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Global Polytetrahydrofuran Market Expected To Reach 1.1
Million Tons By 2019
Date: 2016-08-03
Polytetrahydrofuran, also called poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol or poly(tetramethylene
oxide), is a chemical compound with formula (C4H8O)nOH2 or HO-(-(CH2)4O-)n-H. It can
be viewed as a polymer of tetrahydrofuran, or as the polyether derived from 1,4butanediol.
Polytetrahydrofuran is commonly prepared by acid-catalyzed polymerization of
tetrahydrofuran. The starting material is natural gas, which is converted to acetylene, then
reacted with formaldehyde to make butynediol and then butanediol. The latter is turned
into tetrahydrofuran by action of a catalyst and then polymerized.
Polytetrahydrofuran is widely used to produce thermoplastic polyyrethane (TPU), spandex,
Copolyester – ethers (COPEs) and others.
Global Polytetrahydrofuran Market Share, by Applications, 2014

The demand of global polytetrahydrofuran was about 0.8 million tons in 2014, and is
expected to reach 1.1 million tons by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 6.0% from 2015 to
2019. In terms of consumption, the consumption of three countries (including USA, Europe
and Japan) accounts for about 90% of total world consumption. Due to the different levels
of development of various countries and regions, its consumption growth is different.
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