With its market study "Propylene Value Chain China", Ceresana is setting new standards. For the very first time this novelty product provides complete transparency regarding current and future development of the entire propylene value chain. Attention is also given to various downstream products at various points of the value chain until final end applications.
Benzene is needed for the production of important industrial chemicals; it is, for example, a feedstock for polystyrene and nylon fibers. The market research institute Ceresana expects global demand for this basic raw material to increase.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the key products of the chemical industry and, in addition to polypropylene and polyethylene, one of the most widely produced plastics. Worldwide, about 39.3 million tonnes of PVC were consumed in 2013.
Plastic packaging is available in the most diverse forms and applications; they increasingly replace traditional materials such as glass or metal. Ceresana now publishes the first study on the global market for rigid plastic containers. For this study, analysts have analyzed all relevant market data from 2005 onwards. They forecast demand for rigid plastic containers to amount to 46.2 million tonnes worldwide in 2021.
In China sales of ethylene more than doubled in recent years. Chinese ethylene producers try to become independent from crude oil imports.
The market research institute Ceresana forecasts worldwide sales of silicone to increase.
Ceresana forecasts the world market for catalysts to reach more than 22 billion US dollars until 2021.
Plastics bags are increasingly attacked by environmental activists and legislators alike; yet at the same time consumption of plastic packaging rises.
Ceresana Presents the Worldwide First Study Regarding the Complete Market for Fluorochemicals
Ceresana presents the first study on the entire ethylene value chain in the USA.