CMAI & Intratec Announce New Technology Intelligence Program

HOUSTON, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI), along with alliance partner Intratec, is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new offering, the Technology Intelligence Program (TIP) - a detailed and comprehensive review and evaluation of process technology, capital and production costs, market overviews and profitability analysis for production technologies of interest to the chemical industry. This new program combines the renowned chemical market strength of CMAI with the chemical process technology and engineering expertise of Intratec.

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The first reports in the TIP service, now available, will be the On-Purpose Propylene series, including:

• Propylene via Metathesis Technology Report
• Propane Dehydrogenation Technology Report
• Methanol-to-Propylene Technology Report
• On-Purpose Propylene Consolidated Report

TIP reports will cover a wide array of chemical technologies, for both organic and inorganic chemicals, basic and specialty chemicals, ranging from petrochemicals to green chemicals. Example topics of future TIP reports include:

• Polypropylene
• Ethylene dimerization
• Bioethanol
• Bioethylene
• Bio-mixed alcohols
• Biopropylene
• Green polypropylene
• Terephthalic acid
• Polyester resin

The TIP service provides both TIP Technology Reports and TIP Consolidated Reports. TIP Technology Reports provide a comprehensive review of a specific process, whereas TIP Consolidated Reports provide a comparative analysis of the various processes and technologies covered in associated TIP Technology Reports.

TIP Technology Reports will serve as important tools for executives, engineers, academics and many decision makers in a broad range of situations, when it is necessary to predict, in an unbiased way, crucial operating and performance information about specific processes/technologies. The Technology Intelligence Program develops and evaluates key design information such as process flowcharts, mass and energy balances, key performance indicators, capital investments, cost structure and cost-effectiveness and main inefficiencies, and quantifies technological strengths and weaknesses. The TIP Technology Reports will be reliable sources for insightful observations about both existing and emerging chemical process technologies.  TIP Technology Reports include a 5-year historical patent review and point out emerging and up-to-date technologies and trends. In addition, each report provides global supply/demand and an outlook on capacity by producer from CMAI's proprietary capacity database. TIP Technology Reports also incorporate feedstock and product pricing from CMAI's proprietary price database, providing realistic economic evaluations. TIP Consolidated reports provide a business-oriented comparative analysis among key technologies covered in associated TIP Technology Reports, including both a comprehensive report as well as an Executive Summary in presentation format.

CMAI is the premier provider of Market, Planning and Business Advisory services offering a unique combination of consulting analytics and expertise for the global chemical, plastics, fibers and chlor-alkali industries. With offices in Houston, New York, London, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Singapore and Shanghai, CMAI has provided expert business advisory services to a broad base of companies across multiple value chains and geographies since 1979.  Clients to CMAI services include chemical and oil companies, technology & EPC companies, banking and financial institutions, plastic converters, textile & apparel manufacturers, brand-owners, grocers/retailers, government agencies and trading companies. 

For additional information on this service, visit CMAI's website at www.cmaiglobal.com  or contact:

SOURCE Chemical Market Associates, Inc.