Chemicals and Materials

Rigid plastics are well suited for packaging: they are lightweight, break- and shatter-proof, and easy on the pocket. They are used to make caps, closures, cups, and bottles, and other packaging items. Increasing demand from end-use industries such food and beverage and pharmaceuticals, consumer preferences for convenience, and new product and tech...

Pipelines are mainly used to transport and distribute oil, gas, fuels, chemicals, and water in end-applications including oil and gas, mining, fuel stations, automotive and transportation, construction, and manufacturing. Amongst the various modes available for transporting materials, pipelines have proven to be the most cost-effective and efficien...

This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles innovations pertaining to coatings and surface modification technologies. Anti-fouling coating for offshore oil & gas sector, silk-trehalose coatings to mitigate soil salinity and boost plant growth, porous polymer coatings-based building panels t...

Catalysts form an indispensable part of chemicals production, and over 85% of all commercial chemical processes involve use of catalyst(s)—be it in the production of ubiquitous polyolefins (polyethylenes and polypropylene) for the production of transportation and industrial activity lifeblood, namely fuels (gasoline and diesel) in refineries, or ...

This issue of High-Tech Materials TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles innovations focused on nanomaterials including nanocellulose and composites. It also covers research advances in polymer processing and barrier films for packaging. The High-Tech Materials TOE provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, an...

This issue of the Nanotech TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles developmental efforts focused on manufacturing nanofertilizers and barrier packaging. It also highlights production processes targeted toward scaling 2D materials and drug delivery platforms. The issue also profiles innovations related to nanomaterials for use in energy storage...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features trends and innovations that facilitates sustainable production of meat, coffee, trans-fat, collagen, and other food ingredients. The TOE also covers innovations related to prebiotic sugars and probiotic beverages. The TOE also focuses on the recent advancements in the use of plant-based alt...

This study analyzes the global crop protection market and profiles the 20 leading companies that are active in this space; it also offers an outlook of the key trends that drive the market. By geography, the study is classified into 4 regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Rest-of-World (RoW). Product scope includes crop p...

Investment in digital technologies is currently booming across all industries, and the chemicals sector is no exception. In Frost & Sullivan’s March 2018 report, Impact of Digitisation on the Chemical Industry, coating formulators were identified as the most likely to have a digital strategy. However, they put it to use in only a limited number o...