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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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Grid realities: Power emissions are up
U.S. power sector CO₂ emissions rose 4% in 2025 based on the latest findings from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This increase was driven by a 3% increase in net electric power generation, including a substantial 13% increase in coal-fired generation. More importantly, this increase points to a growing challenge facing the U.S. power […]
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U.S. refined product exports to Latin America
Latin America fuel supply hasn’t been able to meet the region’s fuel demand for the past several years mainly due to its refineries’ low utilization rates and a lack of investments in refinery upgrades and expansions. In addition, refining capacity has been insufficient in key Latin American countries. As a result, the region has been […]
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Oil & gas upstream: 2026 mid-year trends and supply chain impacts
The first half of 2026 marks a structural inflection point for the upstream oil and gas ecosystem. As Tier 1 acreage naturally depletes and consolidation reshapes operator leverage, the traditional “volume-driven” oilfield business model is giving way to an era of intense capital efficiency, advanced well architecture, and software-enabled optimization. For OEMs, OFS providers, and […]
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