I-Phenol luhlobo lwezinto ezibalulekileyo zezinto eziphilayo, ezisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwimveliso yeekhemikhali ezahlukeneyo, ezifana ne-acetophenone, i-bisphenol A, i-caprolactam, inayiloni, i-pesticides njalo njalo. Kweli phepha, siya kuhlalutya kwaye sixoxe ngemeko yemveliso ye-phenol yehlabathi kunye nesimo somenzi omkhulu we-phenol.

Ngokusekwe kwidatha evela kuLawulo lwezoRhwebo lwaMazwe ngaMazwe, umvelisi omkhulu wehlabathi wephenol yiBASF, inkampani yemichiza yaseJamani. Ngo-2019, umthamo we-phenol we-BASF ufikelele kwi-2.9 yezigidi zeetoni ngonyaka, ubalwa malunga ne-16% yetotali yehlabathi. Umenzi wesibini omkhulu yi-DOW Chemical, inkampani yaseMelika, enegunya lokuvelisa i-2.4 yezigidi zeetoni ngonyaka. IQela leSinopec laseTshayina lelona qela lesithathu ngobukhulu livelisa i-phenol ehlabathini, elinomthamo wemveliso we-1.6 yezigidi zeetoni ngonyaka.

Ngokubhekiselele kwiteknoloji yokuvelisa, i-BASF igcine indawo yayo ehamba phambili kwinkqubo yokuvelisa i-phenol kunye ne-derivatives yayo. Ukongeza kwi-phenol ngokwayo, i-BASF iphinda ivelise uluhlu olubanzi lwezinto eziphuma kwi-phenol, kuquka i-bisphenol A, i-acetophenone, i-caprolactam kunye ne-nylon. Ezi mveliso zisetyenziswa kakhulu kwiinkalo ezahlukeneyo ezifana nezokwakha, iimoto, i-electronics, ukupakishwa kunye nezolimo.

Ngokwemfuno yeemarike, imfuno ye-phenol emhlabeni iyanda. I-Phenol isetyenziswa kakhulu kwimveliso ye-bisphenol A, i-acetophenone kunye nezinye iimveliso. Imfuno yezi mveliso iyanda kwiinkalo zokwakha, iimoto kunye ne-elektroniki. Okwangoku, iChina ingomnye wabathengi abakhulu be-phenol emhlabeni. Imfuno ye-phenol e-China iyanda unyaka nonyaka.

Ngamafutshane, i-BASF okwangoku iyeyona ivelisa i-phenol enkulu kwihlabathi. Ukuze igcine indawo yayo ekhokelayo kwixesha elizayo, iBASF iya kuqhubeka ukwandisa utyalo-mali kuphando nophuhliso nokwandisa umthamo wemveliso. Ngokunyuka kwemfuno yaseTshayina ye-phenol kunye nophuhliso oluqhubekayo lwamashishini asekhaya, isabelo saseTshayina kwimarike yehlabathi siya kuqhubeka sikhula. Ke ngoko, iChina inamandla ophuhliso kulo mmandla.