Provides a comprehensive analysis of the key market issues expected to affect the future profitability of global refineries and the availability of petrochemical feedstocks.
The chemistry and production technology for cyclic olefin copolymers are reviewed. Costs of production have been estimated. Costs of production for competing polycarbonate and PMMA polymers have been developed for comparison. Mechanical properties, processability and performance, and how they compare to the materials they compete with are discussed.
Regional round-up of industry developments, regional pricing analysis and capacity expansions are provided for the second quarter 2011. In addition, Nexant examines the extent of the global recovery and current state of the olefins and polyolefins market.
Nexant has reviewed the relatively new commercial glycerol to epichlorohydrin technology and developed cost of production estimates for its production. Technology and epichlorohydrin production cost estimates via allyl chloride and via allyl alcohol routes, as well as speculative acrolein based route are reviewed.
The QBU report provides an analysis of key developments in the methanol industry, including capacity updates, profitability and pricing developments over the past quarter. Updated price forecasts based upon revised oil scenarios are provided.
The QBU report provides an analysis of key developments in the ammonia and urea industry, including capacity updates and profitability and pricing developments over the past quarter.