Analysis and forecast of the annual profitability of the Asian refining industry. Forecast of refined products and petrochemical feedstock prices in Asia.
The chemistry, process technology, and production economics of acrylonitrile manufacture are presented. Emphasis is placed on comparing conventional propylene ammoxidation to emerging propane-based routes. ACN supply/demand outlook to 2010 is presented
Chemistry, process technology, & production economics of vinyl acetate are presented. Emphasis is placed upon comparing conventional VAM technology to new developments by BP (Leap Process) and Celanese (VAntage Process). Regional S/D forecasts to 2010.
Chemistry, process technology, and production economics of the conventional PTA process is compared to mega-scale plants and a speculative DuPont process involving a plug flow oxidation reactor. Supply/demand forecast for PTA out to 2010 is also given.