1,4-Butanediol (BDO, BD):
BDO is a solvent used primarily to make various plastics and elastic fibers (ex. polyurethanes and spandex).
Market Dynamics:
Up Stream Materials/Building Blocks:
Acetylene
Formaldehyde
Propene Oxide (PO)
Butane
Maleic Anhydride
Butadiene
Succininc Acid
Natural Gas
Down Stream Materials Consuming BDO:
Glutaraldehyde
Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP)
Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF)
2-pyrrolidone (2P)
N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP).
Polyurethane (PU)
Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol (PTMEG)
-Spandex
-Urethane Elastomer
Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
y-Butyrolactone (GBL)
-High performance polymers in pharma and electronics