Process technology and economics of vinyl acetate production: ethylene acetoxylation process and acetylene based process. C1 based route also presented. Regional supply/demand forecasts.
The DuPont/BASF technology for making caprolactam from adiponitrile is assessed and compared to the conventional route. Regional supply/demand forecasts.
The commerical outlook for biodegradable polymers is presented. Polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkonates, polycaprolactone, polybutyl succinate, and polymer blends with starch are examined.
Process technology and economics for production of m-xylene and isophthalic acid are presented. Applications and producers for isophthalic acid is discussed.
This report examines the economic evaluation of LDPE and LLDPE production: LDPE via tubular reactor and autoclave, LLDPE via Unipol, via Borstar slurry, Phillips slurry, Spherilene, Unipol II (enhance condensation), Innovene w/HPT, and bimodal with metallocenes. Regional supply/demand forecasts.
Show Denko's new process for converting ethylene directly to acetic acid is discussed. The economics of this new process is compared to conventional methanol carbonylation route. Regional supply/demand forecasts.
The latest technology advances in superabsorbent polymers is presented. Economics of starch based versus sodium acrylate are compared. Regional supply/demand forecasts.
The technology and economics of several high performance polyesters is presented including modified PET (with isophthalic acid or cyclohexyldimethanol), polyethylene naphthalate, and polytrimethylene terephthalate. Applications and markets are also discussed.