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The European personal care ingredients market experienced continued growth in the last few years despite the negative effects of the slow economy. The market outperformed most other end-use industries in
North America consumed nearly 6 billion pounds of synthetic latex polymers in 2009 following a double-digit decline from 2008, according to latest report Synthetic Latex Polymers 2009-2010 Global Series: Business Analysis and Opportunities from worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company. The U.S. market accounted for
Specialty surfactants are typically used to confer mildness, thus reducing skin and eye irritation which sometimes occurs with commodity surfactants, and boost foam in formulations. However, sustainable and naturally derived surfactants are now gaining traction in the mass personal care market.
With the European and North American end-use markets struggling to recover from one of the worst economic declines in recent history, synthetic latex polymer manufacturers around the world are eyeing forecasts and opportunities across the globe to chart their own course for recovery. How will the slow-but-steady economic recovery impact worldwide markets? Read more…
Dilip Chandwani, Vice President with Kline & Company, leading the firm’s Technology & Manufacturing Economics Practice will present at the 11th Annual Chemical Weekly Business Outlook Conference on Wednesday, April 14, at 9:10 a.m. at the ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Sahar, in Mumbai. He will speak about Specialty Chemicals Strategy to Identify/Build Successful Portfolios in
The acquisition of Rohm and Haas by Dow has broadened Dow’s portfolio, enabling sales to a wider range of applications such as paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, construction, paper, and carpet. Additionally, this has provided greater access to the synthetic latex polymers market through the robust distribution network established by Rohm and Haas.
It is often the case that consultancies act as a weather vane for the health of the chemical and related industries. If the industry is doing well, consultancies tend to thrive. We all know that since Q4 2008 all has not been well in the chemical sector and the economy in general. But now….now we
Chemical Week recently published a ranking of the largest chemical companies in the world by revenues and Rob Westervelt, CW’s editor-in-chief, has commented on the rapid shifts taking placing in the sector. Only BASF, Dow Chemical, DuPont and Shell remain in the top ten from the first time CW published its ranking 15 years ago.
There are few businesses in any industry that will be sorry to see 2009 come to a close. Fortunately, we’re already seeing a few glimmers of hope on the 2010 horizon. The American Chemistry Council has predicted a 1.7% growth in overall U.S. chemical production in 2010, a welcome relief from the 7.2% decline for 2009.
Water withdrawal and consumption is experiencing a time of change as a result of population increase, changing food consumption habits and climate change. Along with increased demand for meat products in countries which typically had a vegetable based diet, new industries such as biofuels are developing in response to need for reduction on reliance of
