Analysis and forecast of supply and demand in the Asia Pacific propylene market.

The process technology, production costs and market issues surrounding the use of so-called medium quality terephthalic acid is presented and compared to PTA. Regional supply/demand outlook for PTA is also included.

The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for polyether polyols are presented. Tri-regional supply/demand forecasts out to 2015 are also provided.

Analysis of the profitability of the U.S. refining and petrochemical industry for the third quarter of 2004