The process technologies and production economics for low density polyethylene (LDPE) are assessed.  Four tubular processes and four autoclave processes are reviewed and compared.  In addition, the cost of production economics of LDPE are compared to LLDPE economics.  Supply, demand and trade forecasts for LDPE for the U.S., Western Europe and Asia Pacific are also provided.

Analysis and forecast of supply and demand in the global vinyls market.

This report analyzes the production of butanol from renewable sources and associated downstream markets.  Technical, commercial, and economic aspects of producing biobutanol by different process technologies are compared and discussed. The various alternatives to convert biobutanols into chemical and polymer products, as well as supplying the large existing markets, are also examined.

This report  reviews commercial petrochemical and bio-based process technologies for the production of propylene.  Process economics have been developed for fifteen petrochemical-based scenarios and three bio-routes to propylene, as well as sensitivities for pricing scenarios, including regional pricing, economy of scale and capital investment.