Regional round-up of industry developments, regional pricing analysis and capacity expansions are provided for the first quarter 2011. An assessment of the impact of the earthquake on Japan’s petrochemical industry, specifically the olefins and polyolefins business is provided.

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

Definition of the techno-economic models used in the Quarterly Business Analysis reports in 2011.

Analysis of the profitability of the U.S. refining and petrochemical industry for the first quarter of 2011.