Technology and production economics of liquid crystal polymers and key monomers. End uses and supply/demand outlook are also presented.

The process technology and production economics for polystyrene (GPPS, High Temperature, HIPS, EPS, and syndiotactic) and ABS (emulsion, bulk/mass, and hydrid) are presented. Regional supply/demand forecasts for PS and ABS out to 2005 are also given.

This report forecasts MTBE demand out to 2010 and assesses the impact of the phaseout on the U.S. gasoline pool. Price setting mechanisms and pricing forecasts for aromatics, propylene, and ethylene are presented.

Process technology and production economics for conventional stream cracking as well as propane dehydro, olefin metathesis, deep catalytic cracking and selective C4/C5 cracking. Supply/demand forecasts for ethylene and propylene are also provided.

The process technology and production economics of natural fatty acids, fatty amines, fatty alcohols, and natural linear alcohols are presented. The production economics of synthetic detergent range alcohols are provided as basis for comparison.

The process technology and production economics for crude and purified acrylic acid as well as butyl and ethyl acrylate. Supply/demand forecasts out to 2005 are also presented.

Process technology and economics of various approaches for making formaldehyde and many derivatives. Supply and demand forecasts are also presented.

Comparison of process technology and economics for a variety of LDPE production processes. Supply/demand forecasts out to 2010 are also provided

Chemistry, process technology, and production economics for various conventional and emerging routes to caprolactam. Caprolactam capacity, supply/demand and trade forecasts out to 2015 is given.

Chemistry, process technology, and production economics for hydrocarbon resin production. Supply/demand forecasts for hydrocarbon resins out to 2015 is also presented.