This report provides analysis and forecast to 2035 of the global market for higher alpha olefins.  Market Insights: Higher Alpha Olefins - 2021 includes discussion regarding key market drivers and constraints, as well as supply, demand and trade analysis for nine regions: North America, South America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and China with forecasts to 2035.  Analysis, including competitive landscape, who’s who of suppliers and cost competitiveness along with price forecasts to 2035 and a snapshot of latest pricing trends is also included by region.End-use analysis includes: C10 LAO (decene-1): PAO, plasticisers, detergents and others; C12 LAO (dodecene-1): detergent alcohols, LAB, lubes and others; and C14 LAO (tetradecene-1): detergent alcohols, AOS, fine chemicals and others.

This Special Report provides a detailed assessment of key end-use sector trends and the global market outlook for polyalphaolefins (PAOs).  Regional PAO supply, demand, and net trade analyses are provided for 2010-2040.  Price forecasts for low- and high-viscosity PAOs in major regional markets also are presented, based on crude oil price scenarios and the PAO profitability outlook.  In addition, delivered cost competitiveness is evaluated for major producing regions when serving key target markets.

Market Analytics: Olefin Feedstocks - 2021 provides a detailed analysis of the regional and country feedstock requirements for olefin production - ethylene, propylene and butadiene - including forecasts to 2045.     Feedstocks include naphtha, methanol, ethanol, ethane, propane, butane, and gas oil.In addition, this report now includes discussion and forecasts of the development of recycled 'plastic oil' as a cracker feedstock. 

This techno-economic report reviews the chemistry, properties, conventional and green technologies, and development trends of methanol. The report provides methanol economics for four gas-based technologies and a coal-based methanol plant in several different global locations (USGC, Western Europe, China, and the Middle East) under a consistent first quarter 2021 price scenario. An analysis of the ROI and investment attractiveness for gas-based methanol facilities is also provided.