Chemicals and Materials

This research service provides detailed and up-to-date market intelligence on West Africa’s iron ore mining industry that includes Mauritania, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea. The research aims to understand the production trends in West Africa’s iron ore mining industry between 2001 and 2011. West Africa i...

The research service covers the South African and Nigerian thermal insulation materials market. This study explores growth opportunities and the main driving forces that include rising energy costs, construction activity, as well as legislation passed. The thermal insulation materials industry is highly fragmented. Both primary and secondary source...

Countries with comparatively major industrial activities in Africa are South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Morocco, and Kenya. There is lack of a well-developed manufacturing sector in a number of African countries. This has resulted in the presence of companies that are focused on supplying finished chemical products, rather than chemical raw m...

This research service focuses on providing an overview of key construction materials including concrete blocks, steel roof trusses, and thermal insulation material, especially for the low-cost construction materials market in South Africa and Kenya. Competitive analysis, supply chain analysis and key market drivers and restraints that affect the co...

This study provides a brief overview of the regulations impacting the chemicals and raw materials markets in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. It provides information on import and export tariffs as well as trade agreements and documentation required for trading goods across borders. The study also provides an overview of the total chemicals...

The South African plastic recycling and biodegradable plastic market are the sustainable waste initiatives focused on in this study. Plastic recycling in South Africa has been undertaken for many years. However, the biodegradable plastic market is still very young. This study provides an overview of the sustainable waste market in South Africa fol...

This research service focuses on the competitive market, supply chain and key market drivers and restraints that affect the construction chemicals market in South Africa, Kenya and Egypt. An analysis of the drivers and restraints is provided for an understanding of the status of construction chemicals in these regions. Key recommendations are offer...

The research service focuses on analysing whether there are opportunities for supplying waste water treatment chemicals in the mining sector. Ghana and Tanzania's gold mining sectors were examined in this research. There is minimal uptake of chemicals for waste water treatment in Ghana and Tanzania's mining sectors. Lack of adequate enforcement of ...

The research service covers the Egyptian chemicals market. Definitions and segmentation for the study are provided, as well as an executive summary and a total market overview. The research further examines drivers and restraints, and market growth for the total market and individual segments are forecast. The base year is 2011 with forecasts throu...