Chinese Coal Tar Market to 2017 In 2012, the production capacity of China’s coal tar industry was 22 million tons, and the output was 18 million tons, in which 68 million tons was used in producing carbon black. In 2013, influenced by downstream market, the operating rate was rising and China’s coal tar output has reached 20 million tons. While limited by raw materials, the coal tar producing areas mainly located in Northern China and Eastern China and each has taken up 41.53% and 27.57%. These two regions’ high temperature coal tar producing capacity is approaching to 69.1% of the whole country’s production capacity. Due to the industrial expansion in Central China, the region’s production capacity has been released, and the proportion of total coal tar producing capacity has reached 11.83%.
