Acrylic fiber commercial production technology and developments have been reviewed. Costs of production for suspension and solution polymerization processes with wet spinning technology have been evaluated. Acrylic fiber regional supply/demand analysis is included.

Catalytic technologies to upgrade residue are reviewed. Costs of production estimates are given for units employing well-established delayed coking and emerging slurry phase hydrocracking technologies. Refined products supply/demand analysis is included.

Acrylonitrile production via new propane ammoxidation and conventional propylene ammoxidation technologies has been reviewed. Detailed costs of production evaluations of both processes are included. Acrylonitrile supply/demand analysis is included.

Polyacetal/polyoxymethylene (POM) production and technology trends are discussed. Costs of production economics are given for homopolymer and copolymer solutions, and bulk copolymer processes. Supply/demand analysis is given.

Technologies based on extraction and dealkylation including feedstock sources are reviewed.  Non-conventional routes to BTX are discussed.  Benzene and reformate costs of production are given.  Benzene and toluene supply/demand analysis is included.

The chemistry and production technology for cyclic olefin copolymers are reviewed. Costs of production have been estimated. Costs of production for competing polycarbonate and PMMA polymers have been developed for comparison. Mechanical properties, processability and performance, and how they compare to the materials they compete with are discussed.

Nexant has reviewed the relatively new commercial glycerol to epichlorohydrin technology and developed cost of production estimates for its production. Technology and epichlorohydrin production cost estimates via allyl chloride and via allyl alcohol routes, as well as speculative acrolein based route are reviewed.

Commercial aromatics-based (Raschig, NO Reduction, HPO, Honeywell, Sumitomo, Toray, SNIA), developing butadiene and adiponitrile based, as well as an embryonic bio-based production process to Caprolactam are discussed in this comprehensive report. Costs of production estimates for all these routes are given. Strategic issues are discussed. Global and regional supply, demand and trade forecasts are included.

The focus of this report is a high level analysis of hazard and safety methodologies. A general description of safety regulations & comprehensive (regional) survey of catastrophic industrial accidents involving chemical process plants and refineries categorized by major process units.

Reviews the coal bed methane (CBM) industry, including an overview of coal gas extraction, CBM resources in key global regions, technical and operational challenges. CBM pricing and development cost (for N. America, Australia, China, India) are included. Environmental and regulatory issues are addressed.