Petroleum Coke (Petcoke) Market, by Product Type (Fuel Grade Coke and Calcined Coke), by End-use (Calcining Industry, Power Plants, Cement Kilns, Blast Furnaces, and Others), by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa)- Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 - 2030
Petroleum coke is also known as petcoke and is a final solid product obtained from oil refining. It is available in two forms: fuel grade and calcined grade. Power generation, construction, and metal industry are some of the major end-user of the petroleum coke. It is also used in the production of titanium and fertilizers.
Market Dynamics
Various companies are constructing a new facility for the coke gasification project in order to serve the end-user industry. This is expected to be a major trend in the market. For instance, in December 2017, Indian Oil Corp, the oil company in setting up a coke gasification project at its Paradip refinery in Odisha to convert the lowest-cost fossil fuel into gas that can be used to generate power or make petrochemicals.
Increasing production of aluminum is driving demand for calcined petcoke. Calcined grade is one of the key ingredients used in the manufacturing of aluminum. According to the report by Aluminium World Trade Fair, global primary aluminum production increased by 5.8 percent in 2017, with a 10 percent increase in China and stable production in North America and Europe. In total, approx. 63.2 million tons of aluminum were produced worldwide in 2017.
Several countries have banned the import of the petcoke for use as fuel. This is expected to hamper the market growth of the petcoke over the forecast period.
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