Industry: Chemicals & Plastics

At the 2024 ADI Forum, David Austgen, CEO, BioVeritas, and Steve Brown, President, Chemstations joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the specialty chemicals panel. Key topics include leveraging process simulation for accelerating chemical and bio-based product development from lab to commercial scale. The discussion also highlighted the significant market pull and price premium for […]

At the 2024 ADI Forum, Jeffrey Dysard, CTO & EVP, NuMat Technologies, and Matthew Seabaugh, Founder, HeatPath Solutions, joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the panel discussion on engineered materials Key topics included the commercialization of engineered materials to meet evolving market demands, driven by megatrends like electrification and sustainability. The discussion emphasized strategic […]

At the 2024 ADI Forum, Kelly Knopp, CEO, Citroniq Chemicals, presented the morning keynote address on chemicals day. The presentation was followed by a fireside chat with Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. Key topics included sustainable polypropylene production from ethanol, integrated technology solutions, carbon capture and avoidance strategies. He also talked about strategic manufacturing location […]

At the 2024 ADI Forum, Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics provided an outlook of the chemicals and plastics industries’ expected performance. Key topics included the chemical industry’s mixed outlook, driven by energy transition and sustainability investments, alongside regional shifts in production and an intensifying regulatory landscape. The discussion also touched upon the competitiveness of petrochemical […]

At the 2024 ADI Forum, David LaMont, SVP, Corporate Development, SunGas Renewables; Hahn Nguyen, VP, Sustainability, OCI Global; and Esben Sorensen, Sr. Director, Global Market Development, Plug Power, joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the methanol and ammonia panel. Key topics included the market for green methanol and ammonia, focusing on their roles in […]

The global chemical industry struggled in 2023. The year was marked by rising inflation rates and low demand from major markets. With China still in recovery, the growth the industry was hoping for never came to fruition. In 2024 we expect things to stay the course and see no drastic changes up or down in […]

Cement, a fundamental building block of modern construction, has long been integral to the development of infrastructure worldwide. Today, concrete made from cement is the most consumed material after water. However, its vital role comes at a significant environmental cost. The production of traditional cement, also known as Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is highly energy […]

In line with the Paris Agreement’s targets of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions by 2050, companies across the world are looking for ways to reduce their emissions. There are some seeing this trend as an emerging market and are working to monetize other companies’ carbon emissions. […]

One of the largest problems affecting the chemical industry in recent years has been the pressure to transition toward clean energy and reduce carbon emissions. More than 20 of the firms in the Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Global Top 50 have made investments recently in sustainability or currently have sustainability projects in development. At […]

The U.S. built a little over 3,000 miles of crude oil pipeline capacity during 2018 to 2020 to reach 84,816 miles in 2021, transporting 1.2 billion barrels of crude oil that year. No significant oil pipeline capacity additions have been made since, and U.S. oil production averaged 11.9 million barrels per day in 2022, that […]

The aviation industry has faced significant obstacles in reducing its environmental impact, particularly in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. However, stakeholders across the aviation value chain are now committed to pursuing sustainability objectives. In both, the United States and Europe, policymakers and industry leaders have implemented supportive policies and incentives to promote the widespread adoption […]

U.S. private equity (PE) deals declined in value by 30% in 2022 from the record high of 2021 but dry powder changed marginally. Materials and resources were hard hit and deal value and transactions both fell by ~70% and ~40%, respectively. (Exhibit 1) Exhibit 1: Private equity deals and assets Plastics M&A also fell from […]