Process technology and economics of polypropylene production: gas phase processes (BP Amoco, Chisso, Sumitomo, Targor, UCC Unipol) and bulk processes (Mitsui, Montell, Borealis). Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Speculative process and economics of BASF process for converting butadiene to oxo alcohols. Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Technology and regional cost of production economics for thermoplastic elastomers: SBS, SIS, SEBS, SEPS. Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Chemistry, technology, and economics of aliphatic isocyanate production (IPDI -both phosgene and urea based routes; HDI, H12MDI, XDI, t-CHDI, TMXDI, TMI, TMHDI, and NBDI). Regional supply/demand forecasts.