The process technology and production economics for polypropylene (homopolymer and impact copolymer) are presented in the report. In addition tri-regional supply/demand forecasts out to 2017 are provided.
The relative competitiveness of producing plastics from trees/wood has been reviewed. Process technology and production costs for the various pathways are discussed and evaluated to answer the question of whether this is a game-changer. PET, PP, HDPE regional demand is included.
Renewable technologies for the production of para-xylene are described along with conventional routes. Estimates of the cost of production for three bio-routes are compared to conventional cost of production for the USGC. Regional costs are compared for bio para-xylene in Brazil, Western Europe and the U.S. para-Xylene commercial applications and supply/demand analysis is given.
Ammonia and Urea SBA Program - The QBU report provides an analysis of key developments in the ammonia and urea industry, including capacity updates and profitability and pricing developments over the past quarter.
The SBA Program identifies the strategic trends & issues that will shape this industry based upon a review of the fundamental business drivers & their dynamics, covering markets, pricing, technology, & delivered cost competitiveness.