Petrochemical margins are squeezed from every side. Raw material and energy prices swing, demand shifts without warning from region to region, and new capacity in China and the Middle East adds oversupply, so steering every ton toward the best margin becomes a constant challenge for CSCOs.
This guide shows how value-driven planning protects margins across three pressure points: demand volatility and disruption, price swings and shortages in materials and labor, and tightening regulatory and sustainability requirements. Finding profitable markets for every plant is an ongoing quest that demands agile decisions made with the entire value chain in view.
You’ll learn how to:
- Turn volatility into opportunity with scenario-based planning, building many scenarios a day, and evaluating them overnight
- Gain end-to-end visibility across continuous, campaign, and batch production
- Maximize margins from cracking to campaign and batch production
- Navigate price fluctuations, labor constraints, and sustainability goals
The guide also shows how OMP’s Unison Planning™ for Chemicals builds a reality-based digital twin of the network, so planners see how a change in one unit affects downstream plants, contracts, and inventory. Real-world examples include BASF, Eastman, Evonik Oxeno, Solvay, and Arxada, showing how leading chemical producers put it to work.
Download the e-book and see how petrochemical leaders direct every ton toward the best margin.