Methanol

• Methanol:- is a key component in the manufacture of hundreds of other chemicals, solvents and other formulations.
  Approximately 40% of methanol is converted into formaldehyde which is in turn used in the manufacture of a diverse range of products such as plastics, paints, textiles, pigments and dyes.
  Methanol is also used to manufacture acetic acid, the fuel additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), biodiesel and increasingly as a feedstock for new methanol to olefins plants.
• 1,4-Butanediol (BDO):- is used industrially in the manufacture of some plastics, elastic fibres and polyurethanes.
  It is also used directly as a feedstock in the manufacture of some important co-polymers, such as Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT).
• Tetrahydrofuran (THF):- has many uses as a general solvent (pharmaceuticals, adhesives). Its main use is to produce polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG)
  which is in turn used in the manufacture of urethane elastomers and fibres.
• Carbon Monoxide:- CO has many applications in the manufacture of a range of important bulk chemicals. For example,
  It is used in the manufacture of aldehydes of phosgene, a key reagent in the production polycarbonates and polyurethanes. It is also combined with methanol to produce acetic acid.
• Gamma butyrolactone (GBL):- is a common solvent and reagent in chemistry, with diverse applications in pharmaceuticals, agri-chemicals, epoxy coatings and
  as a solvent in industrial cleaning products, paint strippers and adhesive removers.