The document provides an analysis of the U.S. ethane market, highlighting the cost advantages of U.S. ethane-based producers over Europe and Asia from 2007 to 2016. It discusses the oversupply in the U.S. ethane market, the increase in ethane production, and the expected rise in ethane prices by the end of 2018 due to increased demand from new ethylene projects. The document includes tables showing the U.S. cost advantage over Europe and Asia, and the U.S. ethane fractionation capacity and demand from ethylene crackers from 2008 to 2020.
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