Adding value to cracker by-products-Unlocking the potential.

The article focuses on a study by IHS Chemical, a provider of data, analytics, and consulting services, regarding the economic potential of cracker feedslates in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EMEA). Topics discussed include the predominance of naphtha as feedstock in Western Europe, the variation in volumes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cracking, and the prediction on the decline in the volumes of C5 and C9 streams.