World Ethylene Cost Study

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The World Ethylene Cost Study provides a detailed analysis of ethylene production facilities throughout the world, revealing the relative average and individual ethylene plant production costs by major producing regions and countries. The World Ethylene Cost Study demonstrates how ethylene production costs are effected by plant size, feedstock choice, plant age/technology, operating rate, and degree of forward/backward integration. The study allows clients to understand why certain ethylene plants are cost-competitive (or non-competitive) and how ethylene production costs will effect product pricing and potential capacity rationalization during the "bottom of the petrochemical cycle".

Key issues covered in the analysis include the following list.

• The impact of energy prices on ethylene industry cost curves is analyzed. Cost curves based on industry conditions from 1998 (low crude oil price scenario) and forecast for 2002 (higher crude oil price scenario) are included in the study.
• The lowest cost and highest cost regions and primary sources of competitive advantage or disadvantage are identified.
• The impact of regional ethylene cash cost competitiveness on ethylene derivative trade is explored.
• The size and significance of the "advantage" maintained by low feedstock cost ethane crackers around the world. (e.g.: "The Alberta Advantage" or "The Middle East Advantage") is covered.
• The differentiation of light feed versus heavy feed crackers and reasons that influence producers to select one type of feedstock versus another.
• Areas that might be attractive for future steam cracker investments based on advantaged cash costs position, regional growth, and derivative trade patterns are identified.

Annual fee –
World Ethylene Cost Study (WECS)
World Light Olefins Analysis Client $ 5,500 CMAI Client* $6,500 Non-Client $10,000

*Preferred Client refers to any client who has purchased a multi-client market report, world analysis or single-client project in the last year.

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