Market Survey

Market SurveyFinal Year Design ProjectGroup 8ChinaChinese Limiting factors:Raw material shortage:Because of that, China still uses the acetylene route to produce VCM which is an old technology for VCM production.

Transportation facility:The port for export and import out of China as stated below:(1) Export to Japan: Nearest port (Port of Tianjin) to Port of Yokohama.(2) Export to third country: Nearest port (Port of Tianjin) to Port of Los Angeles.(3) Import from Japan: Port of Yokohama to nearest port (Port of Tianjin).

Labour supply: labour min wage is 3.60/hour in USD$ .engineer at 2,004 USD$ /monthmanagers at 3,735 USD$/month workers at 1,522 USD$/monthSource: Labour Dept., managed by the Labour and Welfare Bureau of HKSAR Revised on May 2011, implemented thereafter.Climate change.The Tianjin City port undergone four seasons. Based on chinahighlight.com. The lowest temperature is recorded this year is -4 C and the highest is 27 C.

Tax.The corporate income tax for china is 25%. Source: Corporate Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China (Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 63) and Regulations on Implementation of the Corporate Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China (State Council Ordinance No. 512)

PVC demand

QatarRaw Materials -Ras-Laffan Olefins Company (RLOC)- 300,000MT -Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) -1.3 milllion MTEnergy and fuel Availability - Ras Laffan Power & Water Plant Labor supplyWater supplyClimate and Site characteristicsDevelopment and ServicesTax

Figure 2: Tax rate. (BDO Jawad Habib, 2010)Tax according to profit:

Figure 3: Tax rate according to the profit. (BDO Jawad Habib, 2010)