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Dec 2018
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C1 Chemicals and Fertilizers

White Paper: Carbon Dioxide Dosing, Water Desalination and Carbon Capture for Greenhouses

CO2 dosing can be highly beneficial to greenhouse crop yields.  This white paper covers some of the environmentally-friendly ways that CO2 dosing can be combined with geothermal energy, solar power and sea water desalination to allow nutritious fresh food to be grown in arid coastal areas around the world.  Carbon capture and re-use, from sources such as refineries and bio-renewable fuels facilities, is also highlighted to ensure the sustainability of this growing method. 
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Dec 2018
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Renewable Chemicals and Energy
Oil, Gas and Refined Products
C1 Chemicals and Fertilizers

Hydrogen: Realistic Game Changer?

Although hydrogen is the most abundant element on earth, it does not exist in nature in in its pure form and needs to be extracted from different (often very strong) molecules (e.g. water or hydrocarbons).  This usually results in expensive (energy intensive) production economics.  This report examines possible demand scenarios where hydrogen will be adopted as an energy carrier in various “new” applications and what it will take to actually produce this amount of hydrogen from an economic and market perspective.  Conclusions are drawn on the realistic implementation of hydrogen as an energy carrier, especially in the transportation sector.
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Nov 2018
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C1 Chemicals and Fertilizers

White Paper: Lithium - Emerging Lithium Extraction Technologies; Nemaska Lithium leads the charge

The revolution in battery technologies has caused a sharp acceleration in the demand growth for lithium and the trend is expected to continue.  Producers and technology licensors have invested significantly in the development of newer lithium extraction technologies.  Nexant provides a brief analysis of the emerging technologies and a more in-depth case study looking at Nemaska Lithium.
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Oct 2018
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C1 Chemicals and Fertilizers

White Paper: Africa Fertilizer Market Outlook - Challenges and Opportunities for GCC producers

 The importance of Africa cannot be undermined; it continues to offer perhaps the greatest growth opportunities with regards to fertilizer consumption but faces obstacles that hamper its potential. This white paper provides insight into the opportunities and challenges for developing Africa’s fertilizer market as well as the opportunities for GCC producers to invest in the fertilizer industry in African countries.
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Apr 2018
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C1 Chemicals and Fertilizers
Oil, Gas and Refined Products

White Paper: Africa - Outlook for Natural Gas and Fertilizers

In order to power their economies and feed their growing populations, African nations must bring more of the continent's generous natural gas reserves out of the ground. They must balance incentives to turn some of that gas into fertilizers the agricultural sector so dearly needs. 
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Dec 2017
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Oil, Gas and Refined Products

China’s Refining Industry - The Transforming Giant

This report examines the environment in which China's refining industry operates, including the key economic and market drivers spurring shifts in refined product demand, and presents projections of potential product demand trends to 2030. In addition, the historical and projected development of refining capacity and output in the country is addressed, alongside implications for China's net trade position for the key refined products. Finally, analysis is presented of the independent and state-owned refining sectors, the competitiveness of Chinese refineries, and the issue of integration between refineries and petrochemical production.
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Jun 2017
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Polymers and Plastics
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 3: Technology Analysis

The polyisobutylene (PIB) market has been in flux recently, because of feedstock, process, and applications dynamics.  Nexant has prepared a suite of three reports using an integrated/modular approach to analyze PIB markets, economics, and technology. This study will be useful to players all along the value chain, and especially to PIB producers, feedstock suppliers, PIB consumers, and potential new players considering entering the PIB market.  The purpose of this report is to analyze developments in PIB markets, economics, and technology; and to provide insights into future prospects for the global industry via a three oil scenario (high, medium, low) approach.The three reports in the suite are Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 1: Market Analysis; Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 2: Economic Analysis; and Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 3: Technical Analysis.
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May 2017
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Polymers and Plastics
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 2: Economic Analysis

The polyisobutylene (PIB) market has been in flux recently, because of feedstock, process, and applications dynamics.  Nexant has prepared a suite of three reports using an integrated/modular approach to analyze PIB markets, economics, and technology. This study will be useful to players all along the value chain, and especially to PIB producers, feedstock suppliers, PIB consumers, and potential new players considering entering the PIB market.  The purpose of this report is to analyze developments in PIB markets, economics, and technology; and to provide insights into future prospects for the global industry via a three oil scenario (high, medium, low) approach. The three reports in the suite are Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 1: Market Analysis; Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 2: Economic Analysis; and Polyisobutylene (PIB): Markets in Motion, Volume 3: Technical Analysis.
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