The chemistry, process technology and economics of the latest approaches for dealing with stricter sulfur specifications in gasoline in the U.S. and Western Europe are assessed.

The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for cumene, phenol, and acetone are presented. Emerging co-product free routes are compared to conventional Hock process. Supply/demand outlook for phenol out to 2010 is also given.

Analysis and forecast of Central and Eastern Europe supply/demand and capacity for LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE, and polypropylene including year-end 2001 data. Discussion of future developments for polyolefins and demand forecast within the region.

Analysis of the profitability of the US refining and petrochemical industry for the third quarter of 2002