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The report on petroleum coke by Infinium Global Research analyses the
petroleum coke Market over the period of 2017 to 2023. This report also
provides detailed qualitative and quantitative analyses of the market
dynamics, market size and future trends in Global petroleum coke Market.
It will help a lot of decision makers to develop strategies and find new
opportunities in the Global petroleum coke Market.
High demand for petroleum coke has been witnessed in Asia Pacific region
over the past few years owing to developing economies such as China and
India. Petroleum coke is also called as petcoke. It is a solid carbon material
obtained as a byproduct in the oil refineries. Majorly, it comprises of carbon
along with traces of sulfur and heavy metals. Crude oil when refined is
processed into petrol, diesel, naphtha, fuel oil, kerosene and residue crude.
Further a process known as coking is carried out to produce petcoke.
Currently, more than 100 refineries produce petcoke across the globe. Fuel
grade coke and calcined coke are the two major types of petroleum coke
available in the market. Major applications of fuel grade coke are found in
power plants and cement kilns owing to high calorific value and less cost.
Calcined coke is used to manufacture titanium oxide and find applications in
various industries such as aluminum, bricks, fertilizer, glass and steel.
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