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Sep 2020
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Renewable Energy and Chemicals
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Biorenewable Insights: Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals and Fuels (2020 Program)

This report is a comprehensive account on technologies that utilize carbon dioxide. Technologies profiled include carbonates, urea, methanol, ethanol, cement, and others. Results of economic analysis and analysis of CO2 utilization potential are included.
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Aug 2020
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Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials
Petrochemicals

Maleic Anhydride (2020 Program)

This report comments on the motivations behind the recent maleic anhydride (MAN) capacity additions and provides a high-level analysis of the business and strategic considerations as well as the technology availability from the perspective of a company entering or expanding into this market. As over 70 percent of the global capacity and all the announced capacity additions are/will be based on the n-butane route, the cost of production via this route for plants located in the United States, Western Europe, the Middle East, and China has been estimated for the first quarter of 2020.  This analysis is underpinned by a review of end-use sector consumption as well as regional market dynamics.
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Jun 2020
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Polymers and Plastics
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) (2020 Program)

PBT, a commercially important engineering polymer, is commonly made by the direct esterification of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) with 1,4 butanediol (BDO), followed by polycondensation.  This report includes an analysis of PBTs markets, end-uses, and production technologies.  Production economics were prepared for world-scale continuous and batch production plants using composite PBT technologies; both routes from DMT and PTA were modelled.  The analysis was prepared for plants located in the U. S. Gulf Coast, Western Europe, and Coastal China.
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Jun 2020
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Polymers and Plastics
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers (2020 Program)

Thermoplastic polyolefin elastomers were developed over the past few decades as a means to bridge the gap between rubber and plastics using olefinic feedstocks.  Covered in this report are in-situ TPOs, compounded TPOs, TPVs, Polyolefin Elastomers and Plastomers, and Olefin Block Copolymers. 
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Dec 2019
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C1 Chemicals and Fertilizers
Renewable Energy and Chemicals
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Cobalt Extraction Technologies (2019 Program)

An examination of the technologies and economics of cobalt refining, including examination of existing and novel methods of processing sedimentary copper-cobalt and laterite deposits for cobalt recovery.  Coverage includes innovative acid leaching and refining processes as well as battery recycling.  Strategic outlook for cobalt is discussed in context of economic modelling, resource geography, and policy changes in critical countries and trading forums.
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Dec 2019
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Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials
Petrochemicals

Detergent Alcohols (2019 Program)

Commercial technologies and trends for producing detergent alcohols are discussed in detail. Process economics for several technologies, including synthetic and fatty alcohols, have been developed (U.S., N.W. Europe, and South-East Asia bases). Regional market supply/demand and commercial applications are included.
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Dec 2019
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Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Energy and Chemicals
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Biorenewable Insights: Non-Conventional Bio-based Textile Fibers (2019 Program)

This report investigates the various developments in biobased fibers for textile applications including natural and synthetic fibers.  Commercial technologies for the production of bio based PLA, PHA, PTT, and nylon are analyzed in depth.  Analyses include technical descriptions and cost of production estimates. A summary of the global fibers industry is also provided.
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Dec 2019
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Renewable Energy and Chemicals
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials
Oil, Gas and Refined Products

Flow Batteries for Large Scale Energy Storage (2019 Program)

Energy storage is growing in importance, and falling in cost, as solar PV, wind, and other renewables become a greater part of generation, and the grid becomes more sophisticated; batteries are a key type of solution, and flow batteries offer many advantages for large-scale and behind the meter storage. This report examines the global market trends, scenarios and opportunities for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the next 5-10 years, as well as the current and projected technoeconomics of flow batteries in terms of levelized cost of storage and total investment cost.
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Dec 2019
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Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Specialty Isocyanates (2019 Program)

This report is a comprehensive study of the three major specialty isocyanates: HDI, IPDI and H12MDI.  Detailed analyses of the process technologies used for the production of these isocyanates and their feedstocks are included, in addition to cost of production estimates for each isocyanate and sensitivity analyses for the cost of production.  The report also provides an overview of industry trends, commercial applications for the isocyanates and global market dynamics.
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Jul 2019
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Petrochemicals
Polymers and Plastics
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Specialty Polyesters (2019 Program)

Polyesters are a family of materials made from a dicarboxylic acid and an alcohol with two or more hydroxy functionalities.  The alternating reaction of a carboxylic acid and a hydroxy group, called a condensation reaction, yields a polyester.  This report covers a number of specialty polyesters, including PETG, PTT, Copolyester (i.e. TRITAN) and a thermoplastic elastomeric polyester generically referred to as copolyester elastomer (COPE).   PET and PBT are covered in separate TECH reports; PETG, PTT and Copolyester were selected for coverage as they are the largest volume materials of the remaining materials.  COPE is covered due to its interesting properties and ongoing growth opportunities. 
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