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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
 XX
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
 XX
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
 XXI
CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
 XXI
SCOPE AND FORMAT
 XXII
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
 XXIV
RELATED BCC WORK CREDENTIALS
 XXV
BCC ONLINE SERVICES
 XXV
DISCLAIMER
 XXV
SUMMARY
 XXVI
Summary Table:
U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYST MARKETS BY PROCESS THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 XXVII
Summary Figure:
U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYST MARKETS BY PROCESS, U.S. MERCHANT SALES, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 XXVII
OVERVIEW
 1
CATALYSIS AND CATALYSTS: HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
 1
DEFINITION
 1
HISTORY
 1
History (Continued)
 2
PROCESSES
 3
Catalyst Makeup
 3
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS
 4
Reaction Parameters
 5
Theory of Heterogeneous Catalysis
 5
HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS
 5
Advantages
 6
Molecular Catalysts
 7
Commercial Applications
 7
Commercial Applications (Continued)
 8
Multiphase Homogeneous Catalysis
 9
Phase-Transfer Catalysis
 10
ACID AND BASE CATALYSIS AND CATALYSTS
 11
Heterogeneous Acid Catalysts
 11
Heterogeneous Acid Catalysts (Continued)
 12
Homogeneous Acid/Base Catalysts
 13
FREE RADICAL CATALYSTS
 13
THE PERIODIC TABLE AND TRANSITION ELEMENTS
 14
Transition Group Metals
 15
Table 1 TRANSITION METALS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
 16
Table 2 CHEMICAL SYMBOLS FOR COMMON CATALYTIC ELEMENTS
 16
CHEMICAL PROCESSING
 16
Importance of the U.S. Chemical Industry
 17
Types of Catalytic Chemical Reactions
 18
PETROLEUM REFINING
 19
Historical Background
 19
Petroleum Refining Processes
 20
Petroleum Refining Processes (Continued)
 21
Table 3 INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF U.S. REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES, 1985-2005 (PERCENTAGES BASED ON CRUDE INPUT)
 22
Table 4 SHARE OF INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF EUROPEAN UNION REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES BY CRUDE INPUT, 1985-2005 (%)
 22
Industry Structure
 23
Market Leaders
 24
The Refining Margin
 24
Table 5 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING MARGINS AND PRODUCTION COSTS, 1988-2001 ($ PER BARREL)
 25
Refining Capacity
 25
Refining Capacity (Continued)
 26
Table 6 U.S. REFINERIES AND PROCESS CAPACITIES, 1987-2005 (1,000 BARRELS PER DAY)
 27
Importance to the U.S. and World Economies
 27
Importance to The U.S. and World Economies (Continued)
 28
Major Petroleum Products and Applications
 29
Table 7 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING: INPUTS AND PRODUCTS, 2002 AND 2003
 29
Petroleum Refinery Streams and Products
 30
Petroleum Refinery Streams and Products (Continued)
 31
Types of Petroleum Refineries
 32
Types of Petroleum Refineries (Continued)
 33
Refinery Catalytic Processes and Catalysts
 34
OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR CATALYSTS
 34
Automotive Emission Controls
 34
Automotive Emission Controls (Continued)
 35
Stationary Source Emissions Control
 36
Other Environmental Catalysis
 37
MATERIALS USED TO PRODUCE CATALYSTS
 37
BASE METALS AND COMPOUNDS
 37
Aluminum (Al)
 37
Aluminum Alkyls
 38
Bismuth (Bi)
 39
Chromium (Cr)
 39
Cobalt (Co)
 40
Copper (Cu)
 40
Hafnium (Hf)
 41
Iron (Fe)
 41
Lithium (Li)
 42
Magnesium (Mg)
 43
Manganese (Mn)
 43
Mercury (Hg)
 43
Molybdenum (Mo)
 44
Nickel (Ni)
 44
Raney Nickel
 45
Phosphorus (P)
 46
Potassium (K)
 46
Rhenium (Re)
 47
Tin (Sn)
 47
Titanium (Ti)
 47
Tungsten (W)
 48
Vanadium (V)
 48
Zinc (Zn)
 49
Zirconium (Zr)
 49
NOBLE (PRECIOUS) METALS
 49
