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Oct 2024
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Petrochemicals
Polymers and Plastics

Market Analytics: Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) - 2024

Market Analytics: Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) - 2024 provides analysis and forecasts to 2050 of supply and demand of the global linear low density polyethylene markets.  This analysis identifies the issues shaping the industry as well as provide detailed demand breakdown by end-use and supply, demand and net trade data for 40 countries.
Oct 2024
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Petrochemicals
Polymers and Plastics

Market Analytics: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) - 2024

Market Analytics: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) - 2024 provides analysis and forecasts to 2050 of supply and demand of the global high density polyethylene markets.  This analysis identifies the issues shaping the industry as well as provide detailed demand breakdown by end-use and supply, demand and net trade data for 40 countries.
Sep 2024
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Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Chemicals and Energy
Petrochemicals

Biorenewable Insights: Green Tires (2024 Program)

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the tire industry's shift towards sustainability, focusing on reducing dependence on petroleum-based materials and expanding the use of recycled and bio-based alternatives. It highlights how the electric vehicle (EV) transition is driving growth for tire companies, particularly in the demand for EV-specific tires. The analysis covers a wide range of sustainable materials, including but not limited to bio-isoprene, bio-butadiene, and natural rubber, while addressing key environmental challenges such as tire pollution, waste management, and the sourcing of raw materials like natural and synthetic rubber, and carbon black. The report also presents an economic margin analysis, comparing sustainable tire configurations to conventional tire baselines. It delves into end-of-life tire management strategies, including pyrolysis, retreading, and mechanical recycling, with a detailed cost of production (COP) analysis for recovered carbon black from pyrolysis. Finally, the report profiles 16 leading tire manufacturers, offering an in-depth look at their financial performance, manufacturing practices, and sustainability strategies, showcasing their progress and innovations in driving a more sustainable future.
Sep 2024
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Polymers and Plastics
Petrochemicals

Polycarbonate (2024 Program)

Polycarbonate is an engineering thermoplastic used in a range of relatively high-value-added polymer applications. Polycarbonate is mostly produced via the interfacial, the non- phosgene melt and the phosgene melt routes. A small amount is also produced via the isosorbide route. Thus, the cost of productions via those four routes for plants located in the United States, Western Europe, South Korea, and China have been estimated for the first quarter of 2024 in this report. NexantECA also provided a high-level analysis of the business and strategic considerations as well as the technology availability from the perspective of a company entering or expanding into the polycarbonate market as well as global polycarbonate capacity.
Dec 2023
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Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Chemicals and Energy
Petrochemicals

Recycling Options for Polyolefins (2023 Program)

The report begins by defining polyolefins, followed by an overview of production technology pertinent to polyolefins. It then highlights recent business advancements for each polymer grade, along with providing a list of technology licensors and developers. The report will then delve into a comprehensive analysis of four pivotal recycling technologies — mechanical recycling, solvent-based purification, pyrolysis, and hydrothermal treatment — that are either under development or being commercialized for the recycling and valorization of polyolefin waste. The report will discuss the distinct features and implications of each recycling process. A cost of production process economics analysis will be provided for mechanical recycling, solvent-based purification, pyrolysis, and hydrothermal liquefaction. Profiles of key active companies within each respective technology will be profiled to shed light on current industry players and their contributions to polyolefin recycling. A Carbon Intensity analysis will be carried out for mechanical recycling, solvent-based purification, pyrolysis, and hydrothermal treatment across the United States, Western Europe, and China.
Dec 2023
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Petrochemicals

Market Analytics: EDC and VCM - 2023

Market Analytics: EDC/VCM - 2023 provides analysis of supply and demand of the global vinyls market including vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and ethylene dichloride (EDC) with forecasts to 2045.  The report includes supply and demand analysis of 40 countries, with global capacity listings. 
Dec 2023
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Polymers and Plastics

Market Analytics: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) - 2023

Market Analytics: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) - 2023 provides analysis of supply and demand of the global vinyls market including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), with forecasts to 2045.  The report includes supply and demand analysis of 40 countries, with global capacity listings.PVC demand is segmented by ‘pipes and fittings’; ‘profile and siding’; ‘film and sheet’; ‘wire and cable’; and others.  
Nov 2023
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Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Chemicals and Energy
Petrochemicals

Styrene/Ethylbenzene (2023 Program)

This techno-economic report offers a review of chemistry, properties, technology, and development trends of styrene and ethylbenzene. The report provides process economics for styrene and ethylbenzene for several different global locations (USGC, Middle East and China) under a consistent first quarter 2023 price scenario. The report also provides a carbon intensity analysis, and a historical cost analysis.
Sep 2023
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Polymers and Plastics

Recycling Options for Polyethylene Terephthalate (2023 Program)

This report provides a technical, economic, environmental, and regulatory analysis of rPET recycling in the United States Gulf Coast (USGC), Western Europe, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. PET (polyethylene terephthalate) boasts one of the highest recycling rates among plastics due to its widespread use, especially as bottles, and suitability for mechanical recycling. Its properties allow for repeated reshaping without significant quality loss, enhancing its value in textiles and packaging applications. However, by 2030, rPET demand is set to triple the expected supply. Despite environmental and regulatory pressures, just 27% of PET bottles are recycled, with most ending up in landfills. This report delves into the nuances of PET recycling pathways from mechanical recycling to chemical technologies like solvent-based purification, glycolysis, methanolysis, and enzymatic hydrolysis. It offers detailed profiles of industry frontrunners, including technology licensors, owners, operators, and those in advanced robotic sorting, covering the intricacies of each of their operations. The analysis presents the delivered cost of production for each recycling route across the five regions, shedding light on market trends and the economic feasibility of recycling intermediates such as rPET flakes, Bis-Het, and DMT. Additionally, it benchmarks the final rPET pellets against the Q1 2023 virgin PET price for each region.

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