The document outlines the capital investment and operating costs associated with styrene production processes, including detailed evaluations of different production methods and their economic implications. It highlights the methodologies used for analysis and the range of reports available, covering various chemicals in the industrial process economics sector. Intratec provides valuable resources for professionals to assess and understand the economic potential of chemical production technologies.

1. Know the capital
investment
required
Examine the
operating costs &
raw materials
consumption
Styrene is the simplest and the most important member of a series of aromatic monomers. It is used
almost entirely for the manufacture of polymers, mostly polystyrene, followed by copolymers, such as
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)/styrene-acrylonitrile resin (SAN) and styrene butadiene rubber
(SBR).
The Intratec portfolio (www.intratec.us/our-portfolio) includes reports examining specific Styrene
production processes. Each report presents one-time costs associated with the construction of an
industrial plant and the continuing costs associated with the daily operation of such a plant. General
information included in our reports is presented below.
AN INTRODUCTION TO STYRENE
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING
* Description & applications
* Production pathways diagram
* Product(s) generated & raw material(s) consumed
* Physico-chemistry highlights
* Industrial site production capacity definition
* Detailed process block flow scheme & description
* Key process input & output figures (including raw material(s) consumption)
* Labor requirements
CAPITAL INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN
* Total fixed capital required (ISBL, OSBL and contingency)
* Working capital
* Costs incurred during industrial plant commissioning and start-up
* Multi-regional fixed capital analysis
PRODUCTION COST DETAILED LOOK
* Manufacturing variable costs (raw materials and utilities required)
* Manufacturing fixed costs (e.g., labor and maintenance costs, operating charges, plant overhead)
* Depreciation and corporate overhead costs
* Production cost history (4-year timeframe)
Understand
Styrene
production costs
Industrial Process Economics
About Styrene
Reports
Coverage of Styrene Process Economics Reports
Each report examines one specific Styrene production process, including:
PROCESS ECONOMICS QUICK SUMMARY TABLE
LABOR WAGE RATES AND PRICING BASIS
REFERENCES & ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY

2. About our Methodology
Intratec has distilled the expertise gained from more than a decade supporting companies worldwide to devise consistent
methodologies, which ensures the development of holistic, coherent and consistent reports.
Intratec's highly experienced engineers start the development of process economics reports with in-depth, comprehensive research on
the technology examined, encompassing patents and available technical literature, non-confidential information provided by
technology licensors and Intratec's in-house database.
This exhaustive research provides a clear and consistent understanding of the process technology studied, including chemical,
biological and/or physical transformations occurring in the target process, as well as reactants required and products formation. That
knowledge is compiled into a detailed process block flow scheme and a mapping of key process input & output figures (including raw
materials consumption).
Finally, in the assessment of the economic figures of the process technology under analysis, Intratec’s team relies on an extensive in-
house database and robust cost models. Our cost models were founded on a number of established cost-estimating methods, based
on mathematical and statistical processing of an extensive volume of actual cost data of well-known industrial processes.
For a 10-page description of our methodology, visit www.intratec.us/reports/industrial-processes-economics
Reports Focused on Styrene Production Economics
ECONOMICS OF STYRENE PRODUCTION FROM ETHYLBENZENE (STYRENE E11A)
This report examines the costs related to Styrene Monomer (SM) production from ethylbenzene in the USA, via a typical catalytic
dehydrogenation process.
ECONOMICS OF STYRENE PRODUCTION VIA POSM PROCESS (STYRENE E21A)
This study presents the economics of Propylene Oxide/Styrene Monomer (POSM) production from chemical grade (CG) propylene and
ethylbenzene in the USA, similar to LyondellBasell technology.
ECONOMICS OF STYRENE PRODUCTION FROM ETHANE & BENZENE (STYRENE E31A)
This report presents the economics of Styrene Monomer (SM) production from ethane and benzene in the USA, with pure hydrogen as
by-product, based on concepts proposed in patents issued to Dow and Snamprogetti.
ECONOMICS OF STYRENE PRODUCTION FROM ETHANE & BENZENE (STYRENE E32A)
It presents the economics of the same process examined in the report "Styrene E31A", except that the hydrogen produced is valued as
fuel.
ECONOMICS OF STYRENE FROM METHANOL AND TOLUENE (STYRENE E41A)
This report analyses the economics of Styrene Monomer (SM) production from methanol and toluene in the USA, similar to Exelus
Styrene Monomer Technology (ExSyM) process.
For a complete and updated list of available reports, visit www.intratec.us/products/styrene-production-processes

