Home assignment №5

Topics for the report

1. Main challenges of the petrochemical industry on an international scale with

emphasis on the shale Oil & Gas development in the US and the impact on
the European market.

2. Future projects, strategy of the main actors, financial and political stakes.
3. Impact of the environmental regulations and climate change on the
economics of the petrochemical industry.

4. Future trends for biosourced products and the related challenges.

5. Main markets for olefins, C4 cuts and aromatics.

6. Economics of a steamcracking unit using the different feeds.

7. Analysis of the different paths of synthesis polymer
8. Main polymer manufacturing

9. Synergism of petrochemicals and refining

10.Opening on the petrochemistry of the main plastics