LONDON – Selenium market has overcome the recession period with little loss. The markets of the developed regions can be characterized as steady – with a balanced price and a good demand level. Selenium has a wide range of uses …

LONDON – The rapidly developing crisis survivor HDPE market in Asia-Pacific is in a position to drive the global market for the material. It is the primary base for exports from the developed countries of Europe and the USA, as …

LONDON – The demand on the global butadiene market is projected to be led by the developing economies like Brazil and China. This drive is going to be less visible in the developed countries as they are indicating the level …

LONDON – Iodine has been used as a dietary ingredient for a significant period of time already, steadily consolidating and spreading the awareness of its importance. World consumption of iodine for human health care is growing bearishly. This end-use market …

LONDON – Phthalic anhydride capacities all over the world have decreased in a staggering way during the economic downturn. Moreover the demand for the material was down 20-25% at that time. Today the market landscape appears to be suggestive for …

LONDON – Gypsum market is heavily influenced on by the overall economic conditions which is attributed to its major use in the construction sector. With the revival of the global economy the gypsum market is also demonstrating significant recovery signs …

LONDON – Thanks to the use of cobalt in rechargeable batteries used largely in hybrid electric vehicles today, the market for this metal is posed to grow in future, thus following the rise trend of 2010. However the future of …

LONDON – As the key end-use markets for polypropylene are recovering the recession period, the demand for this polymer is undoubtedly good. However due to the shortage of propylene feedstock the volume of polypropylene production along with other stemming polymers …

LONDON – The future trends on the vanadium market landscape are to be shaped by the new technological advances and broadening application segments, among which there are vanadium steels in electric power generating units, vanadium redox flow battery, vanadium alloys …

LONDON – Large-scale prospects for isopropanol industry development are to be found in China – the demand here is growing at full speed, however the domestic production falls far behind the level to meet the consumption volumes. Both the technological …

LONDON – Caprolactam industry is undergoing a stage of gradually falling prices nowadays. This trend has already had effects on the production resources – lots of manufacturing cutbacks and facilities closures took place in the key producing regions. That did …

LONDON – Global production of bentonite is forecast to experience about 2,5% growth annually through 2016 proceeding to indicate gradual expansion of the market. The overall global production volumes mounted 14,7 mln tons in 2010 – an increase of 4,5% …

LONDON – Tellurium market faces a whole row of challenges nowadays. Being a by-product of smelted copper it is highly dependent on the trends on the basic market. Reduced copper production coupled with the application of new alternative technologies of …

LONDON – The overall propylene glycol market growth is projected to be quite promising – through 2015 this market in key developed regions will keep abreast with the GDP annual growth rates, however developing countries are forecast to demonstrate about …

LONDON – The expanding application of biofuels and the ever-growing world population back up the rigid growth of the global crop production spurring therefore the large-scale usage of fertilizers. Thanks to these factors the market for phosphates is seeing an …

LONDON – The market price for paraxylene started to decline following the weakening regional Asian markets. This trend is also thought to be prevailing through the 3 summer months of 2011. The US market for paraxylene is holding the pace …

LONDON – The copper price on the key global markets has rigidly risen, the respective indexes of the post-recession period indicate an almost four-fold leap upwards. China is undoubtedly believed to be the key driver behind the price rise – …

LONDON – 2010 can be proclaimed the most fruitful year for the styrene manufacturing in terms of new added capacities. The growth has been calculated to reach more than 2,5 mln metric tons. However the percentage of the capacities taken …

LONDON – The expanding aerospace industry is propelling new designs, new-technologies and new more efficient aircraft types, which in its turn drives the demand for titanium on the world market. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composition is being implemented into new …

LONDON – Bearish price increases on the sulphuric acid market are forecast through the whole year of 2011. The same trend was dominating on the market in 2010 due to the continuously increasing demand from all the key end-use application …

LONDON – Demand for soda ash both on the emerging and developed markets is demonstrating significant growth indexes. The levels are gradually moving towards the pre-recession levels. As previously experienced, the demand for flat glass and detergents will remain the …

LONDON – Key developing economies – China, India, Russia, Mexico and some developed countries are expected to increase the annual lead output driving the overall lead mining production to extensive increases in the coming year. It is forecast to rise …

LONDON – The inconsistence between supply and demand on the world toluene market moves higher at a gradual gait. The demand for toluene on the key Asian markets has taken a downward slide. The demand is weakening because of new …

LONDON – USA is projected to maintain its leadership as mica producing and consuming market in the foreseeable future. Another large manufacturing base is Canada and Europe. India for that matter will remain the primary supplier of scrap and superior …

LONDON – The largest increases in propylene production and demand are expected to come on stage in the Middle East and Asia. The vast capacity enlargements in these regions will be defining for the development of the overall global propylene …