Industrial Process Economics Reports About Caffeine Caffeine is a stimulant of the methylxanthine class of psychoactive drugs. It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug, but it is legal and in nearly all parts of the world. Caffeine is used in wide range of pharmaceutical formulations and beverages, like cola drinks, and it stimulates all levels of the central nervous system.
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The Intratec portfolio (www.intratec.us/our-portfolio) includes reports examining specific Caffeine
Caffeine
production processes. Each report presents one-time costs associated with the construction of an
production costs
industrial plant and the continuing costs associated with the daily operation of such a plant. General information included in our reports is presented below.
Coverage of Caffeine Process Economics Reports Each report examines one specific Caffeine production process, including: AN INTRODUCTION TO CAFFEINE * Description & applications * Production pathways diagram PROCESS TECHNOLOGY THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING * Product(s) generated & raw material(s) consumed * Physico-chemistry highlights * Industrial site production capacity definition
Know the capital investment required
* 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)
Examine the
* Depreciation and corporate overhead costs
operating costs &
* Production cost history (4-year timeframe)
raw materials
PROCESS ECONOMICS QUICK SUMMARY TABLE
consumption
LABOR WAGE RATES AND PRICING BASIS REFERENCES & ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY