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Contents

Carbon Management & Energy Transition
Growth in Chemicals
Plastic Circularity & Recycling
Technology & Feedstock

Carbon Management & Energy Transition

Low-carbon Ammonia: Facilitating the transition to a sustainable future

Long-term view on the market, trade and price drivers for ammonia. Ammonia is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting from primarily serving as a precursor in fertilizers to emerging as a viable energy alternative. This report aims to provide valuable insights for both established ammonia producers and potential new consumers, facilitating their preparedness for this evolving landscape.

Key issues this report will address

Supply Demand and Trade Outlook
Price drivers
Trade infrastructure
Regulations
Technology

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CO₂ Upgrading Strategy in Petrochemical Industry

CO₂ valorization and upgrading strategy in petchem industry. Sustainability has emerged as a pivotal focus area within the petrochemical and related industries. Companies worldwide are facing challenges in CO₂ reduction throughout their supply chains. This report will identify potential initiatives in CO₂ use and serve all purposes whether the objective is substantial CO₂ consumption, the production of low-carbon high-margin products with market-ready end uses, or the optimization of existing assets and networks.

Key issues this report will address

Market Viability: Assessment of market attractiveness, considering factors such as market size, potential for low-carbon product demand, and the sustainability impact of the initiative.
Technological Feasibility: Evaluation of the technological feasibility, including the maturity level of the technology and its potential to capture and utilize CO2 effectively.
CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) Project Status: Examination of the current status of CCUS projects relevant to each initiative, as well as an outlook on their future development and integration.

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The Economics of Low-carbon Polyethylene - Will Consumers pay for Sustainability?

Analysis of the economics of producing low carbon polyethylene. Sustainability goals by brand owners, converters, and producers are currently driving efforts to produce low carbon polyethylene. This report will provide an understanding of the potential costs to produce and market premiums for low carbon polyethylene. The effect of relevant policies and incentives (such as the IRA - Inflation Reduction Act) will also be evaluated.

Key issues this report will address

Market Absorption of Price Premium: The ongoing debate surrounding the polyethylene market's capacity to assimilate a price premium resulting from the adoption of new, higher-cost production technologies.
Supply Chain Responsibility: The question of which stakeholders within the supply chain should bear the financial burden associated with these new production technologies and the implications for cost distribution.

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Methanol – An Evolutionary Path Towards a Sustainable, Low-carbon Future

Addressing the pivotal questions of low-carbon methanol. Irrespective of the reader's place in the current or the future methanol value chain, this report offers insightful data, analysis, and forecasts to unravel how current trends may impact them as this evolution takes place.

Key issues this report will address

Will sufficient Low Carbon methanol be available?
Will there be enough demand?
What premiums will be required?
Who will pay?
What are the drivers, hurdles, and inflection points

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Growth in Chemicals

Linear Alpha Olefins Market Study: Chemical Strategic Report

Short/long term 2020-50 review of the global/regional lighter & heavier LAO markets by application with tri-regional pricing, and competitor profiles, together with a review of strategic issues. Key insights into light & heavy LAO fractions with not only the fundamental data, analysis, and forecasts, but also consideration of how current and upcoming trends may impact the industry. Specific impact analysis based on strategic issues like sustainability in potential low carbon LAO production and its impact on downstream value chains.

Key issues this report will address

Global/region market dynamics, 2020-50 for lighter & heavier cuts
Tri-regional pricing dynamics with margin discussions
Technology Overview and New Developments
Key Player profiles- Existing and Emerging
Strategic issues and impact analysis, including supply pinch points and sustainability

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Surfactants – Formulating for Today and Tomorrow in a Challenging World

Long-term view on demand, pricing, and strategic issues on selected grades of anionic and non-ionic surfactants and their key raw materials. Strategic evaluation of the surfactants market today and looking forward in the evolving energy transition environment to provide clients a basis to make critical decisions in investment, marketing, pricing, and general management of this complex and dynamic business.

Key issues this report will address

Demand outlook by product by end use
- EO -Ethylene Oxide
- AE - Alcohol ethoxylates
- AES - Alcohol ether sulfates
- AS – Alcohol sulfates
- AOS – Alpha Olefin Sulfonates
- LAB – Linear alkyl benzene
- EOPO – Ethylene Oxide Propylene Oxide Copolymers
Selected pricing assessment
Greenhouse impact considerations
Drivers, trends, growth areas

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China Chemical Industry Outlook: Will it drive/restrain the global petrochemical industry?

Industry overview, regulation update, key petrochemical feedstock review, outlook of main petrochemicals, sustainability overview.

Key issues this report will address

Direction of chemical industry regulation
Demand recovery in the post-pandemic world
Capacity rationalization
Long-term market attractiveness of key products
Short-term price and margin outlook

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Plastic Circularity & Recycling

Plastic Circularity – Waste availability, Policies, Recycling Technologies, Impact on Virgin Resin Demand

Global and regional overview of virgin and recycled polymer markets for polyethylene, polypropylene, and PET. Review of mechanical and chemical recycling technologies and policies and regulations that impact the recycling industry. Global and regional waste volumes as well as recycling rates will also be provided. The primary objective of this study is to equip clients with a holistic understanding of the evolving plastics recycling landscape, while also delving into the various factors that impact current and future developments. These factors encompass technology advancements, demand scenarios, legislative changes, pricing dynamics, and the availability of feedstock.

Key issues this report will address

Environmental Impact: Highlighting the detrimental effects of plastics pollution on the environment, as well as its consequences for the health of both wildlife and future generations - emphasizing the role of brand owners and manufacturers in taking responsibility for addressing these concerns.
Recycling Challenges: Identifying and dissecting the challenges associated with recycling, including limitations in recycling advanced packaging materials, the availability of properly sorted plastic waste feedstock, technology readiness, scalability issues, and the quality of recycled plastics.

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Technology & Feedstock

Advances in Chemicals Sustainability – A Strategic Report

What are the recent advances in chemicals sustainability and what opportunities and threats are emerging? Generous free emissions allocations are expected to be phased out in the short to medium-term in Europe. This will bring additional costs to conventional production. These changes are expected to have a global impact. There are still some uncertainties on the sustainable regulatory landscape for chemicals. Bio-feedstocks availability for the chemical industry are dependent on agribusiness and transportation fuels regulatory development. Plastics recycling still requires guidance on taxonomy. The report will address all these issues and highlights opportunities and threats ahead.

Key issues this report will address

The report focuses on olefins and aromatics and complements other commodity Insights special reports

Review of the regulatory landscape
Pathways and interlinkages with Agribusiness, Refining, Plastics Circularity and Net-zero solutions
Review of bio-feedstocks
Supply of sustainable base chemicals
Potential game changers and enablers

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Ammonium Sulfate - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Specialty Adhesives and Sealants - Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)

Catalysts Emission Control - Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)

Thermoplastics, High-Performance - Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)

Coatings, Radiation Curable - Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)

Lubricants, Synthetic - Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)

Coatings, Thermosetting Powder - Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)

Chlorobenzenes - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Cresols, Xylenols and Cresylic Acids - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Dimethylterephthalate (DMT) and Terephthalic Acid (TPA) - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Energy - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Expandable Polystyrene - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonic Acid (LABSA)/Linear Alkylate Sulfonate (LAS) - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Pigments, Organic Color - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Petrochemical Feedstocks - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

Phosphoric Acid - Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)

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