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Aug 2025
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Polymers and Plastics
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Low Carbon Intensity Polypropylene - A Technoeconomic and Carbon Intensity Study - 2025

This report investigates the technical, economic, carbon intensity and commercial aspects of low CI polypropylene value chains and technologies. Cost of production estimates, carbon intensity analysis, and strategic insights are provided across several regions.
Nov 2024
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Polymers and Plastics

Global Polyolefins Technology Report - 2024

This report provides detailed analysis of developments in polyolefins technology (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, polypropylene), including all major licensed technologies, as well as those that are not licensed but important to the polyolefins industry. The report includes cost of production estimates and carbon intensity analysis for the United States, China, and Middle East, and also focuses on factors within the industry and the external market that shape technology developments and competitive positioning.
Jun 2024
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Polymers and Plastics
C1 Chemicals and Fertilizers
Oil, Gas and Refined Products

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for the Chemical Industry - 2024

​​A comprehensive Special Report on small modular nuclear reactors (nuclear SMRs) as a low carbon intensity source of energy for the chemical and fuel industries.  This report tackles the complex ownership, project management, regulatory and process challenges inherent in manufacturing applications of nuclear SMRs, covering seven newly commercializing developers in detail, with a focus on PWR, BWR, and HTGR technologies.  It features a critical approach to cost claims, analyzing recent poor cost performance of nuclear deployment and identifying sources of cost inflation and best practices, and provides levelized cost of energy estimates for each examined developer, as well as cash cost estimates for two hydrogen production processes optimized to use nuclear energy.  ​ 
Sep 2023
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Polymers and Plastics
Oil, Gas and Refined Products
Renewable Energy and Chemicals

Low Carbon Intensity Propylene - A Technoeconomic and Carbon Intensity Study - 2023

This report compares the various options for lowering carbon intensity of propylene production via technoeconomic, carbon intensity, and strategic analysis. Regional cost and carbon intensity baselines, comparative carbon intensities (including breakdown and analysis by Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions) of decarbonization configurations, cost of productions, and impacts of carbon tax/credits on competitiveness (including break-even values) are analyzed across four regions: US, Brazil, China, and Western Europe. Additional regions/countries are available as an add-on.
Oct 2022
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Polymers and Plastics
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials
Petrochemicals

Thermal Conversion Technologies – An Answer to Recycling Plastic Waste?

This report examines the technical, economic, and strategic aspects of thermal conversion (e.g., pyrolysis and hydrothermal treatment) technologies that are used to recycle mixed plastics waste. Selected developers of technologies were profiled and ranked under different criteria. The economic analysis of thermal conversion technologies, involving the production of feedstocks for olefins are provided for different geographic regions. In addition, the report includes an analysis of the plastic-based naphtha delivered cost competitiveness to Western Europe from the USGC, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. An ethylene carbon intensity analysis is provided. Strategic and business considerations are also included in the report.
Dec 2021
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Polymers and Plastics
Petrochemicals

Cost Curves and the Evaluation of Petrochemicals Cost Competitiveness and Investment Attractiveness

The petrochemical industry has added over one billion tons of annual production capacity over the last decade, overwhelming demand in some sectors. But as consumption catches up, where will the next investment opportunities be? This report uses cost curve analysis to understand production cost competitiveness and couples results with offtake options to various demand centers, regional price and demand forecasts, and capital investment to provide insight into potential project margins, profitability, and return on investment for products in the major petrochemical value chains including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, aromatics, and their key derivatives.
Nov 2021
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Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials
Oil, Gas and Refined Products
Polymers and Plastics

Polyalphaolefins – Changing Market Landscape for Synthetic Lubricants

This Special Report provides a detailed assessment of key end-use sector trends and the global market outlook for polyalphaolefins (PAOs).  Regional PAO supply, demand, and net trade analyses are provided for 2010-2040.  Price forecasts for low- and high-viscosity PAOs in major regional markets also are presented, based on crude oil price scenarios and the PAO profitability outlook.  In addition, delivered cost competitiveness is evaluated for major producing regions when serving key target markets.

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