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Summary

North America Ethylene Oxide (EO) Industry Outlook to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants provides an in-depth coverage of North America Ethylene Oxide (EO) industry. The research presents major market trends affecting EO in the region. It provides capacity growth and presents installed capacity by key feedstock, process and technology. In addition, it presents market size, demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, and company shares of major EO producers in the region. The research also provides price trends and trade balance data. Supply and demand scenario for key countries within the region is also included in the report. Overall, the reports present a comprehensive analysis of the specific petrochemical in the region covering all the major parameters.

Scope

- EO industry supply scenario in the region from 2000 to 2015 consisting of capacity growth, installed plant capacity by key feedstock, production process and technology
- Supply and demand outlook in key countries in North America from 2000 to 2015
- Information of all active and planned petrochemical plants in North America with capacity forecasts to 2015
- Detailed information on all operating and planned projects covering details such as process, technology, key feedstock and operator and equity details
- EO industry market dynamics in North America from 2000 to 2015 consisting of market size, demand and production outlook, demand by end use sector, and average prices
- Key countries trade balance data from 2000 to 2015 including details on imports, exports, net exports and imports as percentage of demand
- Comparison of supply demand scenario in North America with other regions in the world
- Company snapshots including company overview, business description and information on the current and upcoming petrochemical plants in North America
- Company shares of key competitors in North America and across major countries in the region

Reasons to buy

- Obtain the most up to date information available on the EO industry in North America
- Benefit from GlobalData’s advanced insight on the EO industry in North America
- Identify the macro and micro-economic trends affecting the EO industry in North America
- Understand the market positioning of EO producers in North America
- Develop market-entry and market expansion strategies
- Benchmark your operations and strategies against the major companies in North America

Companies Mentioned

The Dow Chemical Company,
Royal Dutch Shell plc,
Huntsman Corporation,
LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A.,

1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Introduction 11
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 11
3 North America EO Industry 13
3.1 North America EO Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 13
3.1.1 North America EO Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 13
3.1.2 North America EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 24
3.1.3 North America EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2010 24
3.1.4 North America EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2010 24
3.1.5 North America EO Industry, Company Share, 2010 26
3.2 North America EO Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 28
3.2.1 North America EO Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 28
3.2.2 North America EO Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 31
3.2.3 North America EO Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2010 37
3.2.4 North America EO Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 40
4 US EO Industry 43
4.1 US EO Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 43
4.1.1 US EO Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 43
4.1.2 US EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 51
4.1.3 US EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2010 51
4.1.4 US EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2010 51
4.1.5 US EO Industry, Company Share, 2010 53
4.2 US EO Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 54
4.2.1 US EO Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 54
4.2.2 US EO Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 56
4.2.3 US EO, Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2010 58
4.2.4 US, EO Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 59
4.3 US EO Industry, Trade Balance, 2000-2015 61
4.3.1 US EO Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2015 61
4.3.2 US EO Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 63
4.3.3 US EO Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 65
5 Canada EO Industry 67
5.1 Canada EO Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 67
5.1.1 Canada EO Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 67
5.1.2 Canada EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 73
5.1.3 Canada EO, Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2010 73
5.1.4 Canada EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2010 73
5.1.5 Canada EO Industry, Company Share, 2010 75
5.2 Canada EO Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 76
5.2.1 Canada EO Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 76
5.2.2 Canada EO Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 78
5.2.3 Canada EO, Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2010 80
5.2.4 Canada EO Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 81
5.3 Canada EO, Trade Balance, 2000-2015 83
5.3.1 Canada EO Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2015 83
5.3.2 Canada EO Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 85
5.3.3 Canada EO Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 87
6 The Dow Chemical Company, Company Snapshot 89
6.1 The Dow Chemical Company, Company Overview 89
6.2 The Dow Chemical Company, Key Information 89
6.3 The Dow Chemical Company, Business Description 89
6.3.1 Business Overview 89
6.4 The Dow Chemical Company, EO Market, 2010 93
6.4.1 The Dow Chemical Company, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 93
6.4.2 The Dow Chemical Company, EO Plant Capacity Share in North America, 2010 94
6.4.3 The Dow Chemical Company, EO Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 95
6.4.4 The Dow Chemical Company, EO Plants Details in North America, 2010 95
6.5 The Dow Chemical Company, SWOT Analysis 96
6.5.1 Overview 96
6.5.2 The Dow Chemical Company Strengths 96
6.5.3 The Dow Chemical Company Weaknesses 99
6.5.4 The Dow Chemical Company Opportunities 100
6.5.5 The Dow Chemical Company Threats 101
7 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Company Snapshot 103
7.1 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Company Overview 103
7.2 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Information 103
7.3 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Business Description 103
7.3.1 Business Overview 103
7.3.2 Corporate 104
7.3.3 Downstream 104
7.3.4 Upstream 106
7.4 Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Market, 2010 108
7.4.1 Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 108
7.4.2 Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Plant Capacity Share in the North America, 2010 109
7.4.3 Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 110
7.4.4 Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Plants Details in North America, 2010 110
7.5 Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis 111
7.5.1 Overview 111
7.5.2 Total Strengths 112
7.5.3 Total Weaknesses 113
7.5.4 Total Opportunities 114
7.5.5 Total Threats 115
8 Huntsman Corporation, Company Snapshot 117
8.1 Huntsman Corporation, Company Overview 117
8.2 Huntsman Corporation, Key Information 117
8.3 Huntsman Corporation, Business Description 117
8.3.1 Business Overview 117
8.4 Huntsman Corporation, EO Market, 2010 120
8.4.1 Huntsman Corporation, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 120
8.4.2 Huntsman Corporation, EO Plant Capacity Share in the North America, 2010 121
8.4.3 Huntsman Corporation, EO Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 122
8.4.4 Huntsman Corporation, EO Plants Details in North America, 2010 122
8.5 Huntsman Corporation, SWOT Analysis 123
8.5.1 Overview 123
8.5.2 Huntsman Corporation Strengths 123
8.5.3 Huntsman Corporation Weaknesses 124
8.5.4 Huntsman Corporation Opportunities 125
8.5.5 Huntsman Corporation Threats 126
9 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., Company Snapshot 128
9.1 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., Company Overview 128
9.2 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., Key Information 128
9.3 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., Business Description 128
9.3.1 Business Overview 128
9.4 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Market, 2010 131
9.4.1 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 131
9.4.2 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Plant Capacity Share in the North America, 2010 131
9.4.3 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Capacity in the North America, 2000-2015 132
9.4.4 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Plants Details in the North America, 2010 132
9.5 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., SWOT Analysis 133
9.5.1 Overview 133
9.5.2 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. Strengths 133
9.5.3 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. Weaknesses 135
9.5.4 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. Opportunities 136
9.5.5 LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A. Threats 137
10 Appendix 139
10.1 GlobalData’s Methodology 139
10.1.1 Coverage 139
10.1.2 Secondary Research 139
10.1.3 Primary Research 140
10.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 140
10.1.5 Units of Measurement 140
10.2 Contact Us 141
10.3 Disclaimer 141

