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CMAI & Intratec Announce Completion of TIP Polypropylene Series

Dépèche transmise le 23 juin 2011 par Business Wire

CMAI & Intratec Announce Completion of TIP Polypropylene Series

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI), acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS - www.ihs.com), is pleased to announce the release of the two additional reports in the Polyolefins series of the Technology Intelligence Program (TIP) – Impact Polypropylene Processes and Advances in Polypropylene Catalysts Technology Report and Polypropylene Processes Consolidated Report, which completes the Polypropylene Series. TIP reports are jointly developed by CMAI and Intratec Solutions LLC (Intratec).

TIP Technology Reports provide a comprehensive review and evaluation of process technology, capital and production costs, market overviews and profitability analysis for production technologies of interest to the chemical industry. The Impact Polypropylene Processes and Advances in Polypropylene Catalysts Technology Report provides an in-depth analysis of technologies to produce impact copolymers and also includes a comprehensive technical discussion about catalyst technology. In addition, the current status of catalyst research is summarized along with an in depth review of patents relating to polypropylene catalyst development over the past five years. The report compares and contrasts process differences among major technologies, analyzing different business scenarios according to level of OSBL integration. The report includes an overview of select auxiliary units including polymer finishing and monomer purification.

TIP Consolidated Reports provide a comparative analysis of the various processes and technologies covered in associated TIP Technology Reports - Polypropylene via Bulk and Hybrid Processes Technology Report, Polypropylene via Gas Phase Processes Technology Report, and Impact Polypropylene and Catalyst Advances Technology Report. The Polypropylene Processes Consolidated Report also features an overview of the polypropylene manufacturing chain, extending from propylene production through polypropylene fabrication processes. Overviews of the polypropylene market are provided for ten geographic regions of the world. Economic analysis is performed based on pricing from CMAI’s proprietary database, providing a market-based assessment of the internal rate of return for state-of-the-art projects in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, illustrating regional differences in performance for the major polypropylene production processes. Sensitivity analysis is performed for key variables including capital cost, product pricing, feedstock cost and project timing.

TIP Reports serve as important tools for executives, engineers, academics and many decision makers in a broad range of situations, when it is necessary to predict, in an unbiased way, crucial operating and performance information about specific processes/technologies.

Intratec is an independent industrial think tank recognized for excellence in the areas of technology, innovation and process design consulting. Intratec's wide spectrum of services include process plant configuration studies, competitive technical intelligence analyses, facility siting studies, capital cost build-up of entire facilities from individual equipment-level concept design, intellectual property protection guidance including patent support, technical opportunities identification and opportunity portfolio optimization in existing plants and technology evaluation for emerging technologies among others. For more information about Intratec and its services, visit www.intratec.us or call Intratec’s Houston office at 1-713-821-1745.

CMAI is the premier provider of Market, Planning and Business Advisory services offering a unique combination of consulting analytics and expertise for the global chemical, plastics, fibers and chlor-alkali industries. With offices in Houston, New York, London, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Bangkok, Singapore and Shanghai, CMAI has provided expert business advisory services to a broad base of companies across multiple value chains and geographies since 1979. Clients to CMAI services include chemical and oil companies, technology & EPC companies, law firms, banking and financial institutions, plastic converters, textile & apparel manufacturers, brand-owners, grocers/retailers, government agencies and trading companies.

IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of information and insight in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape, including energy and power; design and supply chain; defense, risk and security; environmental, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability; country and industry forecasting; and commodities, pricing and cost. Businesses and governments around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS employs approximately 5,100 people in more than 30 countries around the world.