Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled “Epichlorohydrin (ECH) Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 – 2023” According to the report, the global epichlorohydrin market was valued at US$ 2.56 Bn in 2014 and is anticipated to reach US$ 3.52 Bn by 2023, expanding at a CAGR of 3.6% ... Read more

ECH is a chemical containing epoxy and chlorine element. It has characteristics such as moderate solubility in water, chiral nature, and miscibility in polar solvents owing to which it is used to manufacture epoxy resins and glues, plastics, glycerols, and elastomers. It is manufactured using glycerin and propylene as raw materials. Using propylene as feedstock, allyl chloride and allyl alcohol routes are employed to produce ECH. It can be manufactured through the allyl chloride route in two ... Read more