This report provides an analysis of production costs by region, accompanied by an in-depth discussion on natural gas availability in North America and ethane availability and pricing.
Biotechnologies for producing glycols and polyols are discussed along with cost of production estimates for a range of bioglycols and biopolyols. Regional supply, demand and trade data are also given.
Subject to the competitiveness of coal-based MEG, there could be a paradigm shift in the structure of the global MEG industry especially with regard to future trade flows beyond 2015.
The status of emerging renewable fuel technologies (e.g., Syntroleum’s Bio-Synfining) are reviewed & an analysis of the yields from steam cracking renewable naphtha is given.
Regional round-up of industry developments, regional pricing analysis & capacity expansions are provided for Q3 2010. A discussion on the issues around India's decision to impose anti-dumping duties on polypropylene is included.