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China Petrochemicals Report Q3 2012

  • Published: June 2012
  • 68 pages
  • Business Monitor International

The China Petrochemicals Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, petrochemical associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on China's petrochemicals industry.

BMI’s China Petrochemicals Report Q312 examines the long-term growth trends that are in play across the local industry, but warns of short-term concerns about over-capacity and the impact on prices and trade.

This report analyses the way in which the slowdown in Chinese construction activity is affecting polymer demand and explores how this could influence investment risk. It also examines the performance of leading operators and their risk management and growth strategies.

In Q112, the Chinese petrochemicals industry expanded at a much slower pace than in previous quarters, due to the economic slowdown. Ethylene output fell 0.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 3.9mn tonnes, despite ethylene cracker capacity increasing by more than 20% over the previous year. The deteriorating performance in ethylene indicated a slowdown in feedstock demand from petrochemicals producers and plastic converters as they sought READ MORE >

BMI Industry View 5

SWOT Analysis 7

China Petrochemicals Industry SWOT 7

China Political SWOT 8

China Economic SWOT 9

China Business Environment SWOT 10

Global Petrochemicals Overview 11

Petrochemicals Market Overview 11
Table: World Ethylene Production By Country, 2011 And 2016 (‘000 tonnes capacity) 11

Financial Results 15
Table: Financial Results Of Major Petrochemicals Companies, 2011 15

Global Oil Products Price Outlook 16
Table: BMI's Refined Products Forecasts, 2010-2016 16

Emerging Asia Petrochemicals Overview 25

China Market Overview 31
Table: China’s Petrochemicals Sector – Ethylene Projects 33
Table: China’s Petrochemicals Sector – PE Projects 34
Table: China’s Petrochemicals Sector – PP Projects 35
Table: China’s Petrochemicals Sector – PS Projects 35

Upstream 36
Table: Refineries In China Of Over 200,000b/d Capacity 36

Olefins 37

Intermediates 38

Integrated Projects 39

Coal-Based Chemicals 41

Other Projects 43

Regulatory Developments 45

Petrochemicals Risk/Reward Ratings 47
Table: Asia Pacific Petrochemicals Risk/Reward Ratings 47

China's Foreign Investment Policy 49

Foreign Trade Regime 50

Industry Forecast Scenario 51
Table: China’s Petrochemicals Sector, 2008-2016 (‘000 tpa, unless otherwise stated) 53

Macroeconomic Outlook 54
Table: China – Economic Activity 57

Company Profiles 58

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) 58

Glossary of Terms 62
Table: Glossary Of Petrochemicals Terms 62

BMI Methodology 63

How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts 63

Chemicals And Petrochemicals Industry 63

Cross Checks 64

Risk/Reward Ratings 65
Table: Petrochemicals Business Environment Indicators And Rationale 66

Weighting 67

Weighting 67
Table: Weighting Of Indicators 67

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)

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