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Japan vs. South Korea: SAF projects diverge

Japan and South Korea are moving from aspirational sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) targets toward blending mandates. In July 2026, Japan announced plans to mandate a 1% SAF blend in fiscal year (FY) 2030, rising to at least 3% in FY2031 and 5% or more from FY2032–34. South Korea announced its phased SAF mandate in 2025, […]

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What recent M&A reveals about the catalyst industry

The catalyst industry is entering a new phase, with 2026 marking a period of significant portfolio realignment and expansion into adjacent catalyst technologies and services across refining, petrochemical, polymer, and emissions-control markets. The transactions shown in Exhibit 1 highlight a broader shift in how companies are positioning themselves across the catalyst value chain. For instance, […]

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Engineered pumps are riding four industrial megatrends

The engineered pump industry is seeing growing demand from AI infrastructure, LNG expansion, critical minerals development, and industrial modernization. At the same time, aftermarket services and digital monitoring are becoming larger contributors to industry profit pools. These trends are changing industry growth drivers and profit pools (see Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1.  Growth drivers in the […]

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Global polyolefins in automotive industry

ADI Chemical Market Resources conducted a strategic study on the growing use of polyolefins in the global automotive industry. Polypropylene (PP) is the most widely used polyolefin due to its lightweight, durability, and excellent processing properties. Polyethylene (PE) is used to a lesser extent. Elastomeric polyolefins, including TPOs, TPVs, and R-TPOs, are used for flexibility […]

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Chemicals and plastics: Recovery and circularity

At the 2026 ADI Forum, Jonatas Melo, President, Baystar; Badrish Krishnan, Director of Specialty Polymers, SK Geo Centric; and John Uhran, CEO, Locus Fermentation Solutions joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the Chemicals and Plastics panel. Key themes discussed were the industry’s ongoing struggle with global overcapacity and margin compression, the wave of asset rationalizations […]

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