Chemical Insights

  Tier-1 companies in coal tar manufacturing represent 60-70% share of the total market revenue. With massive coal tar distillation capacities across the globe, these players in coal tar pitch landscape maintain their focus on both, standard grade and special grade coal tar pitch (CTP) production. Tier 2 players have a strong presence over restricted regions, whereas that of Tier 3 competitors is limited to regional sales. Standard grade coal tar pitch is the key focus area for the latter two, according to Future Market Insight’s study on the  global coal tar pitch   landscape. “Production facility expansion, strategic acquisitions, and CTP product innovation will remain the key developmental strategies trending among leading players,” says a senior research analyst at FMI. The analyst adds further, “Massive Aluminum demand from automotive and transportation sectors has been pushing the Aluminum production levels 4-5% (yearly) since the recent past. Growing demand for lig...

  Silane coupling agents are compounds whose end molecules have functional groups, which can react and result in bond formation with organic and inorganic compounds. Commercially,  silane coupling agents  are commercially available with different functional groups, such as expoy, vinyly, acryloxy, amino and many other groups, which enable various functions of silane coupling agent compound to be used in applications, such as resin modification and surface treatment. With the ability of forming bonds with organic and inorganic materials, the silane coupling agent is a material of choice that provides improved mechanical strength to a composite material. Also, silane coupling agent has exceptional resulting properties, such as better heat resistance, water resistance, improved weather ability and improved durability of resin. Pertaining to these exceptional properties, silane coupling agent finds its adoption in different applications in industries such as chemical, automot...

  The ceramic insulator market offers a product line, which is significantly useful in electrical insulation and high temperature and high voltage work environments worldwide. Depending on the applications, ceramic insulators are used in different fields, such as refractory industries and foundries and process industries, among others. A ceramic insulator is generally designed and merchandised with popular natural raw materials, namely porcelain and kaolinite that possess excellent properties of resistance to high temperature and heat. The  ceramic insulator market  offers products in different shapes and designs depending on the methodology and application. Thus, facilitating consumers to install ceramic insulators in any form, with respect to the requirement. Demand for ceramic insulators is expected to increase over the forecast period, due to the rapid growth of its usage in upcoming projects to install new transformer lines, which will allow the transmission of elect...

  Engineered wood is also known as man-made wood or composite wood, and these are quite popular in recent times due to their cost effective and ecofriendly properties. These woods are formed of composite materials manufactured by binding the strands, fibers and particles all together with the help of suitable adhesives. These engineered woods can be made by utilizing wastes such as sawmill waste, rice straw, sugarcane bagasse, wheat straw and other wood wastes thus making them cost effective and environment friendly.  Engineered wood  is mainly used as a substitute to hardwood and concrete. In many construction building projects, the products of engineered wood are used as an alternative of steel in beams. One of the advantage offered by engineered wood products is that it can be designed as per the demand and custom specifications of the end user. The main users of engineered wood products are construction developers, architects, designers etc. Promotion of green life an...

  Spray foam insulation is a popular substitute for traditional insulation materials, such as glass and metal. It is also often referred to as  Spray Polyurethane Foam   Insulation (SPFI) and is routinely installed in new builds, renovations, and retrofits. Spray foam insulation solves building insulation design problems, since it combines proven thermal protection while offering superior air barrier properties. Spray foam insulation includes open cell and closed cell foam insulation. Open cell insulation is a lightweight foam that stays soft and flexible. Closed cell spray foam is a high density product and becomes hard and durable when cured. It is a more expensive product that also serves as a moisture barrier.  It is more suitable for basements and under-grade applications, as compared to open cell foam. Common applications of spray foam insulation are commercial and industrial roofing and wall insulation. Spray foam insulation uses less wall space, whe...