This vertical is covered by a dedicated research group inside Fundamental Business Insights that tracks the global chemicals and advanced materials industry full-time. Our analysts follow feedstock pricing, capacity expansions, environmental regulation, sustainability mandates, and evolving end-use formulation requirements as they happen — not just at the point a report is commissioned.
Every estimate in this vertical is built from primary conversations with chemical producers, formulators, and downstream manufacturers, and cross-checked against production data, regulatory filings, trade-association statistics, and customs/trade databases, then reconciled through both bottom-up and top-down modeling before an internal quality review.
Chemical producer executives, formulation scientists, procurement heads, and downstream manufacturing leaders.
Analysts track EPA, ECHA, and REACH-style compliance regimes so chemistry and materials forecasts reflect real timelines.
Forecasts factor in feedstock price cycles and capacity expansion pipelines, not just end-use demand curves.
Chemicals & Materials reports on this site span the following sub-domains. Reports aren't filed under these as separate sub-categories yet — search or browse the full list below to find a specific market.
High-value, formulation-specific chemicals serving industrial and consumer end-uses.
Bulk commodity chemicals, acids, alkalis, and industrial gas markets.
Ceramics, composites, nanomaterials, and processed industrial mineral markets.
Commodity and engineering polymers, resins, and plastic compounding markets.
Industrial and consumer bonding, sealing, and elastomeric material markets.
Protective and decorative coatings, surface treatments, and pigment markets.
Cement, aggregates, insulation, and specialty construction chemistry markets.
Active ingredients, surfactants, and formulation chemistries for personal care products.
Flexible and rigid packaging substrates, barrier films, and sustainable packaging chemistry.
Fertilizers, crop protection chemicals, and agricultural formulation markets.
Bioplastics, green solvents, and renewable feedstock-derived chemical markets.
Industrial and automotive lubricants, performance additives, and specialty fluid markets.
Alongside primary interviews, every Chemicals & Materials estimate is checked against these authoritative public and regulatory sources.
| Secondary source | Official website |
|---|---|
| American Chemistry Council (ACC) | americanchemistry.com ↗ |
| European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) | cefic.org ↗ |
| International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) | icca-chem.org ↗ |
| European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) | echa.europa.eu ↗ |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | epa.gov ↗ |
| ASTM International | astm.org ↗ |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | iso.org ↗ |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | nist.gov ↗ |
| Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) | plasticsindustry.org ↗ |
| European Bioplastics | european-bioplastics.org ↗ |
| The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) | ascouncil.org ↗ |
| National Association of Corrosion Engineers (AMPP) | ampp.org ↗ |
| Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | 4spe.org ↗ |
| International Fertilizer Association (IFA) | fertilizer.org ↗ |
| CropLife International | croplife.org ↗ |
| Packaging Europe | packagingeurope.com ↗ |
| Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) | flexpack.org ↗ |
| Battery Council International (BCI) | batterycouncil.org ↗ |
| International Copper Association (ICA) | internationalcopper.org ↗ |
| World Steel Association | worldsteel.org ↗ |