This report evaluates the economics of formaldehyde production: silver catalyst process and metal oxide process. It also examines the process and economics of its derivatives: phenol-formaldehyde and urea formaldehyde resins, melamines, polyacetals, butanediol, neopentyl glycol, penaerythritol, and trimethylolpropane.

This report examines the economic evaluation of LDPE and LLDPE production: LDPE via tubular reactor and autoclave, LLDPE via Unipol, via Borstar slurry, Phillips slurry, Spherilene, Unipol II (enhance condensation), Innovene w/HPT, and bimodal with metallocenes. Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Chemistry, process and economics of 1,3-propanediol production: Shell ethylene oxide based route and Degussa acrolein based route. Applications of 1,3-PDO also presented.

Technoeconomic evaluation of acetylene production routes: partial oxidation, calcium carbide route, recovery from steam crackers, and electric arc route. Regional demand outlook.

Technoeconomic evaluation of ethanol production: whole kernal dry milling, tempered degermination dry milling, ethylene hydration; regional supply/demand forecast

Technoeconomics of hydrogen peroxide production: Chematur anthraquinone process, Dow electrochemical process, Shell isopropanol process, Arco methyl benzyl alcohol oxidation and direct reaction processes. Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Economic evaluation of formic acid production: methyl formate hydrolysis, formamide acidolysis. Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Economic evaluation of various gas oil upgrading technologies: Linde's Thermocatalysis process, Stone & Webster's Deep Catalytic Cracking process. Ethylene and propylene regional supply/demand forecasts.

Process overview of ethoxylation technology. Economics for various ethoxylated products. Regional demand breakdown presented.

Technoeconomic evaluation of LAB production: UOP Paco;/Define/HF alkylation process, UOP Pacol/Define/Detal alkylation, paraffin chlorination/dehydrochlorination, alpha and internal normal olefin HF alkylation. Regional supply/demand forecasts.