Gold (Au)
 50
Iridium (Ir)
 51
Palladium (Pd)
 51
Table 8 AVERAGE PRICES FOR NOBLE METALS, THROUGH 2005 ($ PER TROY OUNCE)
 52
Platinum (Pt)
 53
Rhodium (Rh)
 54
Ruthenium (Ru)
 54
Silver (Ag)
 55
ALUMINOSILICATES
 55
Zeolites
 55
Zeolites (Continued)
 56
Natural Zeolites
 57
Synthetic Zeolites
 57
ExxonMobil's ZSM-5 Zeolites
 58
Table 9 SOME CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF ZSM-5 ZEOLITES
 59
Petrochemical/Chemical Processes
 59
Petroleum Refining Processes
 59
Molecular Sieves
 60
ORGANIC PEROXIDES
 60
Table 10 TYPICAL TYPES OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES
 61
OTHER NONMETALLIC CATALYSTS, CARRIERS, AND SUPPORTS
 62
Powdered Supports
 63
Particulate Supports
 63
Alumina
 64
Activated Carbon
 65
Clays
 65
Synthetic Ion Exchange Resins
 66
Other Catalyst Supports
 66
Calcium Carbonate
 67
Barium Sulfate
 67
Kieselguhr
 67
Magnesium Compounds
 67
Silica
 67
CHEMICAL PROCESS CATALYSTS: APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
 68
SUMMARY MARKET FORECAST
 68
Table 11 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 69
Figure 1 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 69
HYDROGENATION
 70
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 70
Table 12 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 71
Figure 2 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 71
Table 13 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 72
FATS AND OILS
 73
Fats and Oils (Continued)
 74
CYCLOHEXANE FROM BENZENE
 75
BY-PRODUCT HYDROGENATION IN ETHYLENE PLANTS
 76
AMINES FROM NITRO COMPOUNDS
 76
PHARMACEUTICAL AND FINE CHEMICAL HYDROGENATIONS
 76
DEHYDROGENATION
 77
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 78
Table 14 U.S. FORECAST FOR DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKETS BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 78
COMMERCIAL DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS
 78
STYRENE SYNTHESIS
 79
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
 80
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 81
Table 15 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 81
Figure 3 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 81
Table 16 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 82
ALKYLATION
 83
Ethylbenzene
 83
Cumene
 84
Linear Alkylbenzene
 85
AMINATION
 85
AROMATIZATION
 86
BUTANEDIOL FROM MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
 86
CONDENSATION REACTIONS
 87
DISPROPORTIONATION AND METATHESIS
 87
Disproportionation and Metathesis (Continued)
 88
ESTERIFICATION
 89
FUEL OXYGENATE ETHERS
 90
Energy Policy Act of 2005
 91
Market Outlook
 92
Technolgy
 92
In-Refinery Ether Production
 93
Grassroots MTBE Plants
 93
MTBE from Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
 94
HYDRODEALKYLATION
 94
ISOMERIZATION
 95
NITRATION
 96
OLEFINS PRODUCTION
 96
Propylene Production
 97
Propylene Production (Continued)
 98
Propylene Production (Continued)
 99
OTHER ORGANIC SYNTHESES
 100
Other Organic Syntheses (Continued)
 101
OXIDATION
 102
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 103
Table 17 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BYTYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 103
Figure 4 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 104
Table 18 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 104
ACRYLIC ACID
 105
ACRYLONITRILE
 105
Acrylonitrile (Continued)
 106
ADIPIC ACID
 107
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE
 107
FORMALDEHYDE
 108
OLEFIN EPOXIDATION: ETHYLENE AND PROPYLENE OXIDE
 109
Olefin Epoxidation:?Continued)
 110
NITRIC ACID
 111
SULFURIC ACID
 111
MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
 112
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
 113
TEREPHTHALIC ACID
 113
OTHER OXIDATION REACTIONS
 114
POLYMERIZATION
 115
