Mixed Xylene is used as solvent in printing, rubber, and leather industries. In thinning paints and varnishes, it can be substituted for toluene where slower drying is desired. It is used in the production of plastic bottles and polyester clothing.
Principal precursor to terephthalic acid, phthalic anhydride and dimethyl terephthalate, which are used in the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles and polyester clothing.