This techno-economic report offers a review of chemistry, properties, technology, and development trends of common barrier resins including EVOH, PVDC, selected nylons, and PEN. The report provides economics for these polymer resins for several different global locations (USGC, Western Europe, and China) under a consistent first quarter 2017 price scenario. The report also describes the properties and uses of barrier resins, and provides a brief global market analysis for the selected barrier resins.

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production technologies have been reviewed and profiles of major licensors are presented.  Cost of production estimates have been developed for suspension process for USGC, Western Europe, coastal China, and inland China and for mass, emulsion, and microsuspension for USGC.  Global and tri-regional demand, capacity, and supply/demand data is included.

Silicones COP Tables for PERP 2014S6

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the technology, economics and markets for the processing of the C4 hydrocarbon value chain, which includes butadiene, isobutylene, butenes and butanes.  Commercial and developing process technologies are discussed.  Cost of production estimates have been developed to illustrate the cost competitiveness of butadiene, isobutylene, and butene-1 production in selected regions.  A market overview for the C4 chain is also presented.