Process technology and economics of propylene production: upgrading refinery grade propylene, propane dehydro, olefin methathesis, and selective C4/C5 cracking. Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Process technology and economics of polypropylene production: gas phase processes (BP Amoco, Chisso, Sumitomo, Targor, UCC Unipol) and bulk processes (Mitsui, Montell, Borealis). Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Process technology and economics of PET production: melt-phase from PTA, solid state PET from melt phase chip, DuPont rotoformer technology. Regional supply/demand forecasts.

Technology and regional cost of production economics for thermoplastic elastomers: SBS, SIS, SEBS, SEPS. Regional supply/demand forecasts.