Analysis of the profitability of the U.S. refining and petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2013.

Analysis of the profitability of the West European refining and petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2013.

This report reviews the current commercial technologies and developing technologies for on-purpose production of butadiene including routes from renewable sources. Process economics (investment and production costs) have been evaluated. Regional supply/demand is included.

The report analyzes the conventional carbohydrate crops against cellulosic biomass from a number of sources, exploring the opportunities for cellulosics to replace conventional carbohydrate crops as feedstocks for chemicals and fuels from renewable sources.