Strategic Business Analysis (SBA) Program - Quarterly Business Update provides an analysis of key developments in the methanol industry. The report includes a capacity updates well as profitability and pricing developments over the past quarter. In addition updated price forecasts based upon revised oil scenarios are provided.

Analysis of the profitability of the Asian refining and petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2009.

Analysis of the profitability of the U.S. refining and petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2009.

The chemistry, process technology and production economics for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are presented.  Conventional PET technology is compared to several “improved” licensable PET processes. Of particular interest is a speculative analysis of Eastman’s IntegRex process on both stand-alone and close-coupled bases.  Regional PET S/D forecasts are also provided.