Chemicals and Materials

Automotive segment is expected to remain dominant and the key growth area for engineering plastics demand in India. Automotive is followed closely by electrical and electronics and appliances segment. Government’s push towards making India a manufacturing hub, especially in Automotive and appliances sector will be one of the major demand drivers ...

The infrastructure push by the Government of India, particularly in policy support and investment participation will be instrumental in driving the growth of the Indian Paints and Coatings Market. Specifically schemes such as AMRUT and housing for all are likely to drive the demand for interior paints with a particular focus on medium and economy r...

As lithium-ion battery technology's adoption increases within the automotive, energy storage, and consumer electronics industries, the upstream section of the value chain will experience increasing pressure to cater to this burgeoning demand. This market insight focuses on providing a snapshot of the supply scenario of lithium as a resource and how...

This market insight identifies the key trends in the global smart coatings market. Market and technology trends in smart coatings such as self-healing coatings, super hydrophobic coatings, sensor coatings, and smart anti-corrosion coatings have been analyzed. Opportunity drivers and restraints affecting the market have been discussed. This study ex...

The Frost & Sullivan research service aims to provide an overview of the trends in the plastic compounding market. The topics covered include an industry overview, background, and impact factors. The study also focuses on providing an insight into how end-user trends are impacting the plastic compounding market across different segments such as eng...

This market insight analyzes the global microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM) market in building and construction. MPCMs are incorporated into building and construction components such as panels, gypsum boards, insulation panels, wallboards, and other building materials. Components are used in construction of the flooring, drywalls, concr...

This market insight is about microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM) as incorporated into textile components such as fibers, yarns, fabrics, foams and gels. These textile components, when used in manufacturing garments, apparel, bedding and mattresses, become endowed with temperature control properties. Temperature control relative to ambie...

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 market insight on phase-changing materials gives an overview of the global market and novel applications for these materials. It highlights some of the factors driving and restraining growth in the global market, which includes the following regions: North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of World. The deliverable also gives a snapshot of the v...