Chemicals and Materials

The South African water treatment chemicals industry faces challenges due the depressed economy; nevertheless, expansion of a few water-intensive industries and the enforcement of legislature present growth opportunities. This study addresses the key drivers and restraints and the competitive factors that will influence the market between 2014 and ...

This market insight provides an overview of five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for commodity plastics. The study analyses the consumption of plastics in the region and broadly discusses their uses in various applications. The country overviews sections include key macro-economic factors influencing the usage of plastics in the countries analysed....

All economic and development strategies, even if pre-existing the National Development Plan (NDP), now fall under the NDP umbrella. Aligned with the NDP objectives to achieve sustainable growth and to combat unemployment, the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) envisions how to reverse industrial decline in general, but specifically in 19 sectors ...

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...

The Research Service titled Impact of Bioadhesives in Key Sectors analyzes the impact assessment of bio adhesive in the top three sectors. A detailed market evaluation which includes the market need, the global market adoption and the value chain analysis describes the technological and market impact of various material based bio adhesives on the ...

This research service evaluates Polymer Chameleons or Stimuli responsive polymers across nine different matrices including IP Intensity, Market Potential, Funding Scenario, Global Footprint, Year of Impact, Potential Points of Convergence, Size of Innovation Ecosystem to name a few. The research service also highlights the broad level industry dri...

This Research Service titled Advances in Bioadhesive Technologies( Technical Insights) analyzes the various advances, developments and various bioadhesive technologies according to materials and application sectors. The Research Service showcases the current technology trends, industry value chain, recent innovations and their impact. Stakeholde...

This research service identifies the major industry drivers, restraints, regional trends, and segment trends in the global HP foams market. The research covers 4 regions: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World and accounts for revenue generated from urethane, silicone, and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) foams used in construction an...

This South African study takes a closer look at the liquid bulk storage located on Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) land. It focuses on three of the eight commercial ports, namely Richards Bay, Durban, and Ngqura. For each of the three ports, the volumes of liquid bulk storage and qualitative trends for petroleum and chemical storage are pr...