This report provides a detailed understanding of the evolution of the Chinese petrochemicals market. This analysis focuses on the supply and demand balance in China and identifies the strategic trends and issues shaping the industry.
This report provides a comparison of the cost of producing representative polyolefins from several different olefins sources with the aim of showing the costs of alternative sources of ethylene and propylene compare with mainstream, conventional costs.
Development of gas crackers in the Middle East and switching to shale gas ethane in the U.S. have shorted the market of propylene and other heavier streams normally in abundance from naphtha-fed crackers. Consequently, more on-purpose propylene is required to bridge the shortfalls. This report evaluates the options for meeting future demand growth.
Regional round-up of industry developments, regional pricing analysis, and capacity expansions are provided for Q1 2013. A discussion on resurgence of the U.S. polyolefins industry is included.
Methanol production technologies have been reviewed. Process economics have been developed for a coal based process (China and U.S. bases) and a natural gas based process (Central America, China, U.S., Middle East). Regional supply/demand is included.