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Dec 2012
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Petrochemicals
Polymers and Plastics

Price, Margins, and Costs in an Era of High Oil Prices

Nexant has developed an efficient and accurate price forecasting system that requires minimal data manipulation and generates totally self-consistent price forecast scenarios across wide families of chemical products. Using this technique, this new report examines the impact of hgh future oil prices on the profitability and competitiveness of a broad range of chemical products.
Oct 2012
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Petrochemicals
Polymers and Plastics

Developing Fortunes of the C4 Value Chain

Reviews the evolving feedstock slate for regional ethylene production and resulting C4 availability. Alternative routes to butadiene are presented. Regional market dynamics for butadiene, butylenes and major derivatives are included.
Jul 2012
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Petrochemicals

North American Shale Gas: Opportunity or Threat for Global Ethylene Producers?

This report addresses new opportunities and uncertainties facing global ethylene producers. It profiles and assesses current and future North American shale gas production, and analyzes its future impact on global ethylene producers.
Jun 2012
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Petrochemicals
Polymers and Plastics

High Pressure Polyethylene: Re-Emergence as a Specialty?

This study assesses the commercial, technical, economic, and historical margins associated with selected LDPE, LLDPE and EVA products, and provides critical information to companies considering investment in LDPE.
Jan 2012
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Petrochemicals
Renewable Chemicals and Energy

Evolving Propylene Sources - Solution to Supply Shortages?

Propylene was historically available as a co-product of naphtha cracking. The switch to lighter feedstocks from shale gas resulted in a decline in cracker propylene co-production. This report examines the process technologies and economics for the propylene production.
Dec 2009
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Petrochemicals
Renewable Chemicals and Energy

New Technology Valuations: The Values of Technologies Under Development

This study evaluates the intangible assets represented by chemical and energy process technologies that are in the research and development (R&D) phase. These technologies are not yet commercialized but appear to have significant economic value. The study surveys twenty promising technologies and explains Nexant’s assessment of their value.
Feb 2009
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Petrochemicals
Renewable Chemicals and Energy

Propylene Technology: The Next Generation

This study provides an in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis of various new and developing technologies for the production of propylene via conventional and emerging process routes and conventional and non-conventional feedstocks, including biomass.

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