Analysis of the profitability of the West European refining and petrochemical industry for the second quarter of 2006

Analysis and forecast of the annual profitability of the global olyolefins industry

Regional round-up of industry developments, regional pricing analysis and capacity expansions are provided for the first quarter, 2006. In addition, a discussion of the technologies and economics of coal to polyethylene in China is included.

Analysis and forecast of global supply/demand and capacity for LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE, and polypropylene including year-end 2005 data.