Specialty Chemicals

The study provides market information on one of the largest petrochemical regions, which is important for understanding the global market from a strategic perspective. The study enlists key manufacturers and their production capacities for butadiene in the GCC along with a brief market overview and projected capacity expansions. Trade statistics fo...

The study presents an outlook of the oleochemicals market. The future of the market is bright with the robust growth of the Asia-Pacific region. The palm oil and oleochemicals industries are covered in this outlook. The driving forces contributing to market shifts include: the increasing demand for oleochemicals in end-user applications, the growin...

The Indian surfactants industry comprises a few large multinational manufacturers, and several local manufacturers who constitute the unorganized segment. Consumer surfactants are the fastest growing segment in India and will assume the largest market share in the future. The main growth driver is the expanding middle class segment, restrained by i...

This research service analyses the global industrial greases market as well as the opportunities for bio-based materials that can be used in industrial greases production. Moreover, it analyses the global situation, developments, trends and future opportunities for industrial greases. The market for industrial greases, especially synthetic and semi...

This Frost & Sullivan research study aims to provide an overview of the chemicals companies in South Africa by providing insight into the chemicals industry. Company profiles are included for Tier I and selected Tier II chemicals companies across various end users. The research topics covered include an industry overview and background, Mega Trends...

This strategic research service aims at providing an overview of key trends and tectonic shifts that are expected to take place in the global chemicals market. The various chemical segments (basic, specialty, polymer, and agrochemicals) have been considered and an outlined analysis of the next game-changing markets of the future and what impact the...

This research service analyses the Indian market for fuel additives. The key additives used in each fuel type in India are analysed, along with trends such as the absence of retail sales of additives. Key market matrices for 2012, including demand and competitor analysis, are provided. Further, factors such as environmental regulations, which affec...

The research methodology for this research service is a combined effort of secondary research and intensive primary research through in-depth discussions with industry experts. The Australian mining lubricant market experienced steady growth from 2010 to 2012 driven by the strong mining activities. The decreasing mining commodity prices in the glob...

Crude palm oil (CPO) has grown from strength-to-strength in the last two decades, now representing one-third of the vegetable oil market. Growth has largely been driven by consumption in the emerging markets such as China and India. New demand markets in the last decade, such as biodiesel, have also played a major role regarding consumption trends....