Strategic Business Analysis (SBA) Program - Quarterly Business Update provides an analysis of key developments in the methanol industry. The report includes a capacity update as well as profitability and pricing developments over the past quarter. In addition updated price forecasts based upon revised oil scenarios are provided.

Analysis of the profitability of the Western Europe refining and petrochemical industry for the fourth quarter of 2008

The process technology and economics for making polymer grade propylene via enhanced FCC processes are assessed. Production economics are compared for enhanced FCC versus conventional FCC with ZSM- additive versus conventional naphtha steam cracking.

The chemistry, process technology and production economics for sulfuric acid manufacture are presented. The historical development of various process routes are reviewed and a detailed description of the modern double absorption contact process is presented. Regional supply/demand balances out to 2013 are given.