Commercial technologies and trends for producing styrene block copolymers. Cost of production for Poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), Poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), Poly(styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene), and Poly(styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene).

On-purpose propylene production technologies and economics for the following developing processes: ethane steam cracking/dimerization/ metathesis, glycerin dehydrogenation/propanol dehydration, raffinate-1 isomerization & metathesis, and oxidative dehydrogenation of propane are detailed in the report.

Analysis of the profitability of the Western Europe refining and petrochemical industry for the fourth quarter of 2009.

New developments in para-xylene production technologies are described. In particular, the cost savings of BP’s crystallization technology and several new UOP processing schemes are assessed. Supply/demand forecasts for p-xylene out to 2013 are also provided.