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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20436 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE, USE $300 BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO. 12840 WASHINGTON, DC POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE U.S INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 500 E STREET, SW. WASHINGTON, DC 20277–2840 ATTN: OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES MTBE NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES
U.S. International Trade Commission Washington, DC 20436 Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE): Conditions Affecting the Domestic Industry Publication 3231 September 1999
Page 1 and 2: Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE):
Page 3: ITC READER SATISFACTION SURVEY Meth
Page 8 and 9: TABLE OF CONTENTS iii Page Abstract
Page 10: Tables-Continued TABLE OF CONTENTS-
Page 13 and 14: accounts for about 30 percent of U.
Page 15 and 16: volatile organic compound emissions
Page 17 and 18: gases in Saudi Arabia regardless of
Page 19 and 20: Register (64 F.R. 5312) of February
Page 21 and 22: eportedly purchased imported MTBE d
Page 23 and 24: Table 1-1. The four main sources of
Page 25 and 26: Table 2-1 MTBE production levels of
Page 27 and 28: Saudi Arabia, 13 Venezuela, the UAE
Page 29 and 30: The third group of countries, the m
Page 31 and 32: (1) in refineries using either thei
Page 33 and 34: production capacity is fairly recen
Page 35 and 36: Table 3-2 31 (...continued) In the
Page 37 and 38: Table 3-3 The cost of producing MTB
Page 39 and 40: accounted for approximately 94 perc
Page 41 and 42: exploring their options regarding a
Page 43 and 44: Table 3-7 U.S. MTBE import-to-consu
Page 45 and 46: Table 3-10 Average monthly and annu
Page 47 and 48: Table 3-12 Components of LDP unit v
Page 49 and 50: Transportation Costs Practically al
Page 51 and 52: Source: Compiled by the Commission
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volume, 90 and contain no lead or h
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that opted in to the program, 112 m
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appendixes H and J). In addition, t
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prohibit the use of jet skis and, i
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produce disruptions in the fuel sup
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According to one source, the “vol
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level almost reached the record hig
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Europe consider ethanol to be too c
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TAME is produced in about five to s
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our continued economic growth.” 4
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with $5.5 billion in 1996. 17 As of
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Port in Madinat Al-Jubail. 35 Both
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Alujain was to have held about 30 p
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(presented in descending order). 59
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Using minimum estimated operating r
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The cost of producing MTBE from n-b
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Table 4-3 Butane dehydrogenation pr
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consumed domestically “as fuel an
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price would be determined by deduct
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Government Policies This section pr
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e available to all sectors in the K
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intent of the investment condition
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that “this is only a limited cush
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In another argument, several source
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Opinions within the industry differ
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4-34
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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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D-4
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MTBE Production Processes STEAM CRA
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Figure E-2 is not available in the
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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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2 percent. This growth rate was in
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Table F-6 Annual production of liqu
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Table F-7 U.S. annual production, t
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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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