Chemical Process Industries Infrastructure

James Riley Couper, O. Thomas Beasley, W. Roy Penney

"This interesting new volume...should...prove to be a worthwhile reference volume for those working in CPI. "---International Cost Engineering Council, 2001"...the book details problems and concerns that management of chemical enterprises confront, especially with respect to marketing strategies, domestic and global competition, reduction of operating expenses, and government regulations."---Research Frontiers, 2000"This interesting new volume, while primarily intended as a university textbook, should also prove to be a worthwhile reference volume for those working in the chemical process industries.... The huge appendix has much useful reference information."---International Cost Engineering Council, 2001

• Basic economics; accounting and financial statements; input-output analysis; products and companies of the CPI; specific chemical products; specific companies; general characteristics of the CPI; international aspects of the CPI; future prospects - threats and opportunities. Appendices: SIC codes for chemicals and allied products; chemical companies listed on the New York, American and Over-the-Counter exchanges.