Shale Gas Boom Reduces Ethylene Prices
Summary
However, sales volume of polyethylene on foreign markets has to rise notably in the future in order to ensure an acceptable degree of capacity utilization of US facilities.Data on demand, revenues, prices, costs, production, trade and a list of manufacturers including capacities is provided for the most important applications."This is the worldwide first study of its kind, it provides complete transparency of the ethylene market, beginning with feedstocks up to the final products," explains Oliver Kutsch, CEO of Ceresana.Thus, the strong need for modernization of the water supply and sewage networks in the USA should have a positive effect on the demand for PVC.The Study in Brief:Chapter 1 depicts supply and prices of feedstocks and their effects on the ethylene industry - starting with crude oil and natural gas until ethane, propane, butane, naphtha, and gas oil.Data on demand, revenues, prices, costs, production, trade and a list of manufacturers including capacities is provided for the most important applications.Headings 3.1. to 3.3. are examining the various types of polyethylene in more detail: HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE.