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- Africa polymers: October offers higher amid reduced availability
  
  In Africa, regional markets have seen a continued firming in prices, largely as a result of reduced allocations from import sellers. Although views on demand varied from region to region, market dynamics have been little changed across much of the continent...
  
  Stable to softer PE trend prevails in Europe amid soft demand, poor netbacks
  
  In Europe, PE markets opened the month of October with mostly rollovers despite slightly lower ethylene contracts. Being pressured by thin trading, some sellers applied small discounts. Yet, they remarked that there was scant room for decreases as prices are already low compared to other major markets...
  
  Turkey’s PP and PE markets move up, but riddled with uncertainties
  
  Polyolefin prices in Turkey have followed a firm trend as the markets were mainly supported by limited supplies from Middle Eastern producers. Yet, Golden Week in China coupled with the depreciation of the Turkish lira against its peers has kept cautiousness in place...
  
  India, SEA PVC markets unlikely to take respite from bullish run for November
  
  Several Northeast Asian suppliers have approached import PVC markets in India and Southeast Asia with a firmer pricing this week. This is because a major Taiwanese producer is highly expected to seek a new round of hikes for November amid the global dearth of supply...
  
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Production Flowcharts

CHLOR-ALKALI PROCESSES

GENERAL FLOW CHART

Mercury cell process
Diaphragm cell process
Membrane cell process
Ion exchange membrane inside

EDC production

Direct chlorination
Oxychlorination

VCM production

EDC cracking
EDC/VCM integrated process

POLYMER PRODUCTION

PVC

Suspension polymerization
Emulsion polymerization
Mass (bulk) polymerization

LDPE

Autoclave process
Tubular process

HDPE production

Slurry process
Former Ziegler process (detailed slurry process)
Gas phase process

LLDPE

Gas phase process

PP Production

Gas Phase Process
High yield slurry process
Bulk phase polymerization

Borealis Bulk/Gas phase together: BORSTAR
Basell Bulk polymerization - SPHERIPOL

BENZENE AND PS PRODUCTION

GENERAL FLOW CHART

Benzene production

TDP process - from toluene to benzene
Extractive distillation - from pygas to benzene

Ethylbenzene

Catalytic alkylation of benzene with ethylene

Styrene

Dehydrogenation of EB to produce styrene monomer

GPPS/HIPS

Bulk process for GPPS/HIPS production

EPS

Suspension process for EPS production

CRUDE OIL, NAPHTHA AND OLEFINS

GENERAL FLOW CHART

Crude oil to naphtha, ethylene and propylene
Distillation Unit
Steam Cracker
FCC unit

FROM NATURAL GAS TO OLEFINS

GENERAL FLOW CHART

NG processing
Ethane from olefins