Chemistry, process technology, and production economics for propylene oxide are presented. Special emphasis is given to comparing the new (Sumitomo) and emerging (hydrogen peroxide, direct, hydro-oxidation) routes to PO/SM. Market forecast is provided.

An overview of fuel cell technology is provided with an emphasis on the best technologies for stationary power production applications.

The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for copolyester and copolyamide elastomers and key precursors are presented. In addition, the regional market outlook for these materials out to 2007 is provided.

The chemistry, process technology and production economics for making polycarbonate using phosgene and newer non-phosgene routes are presented. Regional supply/demand forecast for polycarbonate is also provided.

Chemistry, process technology and production economics for acetic acid is presented. Process technologies include: conventional methanol carbonylation, Celanese AO, BP Cativa, Chiyoda Acetica, Showa Denko direct ethylene oxidation, Sabic ethane oxidation

The chemistry, process technology, and production economics of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacture is presented. The new DuPont NG3 PET process is compared to the conventional process. In addition, the supply/demand outlook for PET out to 2010

The process technology and production economics of the leading licensed polypropylene technologies are assessed and compared. A forecast of polypropylene supply and demand out to 2010 is also given.

The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for nitrobenzene and aniline are presented. In addition, the tri-regional market outlook for both materials is given out to 2010.

The various approaches to curtailing coke formation in ethylene steam cracker furnace tubes are assessed. In addition, an economic comparison of the various methods is presented. Regional supply/demand outlook out to 2010 is also given

The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for TPUs are assessed. Polyester and polyether polyols technology is also presented. Regional supply/demand forecasts out to 2007 is given.