Chemicals and Materials

With the growing human population, increasing urbanization, and industrialization, the requirement of fresh water for human consumption as well as for industrial usage has been on the rise. Increase in freshwater demand and the ongoing decrease in freshwater resources is expected to widen the freshwater supply-demand gap. Governments and industry ...

The interior of a building, a vehicle, or any internal environment requires insulation to regulate the internal temperature and to protect from external factors such as heat, cold, noise, rain and dust. Insulation can reduce the cost of heating and cooling a building by more than 40%. This study covers insulation materials that have very high R-val...

This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine highlights innovations related to edible food coatings, hydrophobic coatings, wood coatings, and self-healing coatings across several broad industries. The Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes,...

This issue of High-Tech Materials Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) showcases innovations pertaining to recycled plastics, materials focusing on 3D printing, and technology trends and developments pertaining to new material design and synthesis. The High-Tech Materials TOE provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications,...

This study presents an assessment of the current status and future prospects of the Global Construction coatings market. It takes into account volume shipments and revenues generated from construction coatings from 2017 to 2027. Revenues are recorded at the manufacturer level. Decorative architectural coatings is a market that is widely researched ...

In a field of more than 25 Indian Petrochemical industry participants, Frost & Sullivan independently plotted the top 10 companies in this Frost Radar™ analysis. The Frost Radar™ on the Indian Petrochemicals Industry is a competitive benchmarking tool on the Growth and the Innovation potential of select petrochemical companies that have based t...

This issue of the Nanotechnology Opportunity Engine presents growth opportunities in nanophotonic technologies, cadmium-free and colloidal quantum dots. The Nanotechnology Opportunity Engine provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on nanotechnology-related innovations and their impact acro...

Due to high wettability and water resistance, hydrophobic and superhydrophobic materials are gaining significance as water repellant layers, for removal of oil from water, and as self-cleaning layers in various industries. Moreover, due to high water repellant characteristics, they can function as anti-corrosion, anti-microbial and ultraviolet (UV)...

Packaging is indigenous to all industries, be it industrial, electronics or consumer goods. Various materials are used for packaging depending on end application requirements; one of the widely used materials for packaging are polymers (mainly plastics). Polymer-based packaging finds high adoption potential in the food & beverage (F&B), FMCG, and ...