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 116
Table 19 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 117
Figure 5 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 117
Table 20 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 118
POLYOLEFIN HISTORY
 119
Polymethylene
 119
Polyethylene
 120
Polypropylene
 121
Higher Alpha-Olefin Polymers
 122
Polyolefin Steric Regularity
 122
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES FOR ADDITION POLYMERS
 122
Polyethylene-High Pressure Processes
 123
Polyethylene-Low Pressure Processes
 123
Polyethylene-Low Pressure Processes (Continued)
 124
Polyethylene-Gas Phase Processes
 125
Polyethylene-Gas Phase Processes (Continued)
 126
Polypropylene
 127
Polystyrene
 128
Polyvinyl Chloride
 129
Other Addition Polymers
 130
ORGANIC PEROXIDE POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS
 130
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS
 131
Ziegler-Natta Catalysts
 132
Single-Site/Metallocene Catalysts
 132
CONDENSATION POLYMERS AND CATALYSTS
 133
Condensation Polymers and Catalysts (Continued)
 134
THERMOSETTING POLYMERS
 135
Epoxy Resins
 135
Phenolic Resins
 136
Unsaturated Polyester Resins
 136
Polyurethane Resins
 136
Urea- and Melamine-Formaldehyde Resins
 137
Other Thermosets
 137
SYNTHESIS GAS AND SYNGAS PROCESSES
 137
Synthesis Gas and Syngas Processes (Continued)
 138
"THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY"
 139
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 140
Table 21 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 140
Figure 6 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKETS BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 141
Table 22 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 141
STEAM REFORMING
 142
Steam Reforming (Continued)
 143
AMMONIA SYNTHESIS
 144
Ammonia Synthesis (Continued)
 145
Ammonia Synthesis (Continued)
 146
FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS
 147
Fischer-Tropsch Process (Continued)
 148
Coal Gasification, Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle (IGCC) Technology
 149
GTL: Natural Gas To Fuels/Chemicals: Modified Fischer-Tropsch
 150
GTL: Natural Gas to Fuels/?Continued)
 151
Market Players
 152
Market Players (Continued)
 153
Market Players (Continued)
 154
Market Outlook
 155
The Natural Gas Refinery
 155
The Natural Gas Refinery (Continued)
 156
HYDROFORMYLATION (OXO) PROCESS
 157
METHANOL SYNTHESIS
 158
Methanol Synthesis (Continued)
 159
Methanol Synthesis (Continued)
 160
PETROLEUM REFINING CATALYSTS: APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
 161
PETROLEUM REFINING CATALYSTS: APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
 161
TRENDS IN PETROLEUM REFINING
 162
Trends in Petroleum Refining (Continued)
 163
MOTOR GAS
 164
Table 23 SOME U.S. MOTOR GASOLINE SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
 164
DIESEL FUEL
 164
Table 24 SOME U.S. DIESEL FUEL SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
 165
HEATING OIL
 165
CHEMICAL PROCESSES
 165
CAPACITY
 166
OTHER TRENDS
 166
SUMMARY MARKET FORECAST
 167
Table 25 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 168
Figure 7 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 (SALES IN CONSTANT 2004 $ MILLIONS)
 168
ALKYLATION
 169
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 170
Table 26 U.S. FORECSAT OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 170
Figure 8 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKETS BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 170
Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
 171
Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
 172
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE-CATALYZED ALKYLATION
 173
SULFURIC ACID-CATALYZED ALKYLATION
 174
SOLID ACID ALKYLATION CATALYST TECHNOLOGY
 175
New Processes
