High-Performance Lightweights: Ceresana Analyzes the World Market for Engineering Plastics

Industrial

Inner values are often more important than appearance: Engineering plastics are utilized for bearings or wheels, gaskets, insulators, housings, and many other applications and are characterized by special physical and chemical properties. For the third time already, Ceresana analyzed the global ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2019-01-22 18:41.

Flexible and Resistant to Crack: Ceresana Study on the Growing Global Market for Polyethylene Pipes

Construction

Booming megacities and digitization, but also climate change and environmental concerns are changing the world. Especially IT companies are hyped in the media. However, it is less known that manufacturers of plastic pipes, for example, also benefit from the change. Whether it is the protection ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2019-01-17 15:32.

Colorful World: Ceresana Analyzes the Pigment Market

Industrial

The market research company Ceresana analyzed the entire pigment market already for the fifth time: 10 million tonnes were sold worldwide in 2017. “The majority was utilized in the industry of Asia-Pacific”, explains Oliver Kutsch, CEO of the market research institute. “Due to ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2019-01-17 15:23.

Beautiful Growth: New Report by Ceresana on the European Market for Paints and Coatings

Industrial

Paints and coatings do not only make our lives more colorful and beautiful; they also protect materials and significantly increase the durability of many objects. Regarding vehicles, coatings serve as corrosion protection. Furthermore, they can be self-cleaning and antibacterial. Ceresana ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-11-13 19:22.

Lightweight, Resistant, and Versatile: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for PVC Pipes

Industrial

Plastic pipes increasingly replace pipelines made of aluminum, concrete, cast iron, copper or steel: Due to their low weight and resistance against corrosion and chemicals, the volume of the plastic pipes market grows almost everywhere. The importance of the individual application areas varies ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-11-13 19:19.

Uptrend of the Stand-Up Pouches: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for Bags and Sacks

Industrial

Should single use carrier bags be banned? Discussions on this topic increase in the media of many countries. More and more countries try to banish lightweight plastic bags in particular from retail or at least to reduce their consumption. However, not only carrier bags belong to the sector bags ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-11-13 19:16.

Elastic and Heatable: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers

Manufacturing

Melting, repeatedly deforming, and recycling: Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) can be processed just like conventional standard plastics when reheated. At room temperature however, TPE plastics have the same mechanical properties as vulcanized elastomers: They are elastic, pliable, and flexible ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-11-13 19:11.

Proven White Pigments: New Ceresana Report on the Global Market for Titanium Dioxide

Industrial

The market research company Ceresana analyzed the global market for titanium dioxide (TiO2) along its whole value-added chain already for the third time. The most important natural resources for titanium dioxide are the minerals ilmenite and rutile. Ilmenite producers gain it from ore deposits ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-11-13 19:07.

Elastic Growth: Ceresana Study on the World Market for Butadiene Rubber

Industrial

As measured by the global turnover, butadiene rubber (BR) is the second most important rubber after styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). BR is formed by the polymerization of butadiene. Products made of BR offer very high resilience, good insulation properties, abrasion resistance, and remain ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-08-02 17:15.

Solid and Flexible: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for Synthetic Rubbers

Industrial

Elastically deformable plastics are necessary for many technical applications but also for various everyday objects. Per year, more than 12.7 million tonnes of these types of polymers are consumed worldwide. Ceresana analyzed the global market for synthetic rubbers already for the third time. ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-08-02 17:01.

Building and Saving: New Ceresana Report on the Global Market for Insulation Material

Construction

Energy-efficient construction and renovation become increasingly important: Around the world, countries set up diverse support programs for a better insulation of buildings. For the second time already, Ceresana analyzed the global market for insulation material. The new study offers a complete ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-08-02 16:46.

Energy Saving with Perspective: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for Plastic Windows

Construction

Modern, efficient plastic windows perform important tasks such as automated ventilation, thermoregulation, or burglar control within the context of “smart homes”. They reduce heat loss and thus energy consumption of the building – this helps saving resources and money. Therefore, their market ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-08-01 17:54.

Hot Wheels: Ceresana Analyzes the World Market for Styrene-Butadiene Rubber

Industrial

Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) is the best-selling synthetic rubber and for decades, has been indispensable for many applications. In everyday life, SBR is mainly found in vehicle tires. According to a recent market study by Ceresana, worldwide consumption for this elastomer type amounts to ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-08-01 17:38.

Necessary Black: Ceresana Study on the Global Market for Carbon Black

Industrial

Carbon black is utilized as a filler in tires and numerous other products made of rubber. In plastics, printing inks, paints, and coatings, carbon black is used as a black pigment. Ceresana examined the global carbon black market already for the third time. “We expect a positive development of ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-08-01 17:19.

Useful Alcohols: Ceresana Analyzes the World Market for Solvents

Industrial

Solvents play a major role in industrial production: They can dissolve, dilute, and, in a very fine distribution, absorb other substances without changing them chemically. Solvents (sometimes also called dissolvents) are mainly used in the paints and varnishes, print inks, and adhesives industry ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-05-15 19:10.

Brilliant Prospects: Ceresana Examines the Global Market for Paints and Coatings Based on PUR

Industrial

Polyurethane coatings offer excellent optical properties, such as high gloss and brilliance. Polyurethanes (PUR) are reaction products of polyisocyanate curing agents with several polymers, e.g. with polycarbonates. Polyurethane-based two-component coatings are very solid, offer good resistance ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-05-15 19:02.

Promising Packaging: Ceresana Analyzes the European Market for Printing Inks

Industrial

How can manufacturers of printing inks hold their own in their shrinking market? The rapid ascent of online printing plants has revolutionized the printing industry in recent years. “In more and more segments, digital printing is more efficient and faster than analogue printing processes”, says ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-05-15 18:51.

Essential Ingredients: Ceresana’s Fifth Report on the Global Market for Fillers

Industrial

Fillers do not only make numerous products cheaper, often, they also greatly improve the properties of the filled materials. The market research company Ceresana analyzed the complete market for fillers for the fifth time already: Worldwide demand for ground calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-05-15 18:41.

Durable and Reliable: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for Adhesives and Sealants Based on Polyurethane

Industrial

Polyurethanes (PUR) are plastics resulting from a polyadditional reaction of polyisocyanates with polyols and are either hard and porous or soft and elastic depending on its production. Different kinds of PUR are needed for reactive, thermally activated, hot melt, dispersion, and solvent-borne ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-05-15 18:28.

Versatile Protection: Ceresana Analyzes the Global Market for Biocides

Industrial

Biocides protect industrial and consumer goods but also water from damages caused by viruses, bacteria, algae, or other undesired organisms. Ceresana analyzed the global market for chemicals for disinfection, material protection, preservation, and pest control already for the second time. “They ... Read more

Submitted by Ceresana on 2018-02-12 12:26.

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