Industry: Critical minerals

June 11, 2019 – ADI Analytics joined IMFORMED at the Hilton Houston Post Oak for their 2019 Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum. CEO, Uday Turaga presented on the “Oil and gas market outlook” for 2019.   Some of the key messages the presentation discussed included: supply-demand fundamentals pointing to an oil price in the $70s, natural gas […]

May 26, 2021 – The 2021 Oilfield & Markets Forum coordinated by IMFORMED covered important issues in the global oilfield mineral supply and demand.   ADI Analytics’ CEO Uday Turaga was invited again this year to speak on “Oil & Gas Market Outlook for 2021.” Key messages for the oil markets contained data to demonstrate demand growth expectations and supply […]

Increased oil and gas exploration and production, particularly hydraulic fracturing, have driven higher demand for silica as a proppant. U.S. industrial sand and gravel consumption grew by 33% in 2017 to 100 million tons, primarily due to this increased activity in the energy sector.

Super-hard materials, including tungsten carbide and diamond, exceed a specific hardness threshold, rendering conventional manufacturing techniques like milling and turning inapplicable.

Automotive polyolefin demand is expected to grow, driven by key components like polypropylene and elastomer blends.

Stakeholders across the lithium value chain are getting creative as the world prepares for a surge in electric vehicles.

Value chain entities are investing in innovation to enhance extraction efficiency, develop substitute materials, and advance recycling initiatives.

ExxonMobil, Sabic choose new JV site Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) and ExxonMobil Chemical Co. have selected Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia, as the location of a new joint venture plant that will include plastic production. In a March 1 news release, officials with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Sabic and ExxonMobil of Houston said they selected the site […]

AMERICAS BP oil leak in Gulf of Mexico – Updates After a series of unsuccessful efforts, BP has made some headway in containing the oil spilling out of a well at a depth of 5,000 feet in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the failed “top kill” operation, BP deployed the lower-marine-riser-package (LMRP) cap containment system, […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Have a Happy New Year Comments: The start of the New Year heralds a new race for Specialty and value-added polyolefins. Chemical Market Resources focused on technology and value-added polyolefins since 1990 and has conducted over 40 multiclient studies on various specialty polyolefins. The year 2008 will […]

My Turn – Dr. Balaji B. Singh – Have a Merry Christmas Comments: The coming year, 2008 will be different than any in the past. Everyone including the organizations, people, and government – are bracing themselves for “CHANGE”. The fear of the Unknown will dominate all our discussions in 2008. Excitement and growth are omnipresent […]

Polyolefin producers announce first-quarter earnings Dow Chemical Dow Chemical Company reported total sales of $11.7 billion for the first quarter of 2005. The sales were 25% higher compared to the first quarter of 2004. Net income climbed to $1.4 billion from $469 million in the first quarter of last year and earnings per share were […]