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: North America, Total EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 15
Table 2: EO Industry, Total Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 16
Table 3: North America, EO Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 18
Table 4: North America, Active EO Capacity by Country, %, 2010 19
Table 5: North America, Active EO Plants by Country, %, 2010 20
Table 6: North America, Active EO Plants Details, 2010 21
Table 7: North America, Top EO Plants, %, 2010 22
Table 8: North America, EO Plants Details, 2010 23
Table 9: North America, EO Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 25
Table 10: North America, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Dow (METEOR) Ethylene Oxide (EO) Technology, 2010 25
Table 11: North America, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Shell (OMEGA) Ethylene Oxide (EO) Technology, 2010 25
Table 12: North America, EO Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 27
Table 13: North America, EO Industry, Demand Value, in USD Billion, 2000-2015 29
Table 14: EO Industry, Demand Value Growth by Region, in USD Million, 2000-2015 30
Table 15: North America, EO Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 32
Table 16: EO Industry, Demand by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 33
Table 17: EO Industry, Production by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 34
Table 18: North America, EO Industry, Production by Country, %, 2010 35
Table 19: North America, EO Industry, Demand by Country, %, 2010 36
Table 20: North America, EO Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 38
Table 21: EO Industry, End Use by Regions, MMTPA, 2010-2015 39
Table 22: North America, EO Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 41
Table 23: EO Industry, Average Price by Region, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 42
Table 24: US, Total EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 45
Table 25: US, EO Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 46
Table 26: US, Active EO Plants by State, %, 2010 47
Table 27: US, Active EO Plants Details, MMTPA, 2010 48
Table 28: US, Active EO Plants by Key Feedstock, Process, Technology, 2010 48
Table 29: US, Top EO Plants, %, 2010 49
Table 30: US, Top EO Plants Details, 2010 50
Table 31: US, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2010 52
Table 32: US, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Dow (METEOR) Ethylene Oxide (EO) Technology, 2010 52
Table 33: US, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Shell (OMEGA) Ethylene Oxide (EO) Technology, 2010 52
Table 34: US, EO Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 53
Table 35: US, EO Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 55
Table 36: US, EO Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 57
Table 37: US, EO Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 58
Table 38: US, EO Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 60
Table 39: US, EO Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 62
Table 40: US, EO Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 64
Table 41: US, EO Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 66
Table 42: Canada, Total EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 69
Table 43: Canada, EO Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 69
Table 44: Canada, Active EO Plants Details, MMTPA, 2010 70
Table 45: Canada, Active EO Plants by Key Feedstock, Process, Technology, 2010 70
Table 46: Canada, Top EO Plants, %, 2010 71
Table 47: Canada, Top EO Plants Details, 2010 72
Table 48: Canada, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2010 74
Table 49: Canada, EO , Installed Plant Capacity by Dow (METEOR) Ethylene Oxide Technology, 2010 74
Table 50: Canada, EO , Installed Plant Capacity by Shell (OMEGA) EO Technology, 2010 74
Table 51: Canada, EO Industry,Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 75
Table 52: Canada, EO Industry, Demand Value, $ Billion, 2000-2015 77
Table 53: Canada, EO Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 79
Table 54: Canada, EO Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 80
Table 55: Canada, EO Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 82
Table 56: Canada, EO Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 84
Table 57: Canada, EO Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 86
Table 58: Canada, EO Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 88
Table 59: The Dow Chemical Company, Key Facts 89
Table 60: The Dow Chemical Company, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 93
Table 61: North America, The Dow Chemical Company, EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 94
Table 62: North America, The Dow Chemical Company, EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 95
Table 63: North America, The Dow Chemical Company, EO Plants Details, 2010 95
Table 64: The Dow Chemical Company, SWOT Analysis 96
Table 65: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Facts 103
Table 66: Royal Dutch Shell plc,EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 108
Table 67: North America, Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 109
Table 68: North America, Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 110
Table 69: North America, Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Plants Details, 2010 110
Table 70: Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis 111
Table 71: Huntsman Corporation, Key Facts 117
Table 72: Huntsman Corporation, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 120
Table 73: North America, Huntsman Corporation, EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 121
Table 74: North America, Huntsman Corporation, EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 122
Table 75: North America, Huntsman Corporation EO Plants Details, 2010 122
Table 76: LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., Key Facts 128
Table 77: North America, LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 132
Table 78: North America, LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 132
Table 79: North America, LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., EO Plants Details, 2010 132

