tonnesCyear of (uropeAs P(T ill be recycled by 6828.

(,pdatedI %ebruary 6885. SourcesI ICB *hemical Profiles, 22 %ebruary 6885 and 67 #pril 688<J *M#I 688< Gorld Petrochemical *onference, 68/66 March 688<, Houston, Te"as.)

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PT# and M(0 are reacted to ma'e a basic ester hich is polymerised in a melt phase, polycondensation finishing reactor operating under heat and !acuum. The molten polymer is e"truded, cut into chips and cooled. The chips pass to a solid state polycondensation unit hich can be considered an annealing process to form the resin. $oth continuous and batch process are a!ailable for the polymerisation. More about Polyethylene terephthalate Process Technologies ,i!%s to other Polymers2 R$**ers ) Resi!s -ro.se other Chemical Cate&ories #crylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymer Polycarbonate $ul' Industrial *hemicals Polyethylene high density Inorganic *hemicals Polyethylene linear lo density -rganic *hemicals Polyethylene lo density Petrochemicals/#romatics Polyethylene terephthalate Petrochemicals/-lefins Polypropylene Petrochemicals/-ther Polystyrene Polymers, +ubbers = +esins Polystyrene, e"pandable Poly!inyl chloride *hemicals #/> Propylene Styrene/butadiene rubber /C/S Ne.sletters I*IS offers a range of %+(( e/ne sletters to ensure that you don?t miss out on the latest de!elopments and 'ey mar'et intelligence in your industry. If you ant the latest ne s on your mar'et, sign up for I*IS e/ne sletters today.