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In 2023–2024, the United States, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia were the leading exporters of propylene (CAS 115-07-1), collectively accounting for over 40% of global export value, while China, Germany, and Mexico ranked as the top importers, driven by petrochemical feedstock demand. Export volumes from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia remained stable, whereas Chinese imports moderated slightly amid domestic olefin capacity expansions, coinciding with increased volatility in propylene prices.
Propylene is a colorless, flammable gas with a faint petroleum-like odor at room temperature and pressure; it liquefies under moderate pressure or refrigeration, with a boiling point of −47.6 °C and a melting point of −185.2 °C. It is an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (alkene) and a key petrochemical intermediate. Propylene serves primarily as a feedstock for polypropylene production—the second most widely produced synthetic polymer globally—and is also used to manufacture acrylonitrile, propylene oxide, cumene, and butyraldehyde. Its downstream applications span polymers, packaging, automotive components, textiles, and specialty chemicals including surfactants and pharmaceutical intermediates.
Propylene is obtained from refining of gasolineand thermal or catalytic cracking ofhydrocarbons. It is used to produce polypropylene(plastic) and in the manufacture ofacetone, isopropanol, cumene, and propyleneoxide.
colourless gas
This chemical is included in Basic Chemicals - Olefins. See more about what is Propylene and Propylene SDS information.
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