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: North America, EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 14
Figure 2: EO Industry, Global Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 16
Figure 3: North America, Active EO Capacity by Country, %, 2010 19
Figure 4: North America, Active EO Plants by Country, %, 2010 20
Figure 5: North America, Top EO Plants, %, 2010 22
Figure 6: North America, EO Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 24
Figure 7: North America, EO Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 26
Figure 8: North America, EO Industry, Demand Value, in USD Billion, 2000-2015 28
Figure 9: EO Industry, Demand Value Growth by Region, in USD Billion, 2000-2015 30
Figure 10: North America, EO Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 31
Figure 11: EO Industry, Demand by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 33
Figure 12: EO Industry, Production by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 34
Figure 13: North America, EO Industry, Production by Country, %, 2010 35
Figure 14: North America, EO Industry, Demand by Country, %, 2010 36
Figure 15: North America, EO Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 37
Figure 16: EO Industry, End Use by Regions, MMTPA, 2010-2015 39
Figure 17: North America, EO Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 40
Figure 18: EO Industry, Average Price by Geography, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 42
Figure 19: US, Total EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 44
Figure 20: US, Active EO Plants by State, %, 2010 47
Figure 21: US, Top EO Plants, %, 2010 49
Figure 22: US, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 51
Figure 23: US, EO Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 53
Figure 24: US, EO Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 54
Figure 25: US, EO Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 56
Figure 26: US, EO Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 58
Figure 27: US, EO Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 59
Figure 28: US, EO Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 61
Figure 29: US, EO Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 63
Figure 30: US, EO Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 65
Figure 31: Canada, Total EO Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 68
Figure 32: Canada, Top EO Plants, %, 2010 71
Figure 33: Canada, EO Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 73
Figure 34: Canada, EO Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 75
Figure 35: Canada, EO Industry, Demand Value, $ Billion, 2000-2015 76
Figure 36: Canada, EO Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 78
Figure 37: Canada, EO Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 80
Figure 38: Canada, EO Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 81
Figure 39: Canada, EO Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 83
Figure 40: Canada, EO Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 85
Figure 41: Canada, EO Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 87
Figure 42: The Dow Chemical Company, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 93
Figure 43: North America, The Dow Chemical Company, EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 94
Figure 44: Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 108
Figure 45: North America, Royal Dutch Shell plc, EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 109
Figure 46: Huntsman Corporation, EO Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 120
Figure 47: North America, Huntsman Corporation,EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 121
Figure 48: North America, LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A.,EO Capacity Share, %, 2010 131