This techno-economic report reviews the chemistry, properties, technology, and development trends of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and polybutadiene rubber (BR). The report provides SBR economics for solution and emulsion technologies as well as economics for BR using neodymium and nickel catalysts in several different global locations (USGC, Western Europe, and China) under a consistent second quarter 2021 price scenario. An analysis of the ROI and investment attractiveness and historical cash costs are also provided. The report also offers and overview of SBR and BR consumption, capacity, and trade for global and major regional markets.

This report provides profitability and price projections to 2045 for isocyanates - methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The main price setting regions of Asia Pacific, Western Europe and the United States are analysed.

This report provides profitability and price projections to 2045 for HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE and polypropylene.  The main price setting regions of Asia Pacific, Western Europe and the United States are analysed.

This report provides profitability and price projections to 2045 for methanol, MTBE, acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM).  The main price setting regions of Asia Pacific (China and South-East Asia), Western Europe and the United States are analysed.