COURSE OVERVIEW

Aromatics are a major sector within the global petrochemical industry. The key products are benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX). These are the raw materials for a number of the most important petrochemical intermediates and polymers.
Aromatics markets are complex to understand due to their close relationship to gasoline markets. Changes in aromatics markets are thus often not driven by supply/demand factors in the individual product markets, but by upstream developments in oil and feedstock markets. In addition, Asia's dominance of the C8 polyester chain adds a further geographic complication when trying to forecast likely developments in those business areas further down the value chain that depend on aromatics.
This course will give the participants deeper insights into different manufacturing aromatics processes. It will help participants to acquire a more detailed understanding of the various aromatics technologies, the varied applications of aromatics and their competing alternative valuations from a refinery.