ENABLING CIRCULARITY
Chemicals and Technical Consumables
Chemicals and Technical Consumables
Raw material prices and technical requirements change. That is why we provide substantial input for your materials strategy.
We analyze markets for a wide range of materials and additives worldwide and across all industries. In doing so, we identify (potential) customers and competitors as well as their positioning strategies.
Key topics
- Circularity (e.g. plastics, metals)
- Energy storage (e.g. battery materials)
- Decarbonization (e.g. hydrogen/ green ammonia)
- Coatings, adhesives, sealants & elastomers
- Bio/CO2-based materials
Raw materials
Crude oil, natural gas, CO2, hydrogen, biomass
Petrochemicals
Ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene
Intermediates
Aniline, ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide, carboxylic acids, di-isocyanates, polyols
Specialty chemicals
Plastic additives, battery chemicals, surfactants, biocides
Polymers
Thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers
Applications
Adhesives, paints, lubricants, plastic components
Value Chain
Raw materials
Petrochemicals
Intermediates
Specialty chemicals
Polymers
Applications
Value Chain
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Raw materials
- Crude oil, natural gas, CO2, hydrogen, biomass
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Petrochemicals
- Ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene
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Intermediates
- Aniline, ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide, carboxylic acids, di-isocyanates, polyols
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Specialty chemicals
- Plastic additives, battery chemicals, surfactants, biocides
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Polymers
- Thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers
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Applications
- Adhesives, paints, lubricants, plastic components
Exemplary studies
Circular economy & business models
- Chemical recycling & increasing/ enabling recyclability
- Sourcing strategies for recyclates/ input of recycling
- Chemicals as enabler of circular business models
- Alternative/ sustainable raw materials
- Assessment of market potential for recycled materials
Coatings, adhesives, sealants & elastomers (CASE)
- Global market analysis for various applications
- Growth perspectives in trend markets (e.g. batteries)
- Analysis of trend impact on applications
- Identification of growth fields with high technological fit
- Market opportunity assessment of sustainable CASE materials
Benchmarking (e.g. innovations, cost)
- Competitive benchmarking of battery material production processes
- Cost breakdown of production processes (e.g. polymer recycling)
- New-to-the-world-products and their perception compared to next best alternatives
- Assessment of key differentiators for innovations compared to existing solutions