In response to tremendous growth, ADI Analytics moves to a larger office in the Energy Corridor. We are now at 440 Cobia Dr., Suite 1704, Houston, TX 77494, a more comfortable space to accommodate the size of our growing team. As a boutique consulting firm focused on oil & gas and energy with deep expertise […]

Chemical industry summary  Heading into Q2 earnings season, chemical margins generally look positive for most chemical sectors with olefins/polyolefins leading and the chlor-alkali chain less profitable.  Macroeconomics and geopolitics The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports Q1 global GDP growth at 2.2%, 0.8% below the April forecast. The year 2015 now looks to be at 3.3% […]

An insightful webinar featured Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, as he delved into the rapidly evolving landscape of natural gas monetization. With surging supply from shale and unconventional resources, coupled with stricter flaring regulations, companies were re‑evaluating value‑maximization strategies. This session covered the latest market trends, regulatory shifts that impacted investment, the growth of […]

Low natural gas prices have helped in driving new attention and interest to natural gas monetization options, which will play an important role in spurring natural gas demand. One promising gas monetization option is the production of methanol using small-scale plants.  Conceptually, small-scale methanol plants offer a number of advantages. The first advantage is that […]

Recently, we wrote about how Emission Control Areas (ECA) are one of two major drivers in adopting LNG as a marine fuel. The other driver is the price differential between LNG and diesel fuel. Looking at the number and the location of both planned and operational LNG vessels across the globe can help paint a […]

Abundant, low-cost North American natural gas is incentivizing its monetization as LNG for marine fuel, driven by price advantages over diesel and the benefit of meeting environmental regulations.

HOUSTON, Texas–Unconventional oil and gas in North America has ushered in a flurry of capital projects aimed at taking advantage of cheap and abundant natural gas. New research from the oil and gas market research and consulting firm, ADI Analytics, forecasts that capital spend on natural gas monetization projects is anticipated to grow at a […]

AMERICAS  Hexpol to boost synthetic rubber compounding capacity in Mexico  Hexpol plans to expand synthetic rubber compounding capacity in Mexico. The expansion will add a new advanced 135 L rubber compounding line into its Querétaro facility, Mexico, which will increase overall capacity to 70 KTA. Comments: Sweden-headquartered Hexpol A.B. supplies advanced rubber and plastic compounding […]

Uday Turaga of ADI Analytics recently spoke at the Small- and Mid-scale LNG Conference in Houston. He drew from ADI Analytics’ Natural Gas Monetization Advisory and spoke about small-scale LNG infrastructure and new business models that are taking advantage of the shale gas boom in combination with small-scale LNG. A version of the presentation is […]

At the Methanol Conference in 2015, the presentation “Natural Gas Utilization via Small-Scale Methanol Technologies” explored growing interest in North American natural gas monetization. An abundant supply of cheap natural gas drives this interest. It highlights key factors. Gas flaring, favorable pricing, mature product markets, and diverse end-uses propel interest in small-scale methanol. The discussion […]

ADI Chemical Market Resources has completed a detailed analysis of high melt-strength polypropylene (HMS PP) technologies, designed to enhance PP’s processability in applications like extrusion foaming, thermoforming, and blow molding. HMS PP is produced through techniques such as long-chain branching and molecular modification, making it competitive with polystyrene and polyethylene in performance-demanding uses. Key applications […]

ADI Chemical Market Resources (ADI CMR) conducted a strategic study of global styrene block copolymer (SBC) markets, including SBS, SEBS, and SIS. These thermoplastic elastomers offer outstanding mechanical, elastic, and processing properties and are widely used as polymer modifiers and in adhesives, films, wire and cable, roofing, and automotive parts. The report analyzes supply-demand dynamics, […]