Chemicals and Materials

Lead acid (LA) chemistry is one of the oldest, and commercially most well-established, battery technologies. In the past 1520 years, LA batteries have faced increasing competition from advanced battery technologies, perhaps most importantly from lithium ion. In response, the LA battery industry has invested significant R&D resources to improve t...

This research service identifies the major industry drivers, restraints, regional trends, technology trends, and regulatory trends in the road-marking and traffic paints and coatings market in North America and Europe. The study provides an in-depth analysis of the performance-based markings and paint-based marking products. It further drills deepe...

The market for plastics in automotive glazing is growing, and with the automotive industry rebounding strongly, thermoplastic suppliers are looking into glazing applications as a means to meet the demand by automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The market is concentrated, with only 6 companies taking in excess of 96% of the market. Th...

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are the main type of solid-state lighting (SSL) that are currently replacing older lighting technologies such as incandescent lamps, halogen tubes, and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). The LED market offers a wide range of opportunities for chemical companies because chemicals and materials are required at all stages o...

This research service analyses the industrial paints and coatings market for South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya in terms of volume and growth rates. In addition, it examines drivers, restraints, and challenges affecting the growth of these markets. Each market is further segmented according to product types, which include: industrial protective coati...

This research service identifies the major industry drivers, restraints, regional trends, and technology segment trends in the global powder coatings market. The research covers 4 regions: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. The study provides an in-depth analysis of the automotive; appliances; architectural; industrial; furnitu...

This study analyses trends and market engineering measurements in the global electric vehicles lithium ion batteries chemicals and materials market during the 20102020 period. Also included is an overall market overview, analysis of the market dynamics, revenues, market shares, volumes demand (based on in-house Frost & Sullivan electric vehicles s...

This market insight provides an overview of the South African market for commodity plastics. The information shows consumptions of key plastics by polymer type and end-user application in South Africa. Polymers analysed in this research service include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE by subgroup, LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE), polypropylene...

This market insight offers global analysis of the smart and functional packaging market. Smart packaging is defined as the conversion of normal packaging to perform multiple functions. Smart packaging can be infused into packaging at the primary, secondary, or tertiary packaging stage. The market can be classified into active packaging and intellig...