Phthalic anhydride is a toxic, white solid crystalline compound in various forms or a clear molten liquid, with an irritating odor. It is slightly soluble in hot water, hydrolysing to phthalic acid. PA is soluble in alcohol and carbon disulphide. It reacts with strong oxidants and responds violently when heated with copper oxide or sodium nitrite, to cause an explosion hazard.
Phthalic anhydride is obtained from oxidation of o-xylene or naphthalene in presence of a catalyst usually a vanadium/titanium pentoxide. Plasticizers are the important application area for phthalic anhydride, followed by unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) and alkyd resins.
Plasticisers are the important application area for phthalic anhydride, about 51.04% of phthalic anhydride consumption is used for the production of plasticisers, followed by unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) and alkyd resins. The major end-use markets of phthalic anhydride include construction, automotive and marine industries.

The global Phthalic Anhydride market was valued at xx million US$ in 2018 and will reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2019-2025.
This report focuses on Phthalic Anhydride volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall Phthalic Anhydride market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect.
Regionally, this report categorizes the production, apparent consumption, export and import of Phthalic Anhydride in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.
For each manufacturer covered, this report analyzes their Phthalic Anhydride manufacturing sites, capacity, production, ex-factory price, revenue and market share in global market.

The following manufacturers are covered:
BASF
ExxonMobil
Aekyung
Thirumalai
Stepan
Koppers
UPC Group
Polynt
Proviron
Lanxess
CEPSA
Uralkhimprom
IG Petrochemicals
Nan Ya Plastics
Deza
Perstorp
Shenghe
Bluesail
Henan Qing'an Chemical
HongXin Company
Anhui Tongling Chemical
New Solar
Jiangsu Sanmu Group
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical

Segment by Regions
North America
Europe
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
India

Segment by Type
O-xylene Catalytic Oxidation
Naphthalene Catalytic Oxidation

Segment by Application
Plasticizers
UPR
Alkyd Resins
Others