# Toluene: Feedstocks

Integration decides who profits from toluene

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/feedstocks/

What this tab covers What it is made from and what it feeds: the raw materials and energy per tonne with their share of cost (linked to the commodity table), who is low-cost and why, and the chemicals made from it.

Toluene is a crude oil product. Its cost is the value it would have as petrol blendstock or as feed to xylene conversion. Integration decides competitiveness: complexes with paraxylene units can always place toluene, while stand-alone refiners sell into the solvent and petrol market.

#### Inputs per tonne

| Input | Quantity per tonne | Role | Share of cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Oil Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/crude_oil/) | reformate is about 15-25% toluene (indicative) | hydrocarbon source | about 85-90% of cash cost (indicative) | indicative |
| [Kc Coking coal](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/coking_coal/) | by-product | minor source in China | by-product | indicative |

#### Who is low-cost, and why

Low cost sits with integrated Asian aromatics complexes and US Gulf refiners with large reformers. Toluene's floor is its gasoline blending value; its ceiling is its value as paraxylene feed.

#### Raw materials on the commodity table
[Oil Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/crude_oil/)

#### What it is made into

| Product | Note |
|---|---|
| [PX Paraxylene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/paraxylene/) | via disproportionation and transalkylation |
| [Bz Benzene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/benzene/) | via disproportionation and hydrodealkylation |
| [PU Polyurethanes (MDI, TDI, polyols)](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/polyurethanes/) | via dinitrotoluene |
| [Pnt Paints and coatings](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/paints_coatings/) | solvent |
| [Adh Adhesives and sealants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/adhesives/) | solvent |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/production/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/movement/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/toluene/links/index.md)