The purpose of this report is to analyze developments in natural oil production technologies. Natural oils (e.g., vegetable oils and animal fats) can be converted into a number of oleochemical, petrochemical, and fuel products—with potential to improve the GHG footprint of the process.  The purpose of this study is to assess the technical, commercial, and economic aspects of producing natural oils and their feedstocks.

Carbon fiber is a high-value product with exceptional properties (lightweight and high strength). This report reviews the commercial and developing technologies for carbon fiber production. The economics of the PAN-based and pitch-based processes have been estimated for plants located in the United States, Western Europe, Japan and China. In addition, the report discusses the motivations behind recent capacity additions and provides a high-level analysis of the business and strategic considerations as well as the technology availability from the perspective of a company entering or expanding into the carbon fiber market. This analysis is underpinned by a review of end-use sector consumption as well as regional market dynamics.  

Analysis and forecast to 2035 of supply and demand of the global polyurethane intermediates markets, including nitrobenzene, aniline,  methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI).  This analysis identifies the issues shaping the industry as well as provide demand, supply and net trade data for 40 countries.

This presentation presents key findings from our recently published report, Market Analytics:  Linear Alpha Olefins Market - 2018, providing a detailed analysis of the alpha olefins industry including butene-1, hexene-1 and octene-1; supply, demand and trade analysis is presented for all major geographies and countries. An evaluation of the higher alpha olefins is also included along with long term forecasts to 2035.