Industry: Commodity plastics

Piercen Hoekstra, Analyst, ADI Analytics, discussed the potential impact of President Trump’s proposed tariffs on the chemicals industry, including a 10% tariff on Chinese goods and a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico. These tariffs, while less severe than initially proposed, could significantly increase costs for US chemical companies due to their reliance […]

In the February 2025 edition of the ADI chemicals newsletter, we covered how the global chemical industry anticipated a recovery in 2025, fueled by specialty chemicals and sustainable investments. Recent industry activities include new air separation unit in Japan by Air Liquide, strategic mergers and acquisitions like Mitsubishi Chemical’s pharmaceutical business sale to Bain Capital, […]

Selecting the site for a new hydrogen project, chemicals plant, or renewable energy facility can be a long and rigorous process. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is driving investment into new energy transition projects, but location is often a critical factor in a project’s success. Whether it’s the company’s first, second, or hundredth facility, finding […]

California signed the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) into law in June 2022 to reduce plastic waste generation and increase recycling in the state. The law sets plastic source reduction goals, imposing strict compliance, reporting, and fee requirements on manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of single-use packaging and other covered materials. […]

In the 2024 October edition of the ADI chemicals newsletter, the chemical industry is saw substantial developments, with significant investments in new plants for ammonia, polyethylene, and specialty chemicals, alongside a growing focus on sustainable practices like green ammonia production and advanced recycling. Legal challenges, such as California’s suit against ExxonMobil, highlighted increasing scrutiny of […]

The greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of plastics continues to find attention with a recent report published by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) in April 2024. In the past, this issue was looked at by McKinsey in July 2022 when they estimated life cycle GHG emissions of plastics. According to the LBNL report, in […]

Renewable electricity is becoming increasingly accessible for companies striving to meet their sustainability goals. They can either generate it themselves or procure it from third-party providers. There are seven options a chemical company can use to obtain renewable electricity, such as owned on-site generation, owned off-site generation, on-site Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) / operating leases, […]

In the September 2024 edition of the ADI chemicals newsletter, we covered on how the chemical and energy sectors are increasingly focused on sustainability. This was evidenced by strategic acquisitions like LyondellBasell’s purchase of APK for advanced recycling and new plant launches dedicated to green hydrogen and waste-to-ethanol production. Major companies, including Nouryon and Evonik, […]

ADI Chemical Market Resources (ADI CMR) has launched a multiclient study on polypropylene catalyst technologies. The report covers the evolution from early Ziegler-Natta (ZN) catalysts to advanced fourth- and fifth-generation systems using phthalate, diether, and succinate donors. It analyzes market drivers across key end-use segments such as injection molding, fibers, films, and automotive applications. The […]

At the 2024 ADI Forum, Jim Simon, CEO, Braven Environmental, presented the afternoon keynote address on chemicals day. This was followed by a fireside chat with Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. Key topics included industry challenges like feedstock sourcing and regulatory hurdles, highlighting Braven’s technological solutions. It also covered investor interest, the use of pyrolysis […]

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 […]

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 […]