At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Panuswee Dwivedi, Project Manager at ADI Analytics, shared insights into plastics recycling challenges. She projected that, despite ambitious recycling goals, virgin plastic demand would only decline by 3–4%, requiring substantial investment in infrastructure beyond recycling technologies. Many countries were already limiting polyethylene use through bans […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Katy Boettcher, Principal, Ara Partners, and John Griffin, Director, The Sterling Group, joined the investors panel. The panel was moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. Discussions included topics such as chemical risks in investments, as Ara Partners and The Sterling Group, both private equity […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, a heartfelt tribute was paid to Uday Turaga’s late father, recognizing his impact on ADI Analytics and his de facto role as chairman. Turaga reflected on his father’s mentorship and dedication, recalling their daily conversations about ADI and its evolution. His father had attended the ADI Forum in 2020, a […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Allie Thurmond, Asset Manager, US GoM Exploration, Equinor; Sheldon Harbinson, VP, Americas, CMG; and Maryam Schellstede, SVP, Planning and Development, University Lands, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, for the upstream oil and gas panel. The discussions on digital transformation in energy highlighted the shift from siloed technologies […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Srini Godavarthy, VP, Strategic Planning, Portfolio Management, and Finance, PTT GC, and Jose M. S. Sanchez, Business Director, Plastics & Polymers, Mathiesen USA joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics on the specialty polymers panel. Key topics included mechanical recycling operations, focusing on existing and […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Allie Thurmond, Asset Manager for GoM Exploration, Equinor; Pramod Jain, CEO, CMG; and Maryam Schellstede, SVP, Planning & Dev., University Lands, joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the upstream oil & gas panel. They discussed the strategic management of energy assets and evolving market dynamics. The panelists highlighted the […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Victor Toffoli, Senior Analyst at ADI Analytics, discussed the steady growth of the polyethylene and polypropylene markets in 2023, driven by demand from packaging, automotive, infrastructure, and renewable energy. Key topics included polyolefin demand growth (especially PE, PP, HDPE, and POE/POP), increased ethylene capacity with a focus on the Eastern […]

At FlexPO+ 2023 (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Vikram Gopal, SVP & CTO, Ascend Performance Materials, and Steve Brown, President, CEO & COO, Chemstations, joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. They discussed how process simulation and digital tools in the chemical industry were revolutionizing chemical innovation. In process technology development, simulation software was crucial […]

At FlexPO+ 2023 (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Thomas Marthinsen, Head of North America Alliance Office, Borealis, and Nathan Wiker, GM & VP, Nexeo Plastics, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics on the polyolefins markets panel. Key topics included contrasting sustainability approaches in Europe vs. the U.S., highlighting differing urgency and legislative drivers. […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, provided a comprehensive outlook on the chemicals markets. Key topics included the challenges in capital investment for sustainability and recycling, especially amidst declining growth rates in overall industry capital expenditure. The discussion highlighted a projected shift in capex toward […]

Alex Robart, Energy Strategy Leader at Microsoft, shared his experience working with ADI Analytics on a rigorous market analysis to support Microsoft’s energy transition strategy. ADI had helped quantify market size and forecast trends, providing hard data for leadership decision-making. The project had evolved into a complex modeling exercise, but the ADI team had adapted […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Steve Brown, CEO, Chemstations, joined the innovation panel, moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. Brown said that chemists could significantly accelerate new material development by leveraging process simulation tools. This focus on the power of process modeling applied to real-world application in chemicals. The […]