The relative competitiveness of producing plastics from trees/wood has been reviewed. Process technology and production costs for the various pathways are discussed and evaluated to answer the question of whether this is a game-changer. PET, PP, HDPE regional demand is included.

Analysis of the profitability of the Asia Pacific refining and petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2012.

Renewable technologies for the production of para-xylene are described along with conventional routes.  Estimates of the cost of production for three bio-routes are compared to conventional cost of production for the USGC.  Regional costs are compared for bio para-xylene in Brazil, Western Europe and the U.S.  para-Xylene commercial applications and supply/demand analysis is given.

Analysis of the refinery profitability and price projections for petroleum products and petrochemical feedstocks in Asia Pacific through 2030.