2008 METHANOL AND DERIVATIVES ANALYSIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I.          PREFACE

II.          EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

III.         METHANOL AND DERIVATIVES – MARKET OVERVIEW/USES

            A.        Methanol 
                        1.         Methanol Applications/Markets 
                        2.         Methanol Demand by Derivative – Overview 
                        3.         Methanol Capacity – Overview 
            B.        Formaldehyde 
                        1.         Formaldehyde Applications/Markets 
                        2.         Formaldehyde Demand by Derivative – Overview 
                        3.         Formaldehyde Capacity – Overview 
            C.        Acetic Acid 
                        1.         Acetic Acid Applications/Markets 
                        2.         Acetic Acid Demand by Derivative – Overview 
                        3.         Acetic Acid Capacity – Overview 
            D.        MTBE 
            E.        Methylamines 
            F.         MMA 
            G.        Alternative Fuels 
                        1.         Gasoline Blending 
                        2.         DME 
                        3.         Biodiesel 
                        4.         Methanol to Olefins (MTO)
                        5.         Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC) 
                        6.         Direct Combustion 
            H.        Other Methanol Uses 
                        1.         Chloromethanes 
                        2.         Reducing Agent 
                        3.         Methanethiol 
                        4.         GasDehydration

IV.        REGIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS

            A.        World 
            B.        Asia 
                        1.         China 
                        2.         Japan 
                        3.         South Korea 
                        4.         Taiwan
                        5.         Singapore 
                        6.         Malaysia 
                        7.         Indonesia 
                        8.         Australia 
                        9.         New Zealand 
                        10.       Other Southeast Asia 
                        11.       India 
                        12.       Other South Asia

            C.        Americas 
                        1.         North America 
                        2.         South America

            D.        Europe 
            E.        Russia 
            F.         Middle East 
                        1.         Saudi Arabia 
                        2.         Iran 
                        3.         Qatar 
                        4.         Oman 
                        5.         Other Middle East 
            G.        Africa

V.        METHANOL SUPPLY - FEEDSTOCK DYNAMICS

            A.        Feedstock Considerations 
            B.        Major Current & Prospective Production Locales 
            C.        China 
                        1.         Coal 
                        2.         Natural Gas 
                        3.         Coal vs Natural Gas

VI.        TRADE OVERVIEW AND MATRICES

            A.        Methanol 
            B.        Acetic Acid 
            C.        MMA 
            D.        MTBE

VII.       PROCESS AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

            A.        Methanol 
                        1.        Capital and Operating Costs
                                   a)         Natural Gas 
                                   b)         Coal 
            B.        Formaldehyde
                       1.         Capital and Operating Costs
            C.        Acetic Acid 
                        1.         Capital and Operating Costs – Carbonylation 
            D.        MMA 
                        1.         Capital and Operating Costs - C4 
                        2.         Capital and Operating Costs – Acetone 
            E.        MTBE 
            F.        Methyl Chloride 
            G.        Mixed Methylamines
                      1.         Capital and Operating Costs 
            H.        DME
                      1.         Capital and Operating Costs 
     

VIII.      PRICE FORECASTS

            A.        Methanol 
            B.        Acetic Acid

IX.        APPENDICES

A.        Global Capacity Tables

            1.         Methanol 
            2.         Formaldehyde 
                        a)         BDO
                        b)         PVOH 
            3.         Acetic Acid 
                        a)         TPA 
                        b)         VAM 
            4.         MMA 
            5.         MTBE 
            6.         Methylamines 
            7.         DME 
            8.         Biodiesel

B.        Supply & Demand Tables            

            1.         Methanol
            2.         Formaldehyde 
            3.         Acetic Acid 
            4.         MMA 
            5.         Methylamines

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