Little growth in Europe and the US but big potentials in Asia: These are the perspectives that a recent Ceresana report sees for chelating agents. A positive trend could come from ...more
China is likely to become the world's most busy patent applicant, says a recent report by Thompson Reuters. Nevertheless, international analysts say, the country is still trailing ...more
A growing energy awareness drives the global heat exchanger market. New design features and materials promise higher efficiencies, but raw material scarcity clouds the outlook. ...more
The crisis on Europe's construction and housing market has severe effects on the vinyl chloride market: – and exports will most certainly not turn the tide. A recent ICIS report gives ...more
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) plans to boost renewable energies in the coming Five-Year Plan. Currently, wind and solar power make up for 2.14 percent of the ...more
Recent uncertainties in the global economy and lower demand for consumer goods impact the petrochemical industry: During November 2011, prices gave in by more than nine percent. ...more
Harsh words from the German industry association VCI (Verband der Chemischen Industrie): The American de–industrialisation stresses business in the chemical industry and undermines ...more
It’s obvious: the peaks we witnessed on the commodity markets in the first half of 2011 were overstretched. Now investors are cutting positions, leading to a price correction that ...more
The scarcity of crude oil and a growing consciousness for the problems associated with plastic waste from packaging material make lead to a growing interest in degradable bioplastics. ...more
After turbulent years in the aftermath of the economic crisis in 2008/2009, the market for chlorinated solvents slowly recovers. A recent release by the ECSA announces good news for ...more
A new Yellowbook by PCI Nylon attests the global polyamide market a positive trend. Most of this development is, however, driven by the Chinese economical growth. ...more
Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council predicts the European chemicals industry even better than expected and will likely see a modest expansion in 2012. The Brussel-based organisation ...more
India's market for chemicals is estimated to have a volume of US $ 35 billion at least. The increasing wealth of the Indian population and accumulated needs have analysts expecting ...more
In a new market research, BCC Research analyzes the market for gas flow meters and gas flow sensors. ...more
Latest findings by Ernst & Young reveal an overall deterioration in working capital (WC) performance compared with 2008 in the pharmaceutical industry. ...more
The global ethylene dichloride production is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.3 percent from 2009 to 2020. ...more
According to the study “Sensors to 2014” from Freedonia, demand for sensors in the US will rise 6.1 percent per year to US$ 13.1 billion in 2014, a strong recovery from low 2009 levels. ...more
According to Cefic’s latest Chemical Trends Report, EU chemicals production in June registered further improvement, increasing 10.6 percent compared with the same period in 2009. ...more
For the “Global 500 report” from Pricewaterhouse Coopers and CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), the world’s 500 largest public companies in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series were surveyed. ...more