 175
Nafion
 176
Solid Catalysts
 176
OLIGOMERIZATION
 177
FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC)
 177
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 178
Table 27 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 178
Figure 9 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 178
Table 28 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 179
Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
 180
TOWER BOTTOMS (RESID) CRACKING
 181
Tower Bottoms (RESID) Cracking (Continued)
 182
FCC CATALYST REGENERATION
 183
HYDROCRACKING
 183
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 184
Table 29 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 184
Figure 10 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 184
Table 30 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 185
Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
 186
LUBE OIL DEWAXING
 187
HYDROTREATING/ HYDRODESULFURIZATION (HDS)
 187
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 188
Table 31 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 188
Figure 11 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 189
Background
 189
Recent Developments
 190
Technology
 190
New Products
 191
Market Players
 192
Market Players (Continued)
 193
Market Players (Continued)
 194
HYDRODESULFURIZATION/ HYDRODEAROMATIZATION (HDS/HDA)
 195
ISOMERIZATION
 196
ISOMERIZATION (CONTINUED)
 197
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 198
CATALYTIC REFORMING
 198
CATALYTIC REFORMING (CONTINUED)
 199
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 200
Table 32 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 200
Figure 12 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 201
Table 33 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 201
REFORMER OPERATION TO PRODUCE RFG BLENDSTOCKS
 202
GAS PROCESSING
 203
MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
 204
TECHNOLOGY
 205
CATALYST PROPERTIES
 205
ACTIVITY
 205
REGENERABILITY
 205
SELECTIVITY
 206
STABILITY
 207
CATALYST RECOVERY
 207
RECOVERY VS. REGENERATION
 208
NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS
 208
BASE METAL CATALYSTS
 209
NEW REACTION SCHEMES, PROCESSES, AND FEEDSTOCKS
 210
NEW REACTION SCHEMES, PROCESSES,?CONTINUED)
 211
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
 212
NEW CATALYST TECHNOLOGY
 213
BASIC QUESTIONS OF CATALYST STRUCTURE
 213
Basic Questions of Catalyst Structure (Continued)
 214
Characterization of Catalyst Structure
 215
Surface Chemistry
 215
PROCESSES THAT NEED NEW CATALYSTS
 216
Processes That Need New Catalysts (Continued)
 217
Processes That Need New Catalysts (Continued)
 218
CATALYST DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
 219
Bench or Micro Scale Testing
 220
Laboratory Experiments
 220
Pilot Plant Scale Testing
 221
The Commercial Production Unit
 222
Post-Start-up Changes and Improvements
 222
NEW HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST MATERIALS AND SUPPORTS
 223
Bimetallic Cluster Catalysts
 223
Designed Pore Structures
 224
Nanoscale Catalysts ("Nanocatalysts")
 225
Promoters
 226
Solid Acid Catalysts
 227
Microencapsulation
 228
Nanostructured Solid Acid Catalysts
 228
New Zeolites
 229
Heterogeneous Chiral Catalysts
 230
HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS
 231
Homogeneous Chiral Catalysts
 231
Homogeneous Chiral Catalysts (Continued)
 232
Use of Supercritical Fluids as Solvents
 233
Supported Homogeneous Catalysts;
 234
SINGLE-SITE POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS
 235
Characterization of Single-Site Catalysts
 236
Single-Site Catalyzed Polymers
 237
Single-Site Catalyzed Polymers (Continued)
 238
Table 34 COMMERCIAL SINGLE-SITE POLYMERS AND COMMON APPLICATIONS
 239
Homogeneous Metallocene Catalysts
 239
Commercial and Semi-Commercial Single-Site Polymers
