Process Industry Economics: Principles, Concepts and Applications, Second Edition, explores the fundamentals of market evaluation, capital and operating cost estimation, and profitability evaluation, along with their implications for process technology evaluation, project development and investment decisions. Sections cover time dependent technology evolution in process plants, including scale development, performance improvement in new and operating plants, and learning related to environmental, safety and sustainability assessments. Influences on capital investment decisions, including capacity planning and environmental considerations are explored and supported by case studies. Finally, the aspects of overall industry performance and drivers are discussed.
1. Cover image - p. page_i 2. Title page - p. page_i 3. Table of Contents - p. page_i 4. Copyright - p. page_iv 5. Preface - p. page_xiii 6. Acknowledgements - p. page_xv 7. Chapter 1: The scope of process industry economics - p. page_xv 8. Chapter 2: Market evaluation and forecasting - p. page_15 9. Chapter 3: Capital cost estimation - p. page_51 10. Chapter 4: Operating cost estimation - p. page_93 11. Chapter 5: Evaluation of project profitability - p. page_125 12. Chapter 6: Some examples in process economics - p. page_156 13. Chapter 7: Process technology evolution and adoption - p. page_175 14. Chapter 8: Capital investment decisions - p. page_207 15. Chapter 9: Industry planning and structure - p. page_242 16. Glossary - p. page_265 17. Appendix 1: Some currency exchange rates relative to the US$ for selected countries - p. page_269 18. Appendix 2: Consumer price index (CPI) statistics for some selected countries - p. page_271 19. Appendix 3: Capital cost inflation index for Australian plants cost index - p. page_271 20. Appendix 4: US inflation indices for plant capital cost and cost of living - p. page_274 21. Appendix 5: Discount tables - p. page_276 22. Index - p. page_281
Process Industry Economics: Principles, Concepts and Applications, Second Edition, explores the fundamentals of market evaluation, capital and operating cost estimation, and profitability evaluation, along with their implications for process technology evaluation, project development and investment decisions. Sections cover time dependent technology evolution in process plants, including scale development, performance improvement in new and operating plants, and learning related to environmental, safety and sustainability assessments. Influences on capital investment decisions, including capacity planning and environmental considerations are explored and supported by case studies. Finally, the aspects of overall industry performance and drivers are discussed.
1. Cover image - p. page_i 2. Title page - p. page_i 3. Table of Contents - p. page_i 4. Copyright - p. page_iv 5. Preface - p. page_xiii 6. Acknowledgements - p. page_xv 7. Chapter 1: The scope of process industry economics - p. page_xv 8. Chapter 2: Market evaluation and forecasting - p. page_15 9. Chapter 3: Capital cost estimation - p. page_51 10. Chapter 4: Operating cost estimation - p. page_93 11. Chapter 5: Evaluation of project profitability - p. page_125 12. Chapter 6: Some examples in process economics - p. page_156 13. Chapter 7: Process technology evolution and adoption - p. page_175 14. Chapter 8: Capital investment decisions - p. page_207 15. Chapter 9: Industry planning and structure - p. page_242 16. Glossary - p. page_265 17. Appendix 1: Some currency exchange rates relative to the US$ for selected countries - p. page_269 18. Appendix 2: Consumer price index (CPI) statistics for some selected countries - p. page_271 19. Appendix 3: Capital cost inflation index for Australian plants cost index - p. page_271 20. Appendix 4: US inflation indices for plant capital cost and cost of living - p. page_274 21. Appendix 5: Discount tables - p. page_276 22. Index - p. page_281