3. Industrial Process Economics Reports Family
Intratec's Industrial Process Economics reports are a family of reports presenting techno-economic evaluations of specific processes
employed in the production of chemicals or utilities. Our portfolio includes more than 600 of these reports, covering established and
early-stage process technologies used in the chemical, petrochemical, oil, plastic, renewable, alternative energy & allied sectors.
See below the list of chemicals and utilities whose processes are covered in our process economics reports. For a complete and
updated list, visit www.intratec.us/our-portfolio.
3-Hydroxypropionic Acid
Acetone
Acetylene
Acetyls
Acrylic Acid and Derivatives
Acrylic/Maleic Copolymer
Acrylonitrile
Adipic Acid
Aldehydes
Alkylbenzenes
Amino Acids
Ammonia
Aniline
Biodiesel
Bisphenol A
BTX
Butadiene and C4's
C6's
Caprolactam
Carbon Monoxide
Chlorine and Derivatives
Chloroprene
Citric Acid
Cosmetics
Cumene
Detergents
Dicyclopentadiene
Diesel
Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC)
Dimethyl Terephthalate
Diols
Diphenyl Carbonate
Dyes & Pigments
Electricity
Epichlorohydrin
Ethanol
Ethylene
Ethylene Oxide
Fertilizers
Fibers
Fire Retardants
Food Additives
Furans and Derivatives
Glycerol
Glycols
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Cyanide
Hydrogen Peroxide
Industrial Gases
Insecticides
Isocyanates
Isophthalic Acid
Isoprene
Lactic Acid
Linear Alpha Olefins
Methacrylic Acid and Derivatives
Methanol
MTBE
Nitric Acid
Nitro Aromatics
Nylon
Oxalic Acid
Oxo Alcohols
Pentaerythritol
PET
Pharmaceuticals
Phenol
Phosgene
Phthalic Anhydride
Polyacrylate
Polyacrylonitrile
Polyalphaolefins
Polycarbonates
Polyesters
Polyethers
Polyethylenes
Polylactic Acid (PLA)
Polypropylene
Polyurethanes
Propanol and Isopropanol
Propylene
Propylene Oxide
PVC
Reformate
Resins
Silanes
Silicones
Siloxanes
Sodium Hydroxide
Speciality Polymers
Styrenics
Succinic Acid
Sulfuric Acid
Synhetic Rubbers
Synthesis Gas
Vitamins
Terephthalic Acid
Trimethylolpropane
Urea
Vinyls

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Up-to-date,
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analyses
Extremely
affordable
Each Industrial Process Economics report is focused on a specific production process, and presents:
* A thorough analysis of the production process
* Capital investment breakdown
* Production cost breakdown
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Who Is Using These Reports
Professionals in several disciplines, from strategic planning and new business development to research and
innovation, use our Industrial Process Economics reports to:
* Examine capital investment breakdowns
* Quickly screen and assess capital investment options
* Evaluate/select independent industrial process licensors
* Define consistent business cases for investments
* Obtain unbiased estimates of ventures capital and operating costs (CapEx & OpEx)
* Evaluate M&A alternatives
* Make realistic assessments of the economic potential of R&D breakthroughs
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About Intratec Solutions, LLC
Intratec is an independent research and leading advisory firm, recognized for excellence in the evaluation of chemical markets and the
economics of industrial processes. We are a mix of process engineers, market researchers and cost estimators with extensive
industry experience.
Since 2002, the reports, databases and indexes we provide have boosted the early recognition of promising research and capital
investment opportunities in the chemical, petrochemical, oil, plastic, renewable, alternative energy & allied sectors. With more than 800
up-to-date professional reports targeting chemical markets and process economics, our portfolio is constantly growing.
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