Ethylene: Large Surge in Capacity May Lead To Oversupply

GlobalData, October 2010, Pages: 6

Ethylene: Large Surge in Capacity May Lead To Oversupply

Summary

Ethylene is a raw material used in the manufacture of polymers such as polyethylene (PE), polyester, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene as well as fibers and other organic chemicals. These products are used in various industries like packaging, transportation, electrical, textile and construction. Global installed capacity of ethylene is 145 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA), while global demand of ethylene stands at 115 MMTPA in 2010. This has resulted in an excess capacity of more than 20%.

Thus an expected overcapacity situation is expected to occur for ethylene due to the large surge in capacity against a stagnant demand.

Scope

- Analyses global ethylene industry scenario
- Discusses global planned ethylene projects
- Analyses the impact of overcapacity of ethylene

Reasons to buy

- Understand global ethylene industry scenario
- Formulate strategies based on the upcoming ethylene capacities by country and by region
- Benefit from the analyses of ethylene overcapacity and its impact on the global ethylene industry

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1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures
2 Summary
3 Global Ethylene Industry Scenario
3.1 Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa to Emerge As Hub of Global Ethylene Capacity
3.2 Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America Represent Major Consumers of Ethylene, Accounting for a Share of Over 85% of the Global Ethylene Market
3.3 Large Number of Planned Ethylene Projects to Come On-Stream By 2015
3.4 Effect of Overcapacity on Global Ethylene Industry
3.5 Conclusion
4 Appendix
4.1 Methodology
4.1.1 Coverage
4.1.2 Secondary Research
4.1.3 Primary Research
4.1.4 Expert Panel Validation
4.2 Contact Us
4.3 Disclaimer

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