The surfactants business has a wide range of chemistries and feedstocks, as well as a wide range of end-uses. Feedstock suppliers can be petrochemical or oleochemical producers, depending on whether natural or synthetic surfactants are being produced.  Surfactants can be used in diverse end-markets.This webinar provides a summary of recent developments in the past year and discussion on recent macroeconomic / chemical industry trends and their impact on the surfactants industry and highlight challenges and opportunities within the supply chain.  The content of this webinar is sourced from the report Market Insights: Surfactants - 2024.To listen to the presentation, please contact your Account Manager for the password.

Market Insights: Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) includes discussion regarding key market trends, as well as demand analysis by product and end use including:PEG:  Surfactants, Functional Fluid and Lubricants and Solvents, Personal Care and Pharmaceuticals, Additives;mPEG, tPEG and vPEG: Concrete and Others.The regions analysed in this report include North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, China and Other Asia Pacific. Analysis also includes the competitive landscape, capacity listing, value chain development, and  pricing trends by product and region.

A sample of our Market Analytics report (with reference to the polycarbonate market).The Market Analytics reports provide long term market forecasts to 2045 using NexantECA's industry recognized Petrochemical Simulator.  These reports identify the key issues shaping the industry, providing invaluable support for strategic decision making and business planning.  Analysis is segmented into three principal areas:Consumption: Assesses historic and forecast consumption; forecasts are based on projections of economic activity and diverse end use applications across key consuming industry sectors.Supply: Identifies all producers, the capacity, location, and process of all current production assets, along with discussion regarding the status of new projects and capacity under construction.  Supply, Demand and Trade: Provides historical analysis and forecasts to 2045 of consumption, production, imports/ exports, inventory build-up/decline, capacity and capacity utilisation.  The analysis provides a key insight into the relative strength of regional markets.

Market Scenario Planning: Renewable Feedstock Availability – Executive Summary - 2023 report provides an overview of NexantECA’s scenario-based forecasts created for natural oils, carbohydrates, cellulosics and emerging feedstocks.  The report brings together the work done in these volumes providing high level insights into the availability of each type of feedstock.  The report presents low, base and high scenarios for the production of each feedstock by region to 2040, based on assumptions whereby key market drivers evolve in fundamentally different ways.  As well as the scenarios, detail on the current situation of the market and key market drivers are provided.  Additional analysis is provided regarding the pressure on existing and projected supply of each commodity from the expanding requirements of the biofuel and biochemical sectors.