There are many different drivers, including political influence, macroeconomic trends, technology trends, and environmental legislation that simultaneously influence the petrochemical industry.  NexantECA's Markets and Profitability program is underpinned by our unique Petrochemical Simulator, with forecasting methodology based on an integrated approach to take account of the major pressures on global supply and demand patterns, the pressure on cost of production, and expected impact on industry profitability.This document describes our methodology and includes assumptions and scenarios for our 2023 and year to date 2024 reports.

Analysis of the profitability of the petrochemical and polymers industry in Asia Pacific, Western Europe and the United States for the first quarter of 2024. 

Market Analytics: Ammonia - 2024 provides analysis and forecasts to 2050 of supply and demand of the global ammonia industry.  This analysis identifies the issues shaping the industry as well as provide demand, supply and net trade data for 40 countries/regions. Ammonia demand is segmented by key end-use including ammonium nitrate fertilizers, ammonium phosphate fertilizers, direct application fertilizer, industrial, other nitrogen fertilizers, urea, marine fuels and power generation. The report captures:Consumption: Assesses historic and forecast consumption; forecasts are based on projections of end use and economic activity.Supply: Includes a list of all producers, their production capacity, location, etc., and discussion of the status of new projects.Supply, Demand and Trade: Provides historical analysis and forecasts to 2050 of consumption, production, imports/exports, inventory build-up/decline, capacity and capacity utilization.NexantECA has also utilized its long standing knowledge in the energy and fuels sector to forecast the consumption of ammonia in emerging end uses including marine fuels and power generation.

Market Analytics: Ethylene - 2024 provides analysis and forecasts to 2050 of supply and demand of the global ethylene market.  This analysis identifies the issues shaping the ethylene industry as well as provide detailed demand breakdown by derivative, supply and net trade data for 40 countries.