Weak demand and cost collapse are the two biggest features of the chemical market in the first half of this year. Due to less than expected demand, the profits of most chemicals are greatly discounted, and the pricing logic generally anchors the cost, and the whole chemical industry is in a weak state in the first half of the year.

4-tert-Butylcatechol (TBC) is an organic chemical compound that is a derivative of catechol. It is added as a stabilizer and an inhibitor of polymerization to butadiene, styrene, vinyl acetate, and other reactive monomer streams. It is 25 times better than at 60°C for polymerization inhibitory effect. Also used as a stabilizer in the manufacture of polyurethane foam. It also can be used as an antioxidant for synthetic rubber, polymers, and oil derivatives. It can be used as a purification agent for aminoformate catalysts. TBC is available in a form of a solid crystal and 85% solution in water.