Ethyl Mercaptan Market, by Product Type (Ethanol (Ethylene) Method, Ethyl Chloride Method, Anhydrous Ethanol Method, and Others), and by Application (Pesticide Intermediates, Warning Agent, and Others) – Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022-2028
Key players operating in the global ethyl mercaptan market are adopting different strategies such as merger and acquisition, capacity expansion, etc. to cater growing demand of ethyl mercaptan from various applications such as pesticide, warning agent and other chemical intermediates.
For instance, In May 2017, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, a manufacturer and supplier of olefins and polyolefins aromatics, alpha olefins, specialty chemicals, etc. announced completion of debottlenecking its production plant for tetrahydrothiophene and ethyl mercaptan in Tessenderlo, Belgium to ensure long-term supply of ethyl mercaptan to its customers. This increased the production of capacity of both the chemicals by 65%.