Industrial Process Reports About Methanol The simplest aliphatic alcohol, methanol is widely used in the production of bulk organic chemicals, mainly formaldehyde, methyl tertbutyl ether (MTBE), acetic acid, methyl methacrylate, and dimethyl terephthalate. The Intratec portfolio (www.intratec.us/our-portfolio) includes reports examining specific Methanol
Understand
production processes. Each report presents one-time costs associated with the construction of an
Methanol
industrial plant and the continuing costs associated with the daily operation of such a plant. General
production
information included in our reports is presented below.
processes
Coverage of Methanol Industrial Process Reports Each report examines one specific Methanol production process, including: AN INTRODUCTION TO METHANOL * Description & applications * Production pathways diagram PROCESS TECHNOLOGY THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING * Product(s) generated & raw material(s) consumed
Know the capital
* Physico-chemistry highlights
investment
* Industrial site production capacity definition * Detailed process block flow scheme & description
required
* Key process input & output figures (including raw material(s) consumption) * Labor requirements CAPITAL INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN * Total fixed capital required (ISBL, OSBL and contingency) * Fixed capital breakdown per discipline * 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)
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* 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