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Sector Analysis
Global Polyethylene Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global polyethylene capacity is poised to witness significant growth between 2025 and 2030 driven by rising demand across packaging, automotive, and construction sectors. Polyethylene is a widely used plastic that is lightweight, low-cost, high moisture resistant, and therefore useful for manufacturing a wide variety of products, rom simple packaging films to heavy-duty industrial tanks. Asia is set to dominate global polyethylene production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Phenol Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global phenol capacity is poised to witness significant growth between 2026 and 2030 due to rising demand for petrochemical products such as Bisphenol-A (BPA) and phenolic resins, driven by rapid industrialization in Asia. It is the only region to witness phenol capacity additions by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Urea Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook by Region, Countries, Companies, Projects and Forecast to 2030
Why Does the Global Urea Capacity Market Matter? Global urea production capacity is expected to grow considerably between 2025 and 2030, supported by rising food demand, expanding industrial applications, and increasing use of urea across resins, vehicle emissions reduction, adhesives, textiles, and cosmetics. This report provides a forward-looking view of global urea capacity and capital expenditure, helping industry stakeholders understand where new capacity is planned, which regions and countries are driving growth, and where upcoming project opportunities are emerging. You...
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Sector Analysis
Urea Market Analysis and Forecast by Capacity Additions, Top Countries and Active and Upcoming Projects to 2030
The global urea market is expected to grow in the coming years, due to heavy agricultural demand to feed a rising world population. China and India together accounted for half of all worldwide urea consumption in 2025, driven primarily by their vast agricultural sectors, massive populations, and heavy state-backed fertilizer subsidies.
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Sector Analysis
Global Oil & Gas FIDs in 2026 (H2 Edition)​
Why Do Oil and Gas Final Investment Decisions Matter? Final investment decisions (FIDs) are a critical indicator of project development and future investment activity across the oil and gas value chain. GlobalData’s Oil and Gas Final Investment Decisions report provides detailed analysis of projects that received or are targeted to receive FIDs in 2026, covering upstream production, midstream, refinery, and petrochemical developments. The report helps businesses track upcoming project opportunities, understand regional FID activity, monitor major developments, and assess projects...
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Sector Analysis
Global Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Industry by Capacity and Capital Expenditure with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) capacity is poised to witness considerable growth between 2026 and 2030 as it is an essential industrial chemical used as the primary building block to manufacture Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), the most consumed plastic in the world. Asia is set to dominate global VCM production capacity growth by 2030. North America is the only region to witness minor capacity additions over the same period.
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Sector Analysis
Q2 2026 Global Oil and Gas Industry Contracts Review: Samsung Heavy Industries and China Petroleum Engineering Drive Midstream Contracts
Global oil and gas contracts reported a quarter-on-quarter increase in total disclosed value, with $69.82 billion in Q2 2026 as compared to $57.82 billion in Q1 2026. However, the number of contracts decreased from 1,442 in Q1 2026 to 1,331 in Q2 2026
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Sector Analysis
Butadiene Industry Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants to 2030
Global butadiene capacity is poised to witness significant growth between 2025 and 2030 due to surging demand for synthetic rubber from the automotive tire manufacturing, expanding consumer goods, and infrastructure sectors. Butadiene is a key feedstock for materials like Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), and its consumption is climbing rapidly alongside rising vehicle production and industrialization.
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Sector Analysis
Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) Industry Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants to 2030
Global Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) capacity is poised to witness considerable growth between 2026 and 2030. MDI is a primary raw material for rigid polyurethane foams, which is widely used in thermal insulation, automotive manufacturing, and high-performance adhesives. Asia is set to dominate global MDI production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Xylene Industry by Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global xylene capacity is poised to witness considerable growth between 2026 and 2030 driven by surging demand for paraxylene—a key precursor used to manufacture polyester fibers for textiles and PET plastics for packaging. Moreover, due to xylene’s excellent solvent properties, it is heavily used in the automotive, construction, and infrastructure sectors for the production of high-quality paints, coatings, and adhesives, etc.
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