Mixed Xylene (Solvent grade) has a major end use in the surface coatings industry because of its solvency and evaporation rate. It is used in the formulation of high quality industrial coatings such as automotive, marine, baking enamels, furniture lacquer and other protective coatings. In the manufacture of coating resins, it is used as a true solvent in alkyd and amino resin preparation and for other high performance coating resins.

MXS is used as a carrier solvent in many pesticide formulations. The sp. gravity, solvency powers and evaporation rate are some of the important parameters for its use in agrochemical formulations.

Xylene is also used as a carrier solvent for wide range of chemical specialities and ethylene oxide condensates like emulsifiers for agrochemical formulations.