Industry: Chemicals & Plastics

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Carlos Villa, R&D Fellow, Dow Chemical, and Matthew Seabaugh, VP, Product Launch, Nexceris LLC, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the decarbonizing chemicals panel. Key topics included demand for renewable/low-carbon power, nuclear small modular reactors (SMRs), and the integration of high-temperature heat with […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented a cautious outlook for the chemical industry. Key topics included how the chemical industry faced immediate challenges from high costs, uncertain demand, and high interest rates, impacting operations and investment. However, long-term growth was driven by mega-trends like energy […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Carlos Villa, R&D Fellow, Dow Chemical, discussed the high cost of carbon dioxide utilization. He did this with moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. He explained that the high energy cost of carbon utilization for chemicals often stems from hydrogen production from water. This cost […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented an outlook on decarbonization of the chemical industry. Key topics included the immense challenge of decarbonizing the chemical industry, highlighting the significant cost implications and the need for substantially higher carbon credit prices to make green technologies viable. The […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Carlos Villa, R&D Fellow, Dow Chemical, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics during the decarbonizing chemicals panel. Key topics included the energy implications of decarbonizing the chemical industry. The speaker emphasized that transitioning to alternative feedstocks like carbon dioxide and water for chemical production […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented the outlook for the chemical industry. Key topics included challenges for the chemical industry such as uncertain demand and high costs, medium-term optimism due to trends like energy transition and 5G, and the future of globalization and its impact […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Carlos Villa, R&D Fellow, Dow Chemical, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. They discussed challenges with cracker electrification. Villa described how Dow Chemical was actively pursuing two major initiatives for decarbonizing its crackers: electrification and blue hydrogen. The electrification project, a consortium with Shell, […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented the outlook for the chemicals markets in the coming year. Key topics included the ongoing commoditization of specialty chemicals, the significant shift of production capacity towards China, and strategies for combating commoditization. Despite a challenging 2022, the long-term trend […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Dustin Stolz, Senior Analyst, ADI Analytics, shared insights for the specialty polymer markets during the specialty polymers panel. Key topics included the growth of engineered and high-performance polymers, driven by rapid prototyping technologies and applications in automotive, hydrogen fuel cells, and medical sectors. The expanding […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, provided critical insights on the current state of private equity. This included investments in plastics and polymers. He explained that the private equity landscape in chemicals experienced a downturn in 2022 after a surge in 2021. This was primarily due […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Jose M. S. Sanchez, Director of Plastic and Polymers, Mathiesen USA, and Srini Godavarthy, VP, Strategic Planning, PTT GC, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the specialty and performance polymers panel. Key topics included specialty polymers growth, driven by EVs and packaging, and […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, provided insight on the challenges of decarbonization in the chemical industry. Key topics included the immense challenge of decarbonizing the chemical industry, highlighting the significant price increases required for green alternatives like hydrogen and ethylene due to current low carbon […]