Table of Contents
Executive Summary — 5
SWOT
Analysis — 7
United Kingdom Political
SWOT — 7
United Kingdom Economic
SWOT — 7
Global Market Overview — 8
Global Ethylene Capacities — 8
Table: World Ethylene
Production By Country, 2008 And 2013 (‘000 tonnes
capacity) — 8
Polypropylene — 11
Global Oil Products Market Review — 14
Table Global Oil
Prices, 2003-2013 (US$ per barrel) — 18
European
Overview — 19
Regulation — 19
Table:
Key Elements Of REACH — 20
Production — 21
UK Market
Overview — 22
Market Structure — 23
Competitive Landscape — 24
Petrochemicals Business
Environment — 26
Table: Western Europe Petrochemicals
Business Environment Ratings — 26
Limits Of Potential
Returns — 26
Risks To Realisation Of
Returns — 27
Industry Trends And
Developments — 28
Financial Results And
Developments — 28
Refining — 31
Declining Reserves — 32
Mergers And
Acquisitions — 33
Industry Forecast
Scenario — 36
Table: The UK’s Oil And Gas And
Petrochemicals Sector, 2004-2013 (tonnes, unless otherwise
stated) — 36
Special Economic Report – Britain On
The Brink — 37
Table: The UK’s GDP Per Capita,
2000-2013 (US$) — 40
Table: Top 25 Countries – GDP
Per Capita, 2007, 2010 And 2013 (US$) — 42
Table:
BMI’s Short-Term Economic Risk Ratings,
2002-2009 — 45
Company Monitor — 48
BP — 48
ExxonMobil Chemical — 50
Shell
Chemicals UK — 51
Ineos — 53
Country
Snapshot: UK Demographic Data — 54
Section 1:
Population — 54
Table: Demographic Indicators,
2005-2030 — 54
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown,
2005-2030 — 55
Section 2: Education And
Healthcare — 55
Table: Education,
2002-2005 — 55
Table: Vital Statistics,
2005-2030 — 55
Section 3: Labour Market And Spending
Power — 56
Table: Employment Indicators,
2000-2005 — 56
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2011
(US$) — 56
Table: Average Annual Wages,
2000-2012 — 57
BMI Methodology — 58
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts — 58
Chemicals And
Petrochemicals Industry — 58
Cross
Checks — 59
Business Environment
Ratings — 60
Table: Petrochemicals Business Environment
Indicators And Rationale — 60
Weighting — 61
Table: Weighting Of
Indicators — 61
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