 239
Multicomponent Catalysts: Single-Site Catalysts with Others
 240
Single-Site Co-Catalysts: Aluminoxanes
 241
OTHER NEW CHEMICAL CATALYSTS
 241
REFINERY CATALYSTS
 241
Lighter Products
 242
Lower Aromatic Content
 242
Lower Light Olefin Content
 242
OTHER CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES
 242
Biocatalysis
 243
Plant-Derived Feedstocks and Processes
 243
Organocatalysis
 244
Photocatalysis
 245
Combinatorial Chemistry in Catalytic Research
 245
Computational Methods in Catalyst Design
 246
Use of Oxygen in Oxidation Reactions
 247
Advances in Hydrogenation
 248
Copolymerizing Polar and Nonpolar Monomers
 249
GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES/ REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
 250
GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES AND REGULATION
 250
CONTROLS ON THE CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES
 250
CONTROLS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT CATALYSTS AND THEIR MARKETS
 251
PETROLEUM REFINING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
 252
The Lead Phase-Out of 1975
 253
The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990
 253
Reformulated/Oxygenated Gasolines
 254
Reformulated/Oxygenated Gasolines (Continued)
 255
MBTE Use and Potential Phaseout
 256
Reid Vapor Pressure (Rvp)
 257
Reid Vapor Pressure (Rvp) (Continued)
 258
Motor Gasoline Olefins Content
 259
Changes in Feedstocks and Product Mix
 259
Tier II Sulfur and Other New Rules
 260
Diesel Fuel
 261
Motor Gasoline
 262
PUBLIC POLICY AND ATTITUDES
 263
PUBLIC POLICY AND ATTITUDES (CONTINUED)
 264
CATALYST INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES
 265
COMPANIES THAT MAKE AND SUPPLY CATALYSTS
 265
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND SUPPLIER MARKET SHARES
 266
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND?CONTINUED)
 267
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND?CONTINUED)
 268
CUSTOMER AND TECHNICAL SERVICE
 269
CATALYST SUPPLIER-USER ALLIANCES
 269
CATALYST SUPPLIER-USER ALLIANCES (CONTINUED)
 270
CATALYST DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING
 271
INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS
 271
THE GLOBAL CATALYST
 271
Growth in Different Parts of the World
 272
MAJOR FOREIGN PLAYERS
 273
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
 274
TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL CATALYST INDUSTRY
 274
Trends in the Global Catalyst Industry (Continued)
 275
Trends in the Global Catalyst Industry (Continued)
 276
SUPPLIER COMPANY PROFILES
 277
INTRODUCTION
 277
SUPPLIER COMPANIES
 278
ABB LTD.-ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
 278
ABB Ltd.-Zurich, Switzerland (Continued)
 279
ABB Ltd.-Zurich, Switzerland (Continued)
 280
ABB Ltd.-Zurich, Switzerland (Continued)
 281
ACTIVATED METALS & CHEMICALS, INC.-SEE JOHNSON MATTHEY
 282
ADVANCED REFINING TECHNOLOGIES-SEE CHEVRON AND W. R. GRACE
 282
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC.-ALLENTOWN, PA
 282
AKZO NOBEL-SEE ALBEMARLE
 282
ALBEMARLE CORP.-RICHMOND, VA
 282
AKZO NOBEL CATALYSTS-AMERSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS
 282
Akzo Nobel Catalysts-?Continued)
 283
Akzo Nobel Catalysts-?Continued)
 284
ALTUS BIOLOGICS INC.-CAMBRIDGE, MA
 285
ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA-PITTSBURGH, PA
 285
AVANTIUM TECHNOLOGIES B.V.-AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
 286
AVECIA GROUP PLC-MANCHESTER, U.K.
 286
AXENS-SEE INSTITUTE FRANCAIS DU PETROLE
 287
BADGER TECHNOLOGIES LLC-CAMBRIDGE, MA
 287
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT-LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY
 288
BP PLC-LONDON, ENGLAND
 289
BP Plc-?Continued)
 290
BP Plc-?Continued)
 291
THE CARDINAL COMPANIES L.P.-SEE REAGENS USA INC.
