Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "US Ethylene & Polyethylene Export Report" report to their offering.

The significant U.S. ethylene supply and U.S. ethylene feedstock cost advantages will increase U.S. polyethylene production beyond domestic demand and support export volumes over the period. Excess North American polyethylene production available for export will be 6-9 billion pounds within the 2016-2020 time frame, assuming 75% of the announced polyethylene projects are actually built and commissioned by 2020.

The logistics infrastructure to transport polyethylene internationally in containers is well established and investments to support significant increase in polyethylene container exports from the U.S. focus on shipping container, product packaging, and container loading capacity improvements.

The report analyses utilized ethylene trade market data from the U.S. and Asia in the U.S. export scenarios. Most analysis conditions showed limited value for U.S. ethylene exports relative to the total value potential for exported ethane and/or polyethylene. International trade of polyethylene has nearly doubled from 26 million tons in 2001 to 50 million tons in 2014.

Over the last five years, global trade volume has expanded on average by 5% per year but showed only a very marginal growth in 2014. Expansions in production capacity and cost competitiveness have established the Middle East as a leading polyethylene export region, with annual export volumes nearly four times more than the volume of the next highest exporting regions.

Key Findings

  • Trade Flows
  • US ethylene & polyethylene production capacities and export volumes
  • Price Forecasting
  • Regression analysis and scenario modelling of ethylene, LDPE and HDPE prices to 2025
  • Export Costs
  • Shipping, packaging and logistics costs for key export markets

Companies Mentioned

  • Axiall/Lotte
  • Braskem
  • Chevron Phillips
  • Dow Chemical
  • ExxonMobil
  • Formosa
  • Oxichem/Mexichem
  • PTT/Marubeni
  • Sasol
  • Shell
  • Shin-Etsu
  • Total
  • Williams

For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b2xgzl/us_ethylene_and