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  Market Overview: Isobutanol is a colorless liquid with four carbon branched chain alcohol is commonly used as a raw material for isobutyl methacrylate, isobutyl acetate, coating resins, isobutyl acrylate, and paint thinners. Isobutanol is miscible with all common solvents such as ketones, ethers, glycols, alcohols, aldehydes, and aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It is broadly used as a diluent in cellulose nitrate lacquers and offers to enhance their gloss, flow, and resistance to blushing. It is widely used in numerous end-use industries such as oil & gas, paint & coatings, chemicals, textiles, pharmaceutical, and others on account of their excellent properties. Some of the important factors that positively influence the growth of the isobutanol market are expanding building & construction industry, continuous growth of woodworking industry, and rising demand for marine & aerospace coatings. It is also used as flavoring agent in food industry hence increasing p