Analysis of the profitability of the Middle East petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2009.

Analysis of the profitability of the Western Europe refining and petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2009.

Analysis and forecast of Central and Eastern Europe supply/demand and capacity for LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE, and polypropylene including year-end 2008 data. Discussion of future developments for polyolefins and demand forecast within the region.

A review of the key issues and market dynamics of the three comonomer grades of LLDPE is provided along with a regional supply/demand, demand and trade analysis.