Analysis of the profitability of the petrochemical and polymers industry in Asia Pacific, Western Europe and the United States for the first quarter of 2021. 

Analysis of the profitability of the petrochemical and polymers industry in Asia Pacific, Western Europe and the United States for the fourth quarter of 2020. 

This report provides a technical review of commercial and developing technologies for reformate and benzene production.  New developments, process descriptions and economics are included.  Cost of production estimates for several reformate and benzene production processes are developed to illustrate the cost competitiveness in selected regions: USGC, China, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.  Commercial end-use applications, along with global and regional supply, demand, and trade data is also included.   

This report provides profitability and price projections to 2045 for reformate, pygas, benzene, toluene, mixed xylenes, para-xylene and cyclohexane.  The main price setting regions of Asia Pacific, Western Europe and the United States are analysed.