Chemicals and Materials

This research service identifies the major industry drivers, restraints, regional trends, and segment trends in the APAC construction chemicals market. The research covers 7 regions: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The study provides an in-depth analysis of the chemicals and m...

This research service is an analysis of the changing demographics of the ASEAN personal care market and the impact of several global trends on this sector. Globalization, health and wellness, urbanization, functionality and performance, and low carbon economy are explored. Market metrics are also analyzed, including growth rates, retail sales, and ...

The South African and Kenyan adhesives industries face challenges due to fluctuations in raw materials pricing, availability, and the influx of cheap and counterfeit products. However, creating brand and product awareness presents growth opportunities. This study addresses the key drivers, restraints, and the competitive factors that will influence...

This research service identifies major industry drivers, restraints, and regional and technology trends in the APAC automotive coatings market. The study provides an in-depth analysis of electro-coats, primers, base-coats, and clear-coats. Furthermore, it analyses specific trends such as chemistry and the penetration of water-borne, high-solid solv...

This research service aims to provide an overview of the industrial and institutional (I&I) hand hygiene chemicals market in Australia through a detailed analysis of the market and its end-user segments. Company profiles are included for Tier-1 companies across various end-users. The research topics covered in this study include an industry overvie...

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 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...