Key Benefits

• Rely On Our Independent 5-Year Forecasts As A Benchmark
  to test other views - a key input for successful budgetary and strategic business planning.
• Target Business Opportunities & Risks
  through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and major deals, projects and investments.
• Exploit Latest Competitive Intelligence & Company SWOTS
  on your competitors and peers through our company rankings by sales, market share, investments and leading products and services.

Contents

Executive Summary

Summary of BMI’s key industry forecasts, views and trend analysis, covering petrochemicals and chemicals markets, regulatory changes, major investments, projects and company developments.

Market Overview

Structure, size and value of industry sector; overview of industry landscape and key players; assessment of business operating environment and latest regulatory developments.

BMI 5-Year Industry Forecast

Historic data series (2000-2004) and 5-year forecasts to end-2011 for all key industry indicators (see list below), supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast, including:
Oil production (000 b/d); oil consumption (000 b/d); oil imports (000 b/d); gas production (bcm); gas consumption (bcm); gas imports (bcm); oil refining capacity (000 b/d); cracker ownership and capacity forecasts (000 tpa); ethylene capacity (000 tpa); ethylene consumption (000 tpa); ethylene imports (000 tpa); polyolefins consumption (000 tpa), polyethylene capacity (000 tpa), polypropylene capacity (000 tpa), polyvinyl chloride capacity (000 tpa) and polystyrene capacity (000 tpa); production (tonnes per annum) and sales/consumption (tonnes/US$) for key chemical segments including coatings, sealants and basic inorganic chemicals.

BMI Macroeconomic 5-Year Forecast

BMI forecasts for all headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt.

Competitive Landscape And Rankings

Comparative company analyses and rankings by US$ sales, % market share, employee size, registration date and ownership structure.

Company Profiles And SWOTS

Company profiles, including SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analyses, senior executives and full contact details, business activity, products and services, foreign direct investments and projects.