Chemicals and Materials

The Brazilian municipal water and wastewater treatment chemicals market is expected to grow, boosted by public and private investments as well as the necessity to improve the infrastructure to host the World Cup. In a very competitive and price sensitive market, a huge number of competitors are discouraged in innovating. However, environmental issu...

Brazils biodiversity has attracted companies interested in the countrys raw materials to produce bioplastics, which are made from renewable sources. The increasing global demand will fuel Brazilian production of bioplastics, but the growth of the local market will occur over time. This research service is segmented by bioplastic type: polylactic ...

This research service offers an in-depth analysis of the engineering polymers market in Colombia. The study includes information about major market participants; an analysis of the competitive market dynamics; figures for revenue, market share, and unit/volume shipments; drivers and restraints; and a detailed forecast. The study is segmented by res...

During the past decade, Latin America has shown tremendous growth supported by the strong macroeconomic reforms implemented during the 1990s. In addition to strong fiscal reform, external demand for the significant wealth of Latin America’s natural resources has pushed the region to the frontiers of development. Frost and Sullivan has identified ...

This research service analyzes trends and Market Engineering measurements in the Argentinean automotive paints and coatings market during the 2008-2017 period. The base year is 2011, with a forecast period of 2012-2017. Also included are profiles of major market participants, an analysis of the competitive market dynamics, revenue, market share, vo...

This research study provides an analysis of the Colombian basic petrochemicals market to confirm that products from the Refining process form the building blocks of many industries. A brief introduction to the Colombian petrochemical market includes such characteristics as volume demand, revenue, corresponding representative manufacturers lists, al...

Pre-salt imposes several challenges to chemical companies that supply oilfield activities. This new technological frontier, coupled with government regulations to develop local industries and the necessity of a better environmental profile, have driven the Brazilian market for chemicals in the oil and gas industry. This study covers the companies t...

This research service covers the Brazilian engineering plastics market. The market recovered quickly from the 2008 to 2009 economic crisis and stabilized in 2011. Therefore, sales are expected to increase in the forecast period (2011 to 2017). This study is segmented by plastic type. Due to their range of applications, the most popular engineering ...

This market insight discusses the drivers, restraints, and volume demand for petrochemical production in Argentina. The petrochemical components covered in this research service include aromatics and aromatics derivatives (benzene, toluene, phenol and xylenes); olefins (ethylene and propylene); polyolefins (polyethylene and polypropylene); and LAB....