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MEK
MEK

MEK production in India stayed small as substitutes such as ethyl acetate, an eco-friendly and non-toxic solvent, took share, but MEK demand held up and imports rose.

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Demand for MEK in India has grown modestly, around 1% a year from 2017-18 to 2025-26, to an estimated 56.2 KT. It should keep growing from 2026-27 to 2030-31, and India will have to import more.

Cetex Petrochemicals Limited is India's only MEK producer. Imports meet a large part of demand, so domestic prices move directly with the international market, and more MEK plants are needed.

The global Methyl Ethyl Ketone market is forecast to grow from USD 4.3 billion in 2025 to USD 6 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 3.4%. China, Western Europe, Japan and the United States are the leading consumers. Asia Pacific should grow fastest as its end-use industries develop, and investment in cars and infrastructure in China and India will add to MEK use in the region. Paints and coatings, adhesives and printing inks, helped by rising construction spending, particularly in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, should remain the main driver worldwide.

Highlights of the Report

  • Domestic installed capacity, production and demand
  • Demand Supply Forecasting
  • Key Manufacturers in India
  • Capacity Utilization Rate
  • Planned Projects and Expansions
  • Domestic Market Share and Trends
  • Region-wise Demand Distribution
  • Month-wise Import Quantities
  • Month-wise Export Quantities
  • Country-wise Share of Imports
  • Country-wise Share of Exports
  • Major End Users, Traders and Distributors
  • Domestic Market Prices
  • Prominent Production Technology Licensors
  • Industrial Manufacturing Process
  • Application and Use in Diverse Sectors
  • Global Market highlights
  • Health Impacts
  • Chemical and Physical Properties
  • Market Dynamics
  1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  2. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
    •  Physical and Chemical Properties of MEK
    •  Technology
    •  Manufacturing Process
    •  Vapor Phase Dehydrogenation of 2-Butanol
    •  Liquid Phase Oxidation of Butane
    •  Direct oxidation of n-Butanes, Hoechst-Wacker process
    •  Direct Oxidation N-Butenes, Maruzen Process
    •  Health and Safety Aspects of MEK
    •  Effects of Exposure
    •  Safety Aspects
    •  Uses of MEK
  3. CHAPTER 2: INDIAN SCENARIO
    •  Production and Demand
    •  Capacity Utilization
    •  Key Producer of MEK in India
    •  Cetex Petrochemicals Ltd
    •  Demand-Supply Forecasting: Capacity, Production, Import, Export and Demand of MEK from Fiscal Year 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
  4. CHAPTER 3: IMPORT EXPORT SCENARIO
    •  Import and Export of MEK
    •  Import and Export Source and Destination
    •  MEK Import Source Countries
    •  MEK Export Destination Countries
    •  Month Wise Import and Export of MEK
    •  Month wise Import of MEK from calendar year 2024 to 2026
    •  Month wise Export of MEK from calendar year 2024 to 2026
    •  Major End Users, Traders and Distributors
  5. CHAPTER 4: PRICE ANALYSIS
    •  Import and Export Value Per Tonne of MEK
    •  Import Value Per Tonne of MEK from fiscal 2016-17 to 2025-26, Rs/Tonne
    •  Export Value per Tonne of MEK from fiscal 2016-17 to 2025-26, Rs/MT
    •  Domestic Market Price of MEK
    •  Domestic Market Price of MEK For Imported Repack
    •  Domestic Market Price of MEK For Imported Intact
  6. CHAPTER 5: GLOBAL SCENARIO
    •  Global Snapshot of MEK
    •  Region Wise Consumption of Methyl Ethyl Ketone
    •  End Use Application Insights
    •  Key Producers of MEK
    •  Market Dynamics
  7. LIST OF FIGURES
    •  Figure 1: Molecular Structure of MEK
    •  Figure 2: MEK Production and Demand from Fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT
    •  Figure 3: Capacity Utilization for MEK from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in %
    •  Figure 4: Capacity, Production, and Demand for MEK from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT
    •  Figure 5: Production and Demand of MEK from Fiscal Year 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
    •  Figure 6: Import and Export of MEK from Fiscal Year 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
    •  Figure 7: Import and Export of MEK from fiscal 2016-17 to 2025-26, MT
    •  Figure 8: Country wise import source 2024-25, % share
    •  Figure 9: Country wise import source 2025-26, % share
    •  Figure 10: Country wise Export Destination 2024-25, % share
    •  Figure 11: Country wise Export destination 2025-26, % share
    •  Figure 12: Month wise Import Data (2024), MT
    •  Figure 13: Month wise Import Data (2025), MT
    •  Figure 14: Month wise Import Data (2026), MT
    •  Figure 15: Month wise Import of MEK from calendar year 2024 to 2026 in MT
    •  Figure 16: Month wise Export Data (2024, MT)
    •  Figure 17: Month wise Export Data (2025, MT)
    •  Figure 18: Month wise Export Data (2026), MT
    •  Figure 19: Month wise Export of MEK from calendar year 2024 to 2026 in MT
    •  Figure 20: Import and Export Value per Tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26, RS/MT)
    •  Figure 21: Domestic Market Prices of MEK for Imported repack (2016-17 to 2025-26) In Rs/kg
    •  Figure 22: Domestic Market Prices of MEK for Imported Intact (2024-25 and 2025-26) In Rs/kg
    •  Figure 23: Region Wise Consumption of Methyl Ethyl Ketone
    •  Figure 24: Global Methyl Ethyl Ketone Demand by Application
  8. LIST OF TABLES
    •  Table 1: Physical and Chemical Properties of Methyl Ethyl Ketone
    •  Table 2: Industrial Use of MEK as a Solvent
    •  Table 3: Capacity, Production, Import, Export and Demand of MEK from fiscal 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT
    •  Table 4: Capacity, Production, and Capacity Utilization for MEK from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT and %
    •  Table 5: Capacity, Production, Import, export and demand of MEK from fiscal 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
    •  Table 6: Country wise Import Source 2024-25, MT
    •  Table 7: Country wise Import Source 2025-26, MT
    •  Table 8: Country wise export destination 2024-25, MT
    •  Table 09: Country wise Export Destination 2025-26, MT
    •  Table 10: Month wise Import Data (2024), MT
    •  Table 11: Month wise Import Data (2025)
    •  Table 12: Month wise Import Data (2026)
    •  Table 13: Month wise Export Data (2024)
    •  Table 14: Month wise Export Data (2025)
    •  Table 15: Month wise export Data (2026)
    •  Table 16: Major End Users, Traders and Distributor of MEK in India
    •  Table 17: MEK Import Value per tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26, RS/ MT)
    •  Table 18: MEK Export Value per tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26, RS/ MT)
    •  Table 19: Domestic Market Prices of MEK for Imported Repack (2016-17 to 2025-26) In Rs/kg
    •  Table 20: Domestic Market Prices of MEK for Imported Intact (2024-25 and 2025-26) In Rs/kg

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