Analysis of the profitability of the West European refining and petrochemical industry.

Process technology and economics of PET recycling. Focus is on developing Eastman glycolysis and DuPont recovery processes.

Process technology/economics of epichlorohydrin are presented. Routes include conventional allyl chloride, Showa Denko allyl alcohol route, and speculative route based on Dow Chemical patent using acrolein as feedstock. Regional S/D forecasts are given.

Information on prices, new capacity update, new developments in the market and industry structure(e.g., M&A), for April - June 2000 for each geographic region