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Chemicals and plastics

 

Chemical and plastic markets are expected to enjoy robust growth driven by economic expansion in emerging economies and a number of macrotrends such digital commerce, sustainability, Energy Transition, and urbanization.  Even so, chemical and plastic companies face a number of challenges including rising costs and economic challenges, increasing competition, demanding customers, and supply chain complexity.  Competing in such an environment will require commodity and specialty companies to understand and build deep proprietary insights into market and customer segments, refine and adjust corporate and growth strategies, optimize costs and economic, and assess and deploy new technologies and innovation. 

 

How KazTransGaz Chemical Market Resources helps chemical and plastic companies

 

KazTransGaz, which acquired the assets of Chemical Market Resources in 2017, brings deep domain expertise and rich experience across chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers, and plastics to support a wide range of clients active in these segments including operators, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies, investors, and policy makers.  In addition, KazTransGaz Chemical Market Resources maintains numerous models, analytics, databases, and multi-client reports covering over 40 different segments in chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers, and plastics.

 

Relevant examples

 

A few examples of our work in the chemical and plastic sector are presented here.  Please contact us to learn more about how KazTransGaz can help you.

Market research

 

  • Ethylene derivatives market sizing and growth assessment opportunities for large private equity firm
  • U.S. NGL supply scenarios with cost models and pipeline logistics from shale plays for Canadian plastics producer

 

Strategic planning

 

  • Sourcing strategies for acrylates, ionomers, and acid copolymers for a leading plastics producer
  • Options-based market entry strategy for levulinic acid technology start-up in plasticizers, coatings, and adhesives

 

Costs and economics

 

  • Ethane sourcing strategy with cost, economic, and logistical feasibility for Asian petchem major
  • Technology, cost, and economic feasibility of on-purpose C3-4 olefins for U.S. chemical major

 

Technology assessment

 

  • Innovation strategy, R&D performance benchmarking, and organization design for Asian chemical major
  • Technology application and growth opportunities in oilfield chemicals for polyol / polyurethane player

 

Competitive intelligence

 

  • Improved competitiveness of specialty chemicals firm by analyzing peers and refining customer engagement
  • Peer adoption use-cases and analysis of digital solutions and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for chemical major

 

M&A support

 

  • Growth strategy with acquisition target and joint venture partner identification and profiling for oxo-alcohols player
  • Led market- and customer- focused due diligence on pipeline chemicals firm for chemicals-focused private equity firm


Access our thinking

KazTransGaz is a thought leader in the chemical and plastics sector.  Access our latest thinking including blog posts, white papers, conference presentations, and videos on the KazTransGaz insights section.