Chemicals and Materials

This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) comprises 12 recent technology innovations in chemical, materials, and foods across the global chemicals industry. The research captures key innovation aspects such as technology readiness levels, market potential, funding, disruptive potential, mega trend...

Marine is one of the key industries of leading economies and caters to end-users including navy, merchants, passenger cruise owners etc. Ships and boats and related components and products that are in operation or are being manufactured require a variety of highly specific and durable coatings for various applications on different above and below w...

People are becoming more aware of plastic pollution, and consumers and manufacturers are seeking ways to reduce their contribution to the problem. Using less plastic, improving recycling rates, using more biodegradable plastics, and moving toward a circular economy for plastics are all potential solutions. The goal of this report is to present in g...

Oilfield chemicals are chemicals used in upstream oil and gas operations to facilitate effective and efficient extraction of hydrocarbons (oil or natural gas) from onshore or offshore hydrocarbon reservoirs. They find important applications in oilfield service operations in the upstream O&G industry. Drilling, workover and completion, production, w...

The 2019 Outlook of Global Chemicals and Materials in Infrastructure and Mobility Applications research service analyses the 2018 global chemicals and materials market used for infrastructure and mobility applications and its outlook for 2019. The main end industries covered are as follows: • CASE: This includes coatings, adhesives, sealants, ...

The global food and beverages (F&B) industry continues to grow at a steady rate, driven largely by population growth, rising income levels, and changing lifestyles. Along with a shift in population demographics, consumers are becoming increasingly health-conscious and looking for premium, organic ingredients as well as the ability to customize thei...

This issue of Advanced Coating & Surface Technology TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) highlights a functional coating for the flexible packaging industry, which would enable better machine-readable black-on-white codes. Another technology talks about liquid-impregnated surfaces for enabling mobility of the yield stress fluids on the container sur...

This issue of High-Tech Materials TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles self-healing catalysts for hydrogen production, ceramic aerogel insulation materials for high temperature resistance, graphene aerogels for improving battery performance, multi-parameter sensors made with cellulose aerogels, epoxides with reduced carbon footprint, and du...

Fabrication of technical ceramics is a complex multi-stage process. Whilst there are other ways to produce finished parts, sintering of ceramic powder remains the dominant process. In most cases, the powder producer and part fabricator are distinct, so powder producers are a critical part of the overall industry value chain. Often, the fabricati...