The Economics of the Petrochemical Industry

ammonia Apr July Oct benzene British share Butadiene cent changing structure Chapter chemical industry competitive declining demand for petrochemicals developing countries economic ethylene glycol export factors feedstock fibres final demand components firms forecasts for 1980 future growth rates HDPE higher ID/WG increased industrialised countries innovation input-output models inputs Jan Apr July Japan joint ventures LDPE LLDPE main producing regions major chemical companies major oil companies major petrochemical major plastics materials major producing regions markets methanol Middle East million tonnes naphtha North America number of producers oil price rises oil-producing countries OPDC petro petrochemical capacity petrochemical industry petrochemical products plastics materials industry plastics products polyethylene Polypropylene Polystyrene production capacities Propylene Qatar raw materials resins and plastics role Saudi Arabia sector share of Western Source start-up Styrene supply synthetic resins synthetic rubber Table tonne/year tonnes total production costs total world UNIDO United Kingdom urea Western Europe Xylenes