Information on prices, new capacity update, new developments in the market and industry structure(e.g., M&A), for the first three months of 2000 for each geographic region
Chemistry, process technology and economics of EDC/VCM production. Routes examined include: conventional balanced oxychlorination, acetylene based, and emerging EVC ethane based process. Stand-alone EDC economics are presented. Capacity and supply/demand are included.
Chemistry, process technology and production economics for making dimethyl carbonate by various approaches. The Enichem methanol carbonylation, Ube nitric oxide catalyzed, ethylene carbonate/methanol transesterification and urea methanolysis routes are examined.