 292
CARUS CHEMICAL CO.-PERU, IL
 292
CATALYST RECOVERY GROUP-HOUSTON, TX
 292
CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES (CDTECH)-HOUSTON, TX
 293
CB&I HOWE-BAKER-TYLER, TX
 294
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE INDUSTRIES (CXI)-GALENA PARK AND HOUSTON, TX
 295
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO.-SEE CONOCO PHILLIPS
 296
CHEVRON USA PRODUCTS CO.-LA HABRA, CA
 296
CONOCO PHILLIPS-HOUSTON, TX
 297
CRI INTERNATIONAL, INC.-HOUSTON, TX
 298
CRITERION CATALYSTS AND TECHNOLOGIES-HOUSTON, TX
 299
CROSFIELD CATALYSTS-SEE W. R. GRACE
 300
CXI-SEE CHEMICAL EXCHANGE INDUSTRIES
 300
DEGUSSA AG-DÜSSELDORF AND FRANKFURT, GERMANY
 300
DEGUSSA Ag-?Continued)
 301
THE DOW CHEMICAL CO.-MIDLAND, MI
 302
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO.-WILMINGTON, DE
 303
E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co.-?Continued)
 304
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.-KINGSPORT, TN
 305
ENGELHARD CORP.-ISELIN, NJ
 305
Engelhard Corp.-?Continued)
 306
EURECAT S.A.-LA VOULTE, FRANCE
 307
EXXON MOBIL CORP.-IRVING, TX
 308
Exxon Mobil Corp.-?Continued)
 309
Exxon Mobil Corp.-?Continued)
 310
FERRO CORP.-CLEVELAND, OH
 311
FMC CORP/-CHICAGO, IL
 311
FORTUM GROUP-PORVOO, FINLAND
 312
FOSTER WHEELER CORP.-CLINTON, NJ
 313
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.-FAIRFIELD, CT
 314
W.R. GRACE & CO.-COLUMBIA, MD
 315
W.R. Grace & Co.-?Continued)
 316
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S-LYNGBY (COPENHAGEN), DENMARK
 317
Haldor Topsoe A/S-?Continued)
 318
HEADWATERS INC.-SOUTH JORDAN, UT
 319
HOWE-BAKER-SEE CB&I HOWE BAKER
 320
HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGIES INC-SEE HEADWATERS INC.
 320
INNOVENE-SEE BP
 320
INSTITUTE FRANCAIS DU PETROLE-REUIL-MALMAISON, FRANCE
 320
Institute Francais Du Petrole-?Continued)
 321
INTERCAT INC.-MANASQUAN (SEA GIRT), NJ
 322
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC-LONDON, ENGLAND
 323
Johnson Matthey Plc-?Continued)
 324
Johnson Matthey Plc-?Continued)
 325
Johnson Matthey Plc-?Continued)
 326
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC.-HOUSTON, TX
 327
KING INDUSTRIES-NORWALK, CT
 328
LAPORTE PLC-SEE DEGUSSA
 328
LONZA GROUP-BASEL, SWITZERLAND AND FAIR LAWN, NJ
 328
LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO.-HOUSTON, TX
 329
MATERIA INC.-PASADENA, CA
 330
NESTE OIL CORP.-SEE FORTUM GROUP
 331
THE NORAC CO., INC.-AZUSA, CA
 331
NORTON CHEMICAL PROCESS PRODUCTS CORP.-SEE SAINT-GOBAIN NOR PRO
 331
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP.-CALGARY, ALBERTA AND PITTSBURGH, PA
 331
OM GROUP, INC.-CLEVELAND, OH
 332
PQ CORP.-VALLEY FORGE, PA
 333
PRECIOUS METALS CORP.-SEE JOHNSON MATTHEY
 334
PROCATALYSE-SEE IFP/AXENS
 334
THE CARDINAL COMPANIES L.P.-COLUMBIA, SC
 334
REAXA-SEE AVECIA
 335
RENTECH, INC.-DENVER, CO
 335
Rentech, Inc.-?Continued)
 336
ROHM & HAAS CO.-PHILADELPHIA, PA
 337
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-LONDON, ENGLAND AND THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
 338
SHELL OIL CO.-HOUSTON, TX
 338
Shell Oil Co.-?Continued)
 339
SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO CORP.-AKRON, OH
 340
SCIENTIFIC DESIGN CO., INC.-LITTLE FERRY, NJ
 340
THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL CO.-CINCINNATI, OH
 341
SINGLE-SITE CATALYSTS, LLC-CHESTER, PA
 342
SÜD-CHEMIE CATALYTICA-SEE SINGLE-SITE CATALYSTS.
