Industry: Chemicals & Plastics

At the 2018 ADI Forum, James Lamoureaux, Esben Sorensen, and Evan Visser discussed the growing trend of gas monetization through chemical conversion, particularly toward methanol, driven by increasing methanol demand in Asia for olefins production. They highlighted the development of new methanol capacity and the emergence of small-scale technologies, providing insights into the evolving landscape […]

Meredith Winczewski, Strategic Marketing Manager, Honeywell UOP, shared her positive experience with ADI Analytics, highlighting their delivery of three in-depth studies over the last year and a half and their ability to swiftly grasp Honeywell’s requirements and offer effective solutions. She described the partnership as exceptional, particularly praising the personalized customer service that distinguished ADI […]

ADI recently acquired several assets from Chemical Market Resources (CMR).

ADI has published a white paper to assess benefits, risks, costs, and economics of using methanol for power generation. Download the white paper.

ADI Analytics presented a webinar in 2017 outlining key trends and their outlook for the global chemical industry. Tyler Wilson, Analyst, ADI Analytics, moderated while Uday Turaga, CEO and Founder, ADI Analytics, shared insights derived from ADI’s research and consulting work, which had encompassed over 25 projects since ADI’s acquisition of Chemical Market Resources in […]

2017 ADI ForumTuesday, February 28, 2017ABB Automation and Power Center, Houston, TX ADI Analytics is organized a one-day forum focused on all options to monetize North American natural gas and NGLs.  The shale and unconventional revolution has dramatically increased the supply of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGL) in North America.  That coupled […]

The Methanol Institute (MI) commissioned ADI to prepare a study on the economic and employment impacts of the U.S. methanol industry. The study concluded that the availability of abundant and cheap shale gas supplies significantly advantages domestic production of methanol in the U.S. Any investments in new methanol production capacity could create a significant economic […]

Chemical industry summary The recently completed first quarter financial results reported for US chemical companies indicated year-over-year revenue growth and solid, if not record-setting margins for many commodity chemicals. Earnings were generally flat from last year’s Q1 levels, except for those companies leveraged to the commodities titanium dioxide and methanol, and to a lesser extent […]

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Chemical industry summary The 6-month anniversary of OPEC’s decision to limit crude oil production will occur at the end of May, and the decision to re-authorize production cut targets is pending. The current news flow prompts many analysts to anticipate that the production cut targets will remain in place in 2017, perhaps extended to 9 […]

Chemical Industry Summary  The financial community’s consensus estimates for US chemical companies indicates that they are expected to reportQ1earnings most reports will be flat with last year. Companies leveraged to the olefins/polyolefins chain are seeing a relatively strong, but lower margins. Improvement is expected from US companies that are leveraged to the chlor-vinyl’s chain (including […]

Increased regulatory scrutiny impacts the natural gas and NGL value chain, focusing on flaring, emissions, seismicity, and wastewater management.