Table of Contents
Executive Summary
5
SWOT Analysis7
United States Political SWOT 7
United States Economic SWOT 7
United States Business Environment SWOT 8
Global Market Overview9
Global Ethylene Capacities 9
Table: World Ethylene Production By Country, 2008 And 2013 (' 000 tonnes capacity) 9
Polypropylene 12
Quarterly Oil Products Price Outlook 15
Table: Oil Product Price Assumptions, Q408-Q409 (US$/bbl) 17
Table: Oil Product Price Forecasts, 2006-2013 (US$/bbl) 18
United States Market Overview19
Table: US Petrochemical Industry - Cracker Capacity, 2005-2012 (' 000tpa) 20
Table: US Petrochemicals Sector - High-Density Polyethylene Capacity 21
Table: US Petrochemicals Sector - Low-Density Polyethylene Capacity 22
Table: US Petrochemicals Sector - Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Capacity 22
Table: US Petrochemicals Sector - Polypropylene Capacity 23
Table: US Petrochemicals Sector - Polyvinyl Chloride Capacity 24
Table: US Petrochemicals Sector - Polystyrene Capacity 24
Competitive Landscape 25
Petrochemicals Business Environment27
Limits Of Potential Returns 27
Risks To Realisation Of Returns 28
Industry Trends And Developments 30
Government Policy And Regulations 30
Mergers, Acquisitions And Related Developments 30
Impact Of REACH 32
Table: Key Elements Of REACH 33
Table: REACH And TSCA Compared 34
Industry Forecast Scenario 36
Table: US Petrochemical Industry, 2007-2013 38
Macroeconomic Outlook 38
Table: United States - Economic Activity, 2005-2013 42
Company Monitor43
Huntsman 43
BP 44
Westlake Chemical 46
ExxonMobil 47
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company 49
Equistar Chemicals 50
Country Snapshot: US Demographic Data 51
Section 1: Population 51
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030 51
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030 52
Section 2: Education And Healthcare 52
Table: Education, 2002-2005 52
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030 52
Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power 53
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006 53
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$) 53
Table: Average Annual Wages, 2000-2012 (US$) 54
BMI Forecast Modelling55
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts 55
Chemicals And Petrochemicals Industry 55
Cross Checks 56
Business Environment Ratings 57
Table: Petrochemicals Business Environment Indicators And Rationale 57
Weighting 58
Table: Weighting Of Indicators 58
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