At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented the outlook for the chemical industry. Key topics included challenges for the chemical industry such as uncertain demand and high costs, medium-term optimism due to trends like energy transition and 5G, and the future of globalization and its impact […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented the outlook for the chemicals markets in the coming year. Key topics included the ongoing commoditization of specialty chemicals, the significant shift of production capacity towards China, and strategies for combating commoditization. Despite a challenging 2022, the long-term trend […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, provided critical insights on the current state of private equity. This included investments in plastics and polymers. He explained that the private equity landscape in chemicals experienced a downturn in 2022 after a surge in 2021. This was primarily due […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, provided insight on the challenges of decarbonization in the chemical industry. Key topics included the immense challenge of decarbonizing the chemical industry, highlighting the significant price increases required for green alternatives like hydrogen and ethylene due to current low carbon […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Victor Toffoli, Senior Analyst, ADI Analytics, presented an analysis of the polypropylene market. Key topics included robust polyolefin demand growth in HDPE, PP, and POE/POP, driven by solar encapsulants, infrastructure, and automotive sectors. Additionally, significant ethylene capacity expansion was expected in China and the Middle […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Vikram Gopal, SVP & CTO, Ascend Performance Materials, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, for the innovation panel. Key topics included a strategic shift to specialized, higher-margin materials driven by customer-centric innovation. This involved developing diverse polyamide co-polymers for critical applications like electrification in […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Vikram Gopal, SVP & CTO, Ascend Performance Materials, joined the innovation panel and discussed innovation strategies in private equity‑funded chemical companies, emphasizing market needs, customer collaboration in R&D, and structured short-, medium-, and long‑term approaches. He highlighted key drivers of innovation in the chemical industry, […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Heath DePriest, VP of Renewable Fuels at Phillips 66, shared insights on the future of refining, highlighting the need for decarbonization and diversification. By 2035, the refining industry was expected to look vastly different. Refineries would likely evolve into integrated industrial complexes, heavily focused on producing chemicals alongside cleaner fuels. […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, introduced Heath DePriest, VP of Renewable Fuels at Phillips 66. Heath DePriest shared how Phillips 66 strategically entered the emerging energy sector, building upon its established midstream success. They had already started smaller green projects and were focusing on larger ones that used their […]

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 ADI Forum, ADI Analytics’ annual oil and gas conference, more than 30 speakers and panelists participated in a conversation on strategic issues across the entire oil and gas value chain. Attendees from oil and gas, energy, and chemicals companies joined the event.

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (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 during the polyolefins panel. Key topics included the role of joint ventures and local partnerships in international expansion, and the evolving […]