Recovery to Drive U.S. Propylene Supply Growth

U.S. propylene supply is forecast to increase by 10%, to 70 million-72 million lbs/day in 2010, as ethylene plants boost operating rates, says a recent report from Petral Worldwide (Houston). During the second and third quarters of 2009, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-based ethylene plants operated at 90%-95% of nameplate capacity with ethane’s share of fresh feed at historical high levels, says Dan Lippe, president of Petral. “At the same time, multi-feed ethylene plants in the U.S. operated at 75%-85% of capacity. As a result, coproduct propylene...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers