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Table 3-4 Butane dehydrogenation production process: Feedstock costs and shares of total feedstock and total cash costs, 1996 and 1999 Input costs as a share Input costs as a Unit input costs Cost of feedstock of total feedstock costs share of total cash costs Total feedstock costs as a share of total cash costs Year Methanol Butane Methanol Butane Methanol Butane Total cash costs Methanol Butane ----Per metric ton----- Per metric ton MTBE -------Percent---------- Per metric ton MTBE ------------------------Percent----------------- 1996 ......... $245.00 $179.00 $91.54 $134.87 40 60 $147.90 31 46 77 1999 ......... 98.75 163.50 36.84 123.18 13 77 229.48 16 54 70 Source: Information presented in table 3-2; DeWitt & Co., MTBE and Oxygenates, appendix C. 3-9
accounted for approximately 94 percent of the total cash cost in 1999, with the isobutylene stream accounting for the majority of the feedstock cost (about 81 percent). U.S. Production, Trade, and Consumption Data During 1994-98, U.S. production of MTBE rose by 42.7 thousand barrels per day, and apparent U.S. consumption rose by 77.0 thousand barrels per day (see table 3-5). Both production and consumption reached their highest levels in 1997. Production capacity increased by 14.3 thousand barrels per day in 1995 and remained at that level for the rest of the period. Imports increased from 40.6 thousand barrels per day to 88.2 thousand barrels per day during 1994-98 (or by 117 percent), with their share of consumption increasing from 23 percent to 35 percent. Imports from all major sources increased during the period. U.S. exports changed little between 1994 and 1997, ranging from a low of 5,200 barrels per day in 1995 to a high of 9,400 barrels per day in 1994. In 1998, however, they increased to 23,800 barrels per day (or by 170 percent). This increase was accounted for by a rise in shipments to Venezuela and Mexico. Table 3-5 U.S. production, trade, consumption, production capacity, and utilization for MTBE, 1994-98 Item 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Production (1,000 barrels per day) ............ 143.7 163.3 185.2 197.0 186.4 Imports (1,000 barrels per day) .............. 40.8 63.2 69.6 76.7 88.7 Exports (1,000 barrels per day) .............. 9.4 5.2 7.1 8.8 23.8 Consumption (1,000 barrels per day) .......... 175.1 221.3 247.7 264.9 251.3 Ratio of imports to consumption (percent) ...... 23 29 28 29 35 Capacity(1,000 barrels per day) .............. 214.8 229.1 229.1 229.1 229.1 Capacity utilization (percent) ................ 67 71 80 86 81 Source: Compiled from data obtained from Energy Information Administration monthly surveys and official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Factors Affecting MTBE Trends Market Conditions As has been noted, the U.S. MTBE market is the largest in the world, owing to the highest gasoline consumption of any country and environmental regulations which mandate oxygen content for much of this gasoline. In 1996, the latest year for which information is available, the United States accounted for 43 percent of the world’s motor gasoline consumption. The next highest consuming nation was Japan, with 4.9 percent of world consumption. 36 36 U.S. DOE, International Energy Annual, 1997, pp. 55-59. 3-10
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Appendix C Witness List
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Appendix D Glossary
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-the
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MTBE Production Processes STEAM CRA
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dehydrated to form isobutylene) or
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Appendix F U.S. Production and Cons
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Table F-1 U.S. methanol producers,
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Table F-3 U.S. methanol production,
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increased during this period; Canad
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another 3 to 5 percent is reportedl
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Appendix G U.S. Tariff Treatment an
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Appendix H Chronology of Events Rel
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Year MTBE-related incidents, academ
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Chronology of Events Related to the
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Appendix J Legislation and Other Ac
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Jersey introduced legislation that
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