Petrochemicals
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-France
In 2002, the French chemical industry was burdened by the worldwide economic slowdown. Production volume increased 1.1% - as compared to the 2.4% expansion in 2001 (Fig. 1). Chemicals..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-Germany
Henrik Meincke, Chief Economist, Association of the German Chemical Industry (VCI), Frankfurt, Germany     ..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-United Kingdom
The United Kingdom (UK) is Europe's fourth largest chemical economy, after Germany, France and Italy; it accounts for 11% of the EU's € 519-billion (US$477-billion) overall ch..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-Saudi Arabia
Mohamed H. Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-FSU (Russia)
      Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Russia is a major player within the energy market. T..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-China
      Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com China is the most populous country, with a rapidly g..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-Indonesia
The Indonesian hydrocarbon and petrochemical industries are significant players in the Southeast Asian region. With approximately 220 million people, the fourth most populous nation i..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-Japan
The petrochemical industry plays a vital role in the Japanese economy. Similar to other national economies, 2002 proved to be a challenging year. Japan's 2002 ethylene production was 7...
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-Korea
During the first half of 2002, the Korean economy quickly recovered from the recession, especially in the consumer and construction sectors. However, this recovery stagnated in the latt..
ACHEMA Perspective 2003-Argentina
Argentinean petrochemical consumption has increased to almost 6 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2001 as shown in Table 1. However, a sharp decrease in the 2002 GDP (over  - 10%) shou..
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