Research and Markets: Petroleum Coke Industry to 2015 - Strong Demand Growth Driven by Increased Focus on Fuel Diversification

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4fc900/petroleum_coke_ind) has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Petroleum Coke Industry to 2015 - Strong Demand Growth Driven by Increased Focus on Fuel Diversification" to their offering.

“Petroleum Coke Industry to 2015 - Strong Demand Growth Driven by Increased Focus on Fuel Diversification”

This report discusses the effect of industry shift towards heavy crude on petroleum coke production. It also discusses about the emergence of petroleum coke as an alternate energy source to coal. It analyses the trend of increasing consumption of petroleum coke by the cement and power industry. The pricing scenario of petroleum coke in major countries and the factors affecting the prices are also give in the report. Overall, the report presents a comprehensive analysis of the Global Petroleum coke market, covering all the major parameters. The report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by a team of industry experts.

Petroleum coke has made significant inroads in the cement and power industry and has started giving competition to coal. Petroleum coke is an excellent, inexpensive product to blend with coal in traditional coal fired boilers. Production costs associated with petcoke are minimal because it is a byproduct of the refining process, and prices are generally determined by the competitive steam coal price.

Scope:

• Drivers, restraints and challenges faced by the global petroleum coke industry.
• Coverage of major petroleum coke market in key regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, South and Central America, and Middle East and Africa.
• Analysis of the current scenario in major petroleum coke producing regions in the world.
• Effect of industry shift towards heavier crude on petroleum code production
• Demand and production data of major petroleum coke producing countries from 2000 to 2010, and forecast for five years to 2015.
• Details of end use consumption of petroleum coke in major countries
• Pricing scenario of petroleum coke in major countries
• Future outlook of the global petroleum coke industry

Key Topics Covered:

1 Table of contents

2 Introduction

3 Global Petroleum Coke Industry

4 Delayed Coking - The Dominant Process for Production of Petroleum Coke

5 Global Shift Towards Heavy Crude - A Boon to the Petroleum Coke Industry

6 Petroleum Coke - Competing With Coal As An Energy Source

7 Global Petroleum Coke Industry, Market Scenario of Fuel Grade Petroleum Coke, 2000-2015

8 Pricing Scenario of Fuel Grade Petroleum Coke

9 Bullish Trend to Continue for Fuel Grade Petroleum Coke on Account of Strong Demand Growth

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