 343
SÜD-CHEMIE AG-MUNICH, GERMANY
 343
Süd-Chemie Ag-?Continued)
 344
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.-SANTA CLARA, CA
 345
SYNETIX-SEE JOHNSON MATTHEY
 346
SYNTROLEUM CORP.-TULSA, OK
 346
Syntroleum Corp.-?Continued)
 347
TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.-PARIS, FRANCE
 348
UNION CARBIDE CORP.-SEE DOW CHEMICAL
 349
UNITED CATALYSTS INC.-SEE SÜD-CHEMIE
 349
UOP LLC-DES PLAINES, IL
 349
UOP Llc-?Continued)
 350
UOP Llc-?Continued)
 351
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH-MUNICH, GERMANY
 352
WAKO CHEMICALS USA, INC.-RICHMOND, VA
 352
ZEOCHEM, USA-LOUISVILLE, KY
 353
ZEOLYST INTERNATIONAL-VALLEY FORGE, PA
 353
Zeolyst International-?Continued)
 354
APPENDIX
 355
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, ETC.
 355
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 356
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 357
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 358
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 359
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 360
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 361
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 362
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 363
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 364
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 365
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 366
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 367
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 368
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 369
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 370
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 371
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 372
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 373
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 374
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ETC. (CONTINUED)
 375
   
LIST OF TABLES  
Summary Table:
U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYST MARKETS BY PROCESS THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 XXVII
Table 1 TRANSITION METALS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
 16
Table 2 CHEMICAL SYMBOLS FOR COMMON CATALYTIC ELEMENTS
 16
Table 3 INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF U.S. REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES, 1985-2005 (PERCENTAGES BASED ON CRUDE INPUT)
 22
Table 4 SHARE OF INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF EUROPEAN UNION REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES BY CRUDE INPUT, 1985-2005 (%)
 22
Table 5 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING MARGINS AND PRODUCTION COSTS, 1988-2001 ($ PER BARREL)
 25
Table 6 U.S. REFINERIES AND PROCESS CAPACITIES, 1987-2005 (1,000 BARRELS PER DAY)
 27
Table 7 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING: INPUTS AND PRODUCTS, 2002 AND 2003
 29
Table 8 AVERAGE PRICES FOR NOBLE METALS, THROUGH 2005 ($ PER TROY OUNCE)
 52
Table 9 SOME CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF ZSM-5 ZEOLITES
 59
Table 10 TYPICAL TYPES OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES
 61
Table 11 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 69
Table 12 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 71
Table 13 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 72
Table 14 U.S. FORECAST FOR DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKETS BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 78
Table 15 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 81
Table 16 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 82
Table 17 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BYTYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 103
Table 18 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 104
Table 19 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 117
Table 20 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 118
Table 21 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 140
Table 22 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 141
Table 23 SOME U.S. MOTOR GASOLINE SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
 164
Table 24 SOME U.S. DIESEL FUEL SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
 165
Table 25 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 168
Table 26 U.S. FORECSAT OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 170
Table 27 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 178
Table 28 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 179
Table 29 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 184
Table 30 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 185
Table 31 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 188
Table 32 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 200
Table 33 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 201
Table 34 COMMERCIAL SINGLE-SITE POLYMERS AND COMMON APPLICATIONS
 239
   
LIST OF FIGURES  
Summary Figure:
U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYST MARKETS BY PROCESS, U.S. MERCHANT SALES, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 XXVVII
Figure 1 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 69
Figure 2 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009
 71
($ MILLIONS)
 71
Figure 3 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 81
Figure 4 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 104
Figure 5 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 117
Figure 6 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKETS BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 141
Figure 7 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 (SALES IN CONSTANT 2004 $ MILLIONS)
 168
Figure 8 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKETS BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 170
Figure 9 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 178
Figure 10 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 184
Figure 11 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 189
Figure 12 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
 201