Analysis and forecast of the annual profitability of the Asia Pacific petrochemical industry.

Analysis and forecast of the annual profitability of the United States petrochemical industry.

Biotechnologies for producing glycols and polyols are discussed along with cost of production estimates for a range of bioglycols and biopolyols. Regional supply, demand and trade data are also given.

Subject to the competitiveness of coal-based MEG, there could be a paradigm shift in the structure of the global MEG industry especially with regard to future trade flows beyond 2015.