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- March PVC outlook under discussion in Europe
  
  February has become a month of rollovers in most cases despite the pressure from comfortable supplies and muted demand. Players are now discussing whether an upturn is possible in March based on a series of firm indicators while others still see a rebound early...
  
  Asian ethylene sustains rally, moves back above LDPE, LLDPE in China, SEA
  
  Ethylene prices have hit a 4-month high on CFR Far East Asia basis this week upon steadily rising since mid-January, the weekly average data from ChemOrbis Price Wizard suggested. This pushed spot ethylene back above LDPE and LLDPE prices in China and Southeast Asia after around 3 months...
  
  Is uptrend delayed to March in European PET market?
  
  In Europe, spot PET prices were mostly rolled over or small hikes of around €10-20/ton were sought this month after hitting a 10-month-low in January. The lack of major supply concerns and regular demand mostly curbed hike attempts across the region despite a few higher deals...
  
  Spot propylene moves back down in Europe, US; what lies ahead for Asia?
  
  Spending the second half of 2018 mostly on a bearish trend, spot propylene prices in Europe and the US turned up in mid-November and December and pared some losses. However, they have softened again in the past two weeks while the Asian market has remained steady within the same period...
  
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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

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