This supplement provides a cost of production for olefins and polyolefins in many locations around the world. In addition, the effect of ethane from U.S. shale gas and bio-ethylene from sugar cane and Russian ethane has been studied.
Propylene was historically available as a co-product of naphtha cracking. The switch to lighter feedstocks from shale gas resulted in a decline in cracker propylene co-production. This report examines the process technologies and economics for the propylene production.
This study catalogues and assesses global progress of the sector comprised of companies commercializing renewable chemicals production, considering a wide range of chemicals, including drop-in, identical substitutes for incumbent petrochemicals, and new types of molecules that can substitute for the incumbents.
This report evaluates the current status of development and economics of emerging algae-based fuels and chemicals players. Open pond, PBR, heterotrophic, and algae-to-ethanol projects and technologies were investigated.
This report provides an assessment of commodity polymer production using feedstocks derived from renewable sources including corn, sugarcane, and other types of biomass as compared to traditional petrochemical feedstocks.
Provides detailed analysis of developments in polyolefin technology. Covers all major licensed technologies as well as technologies not licensed but important to the polyolefin industry. Focuses on factors within the industry and external market that shape technology development and competitive positioning.
The chemistry, process technology, production economics, and markets for polycarbonate are presented. Interfacial and melt production processes are compared. Bio-based polycarbonate prepared from isosorbide is also assessed.