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Sector Analysis
Global Ammonia Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Report Value Proposition – Why Does the Ammonia Market Matter? The global ammonia industry is entering a period of significant expansion as demand grows across agriculture, chemicals, refrigeration, water treatment, and emerging clean energy applications. In addition to its critical role in fertilizer production, ammonia is gaining momentum as a zero-carbon fuel for heavy industry and maritime transport, creating new investment opportunities worldwide. GlobalData's Global Ammonia Market Analysis provides a comprehensive assessment of global ammonia production capacity, planned and announced...
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Sector Analysis
Global Methanol Industry by Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plantsy, 2026-2030
Global methanol capacity is poised to witness considerable growth between 2025 and 2030 driven by its surging demand for chemical derivatives such as formaldehyde and olefins that serve as raw material for many industrial processes, and its rising adoption as a clean-burning marine fuel. The Middle East is set to dominate the global methanol production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Ethylene Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global ethylene capacity is poised to witness considerable growth between 2025 and 2030 driven by surging demand from automotive, construction and e-commerce industries. Ethylene is also a primary monomer used in polyethylene production, -a plastic that finds wide applications in packaging, automotive parts, and consumer goods. Asia is set to dominate the global ethylene production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) capacity is poised to witness considerable growth between 2025 and 2030 driven by surging demand from key industries such as construction, medical, packaging, and wires and cables. Moreover, rigid PVC sheets find wide applications in equipment used in food processing industry, offering hygiene, durability, and easy cleaning. Asia is set to dominate the global PVC production capacity growth by 2030.
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Thematic Analysis
Top 20 Oil and Gas Themes 2026: Strategic Intelligence
The top 20 themes impacting the oil and gas industry in 2026 are classified into four groups- macroeconomic, ESG, industry, and technology. The major macroeconomic themes impacting the oil and gas sector are tariffs, geopolitics and supply chain, while the ESG themes are environmental and social impacts. Energy transition, renewable energy, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, biofuels, electric vehicles, LNG, and shale are the relevant industry themes in the oil and gas industry. AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, data analytics, IoT, robotics,...
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Sector Analysis
Global Ethylene Glycol Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global ethylene glycol capacity is expected to increase significantly—by roughly 20% between 2025 and 2030— driven by strong demand from the textile, plastics, and automotive industries. As a key intermediate for producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester fibers, ethylene glycol is widely used across these sectors. Asia is set to dominate the global ethylene Glycol production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Acrylonitrile Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global acrylonitrile capacity is poised to grow considerably over the 2025 to 2030 outlook period as it is extensively used to manufacture plastics, rubber, and synthetic fibers. It is also a key component in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastics and carbon fibers. Asia is set to dominate the global acrylonitrile production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Propylene Market: Key Projects and Capacity Additions, 2026
The global propylene market is expected to grow significantly due to surging demand for polypropylene in packaging, automotive, and construction industries. China remains the leading consumer of propylene on a global scale, followed by the US, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
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Sector Analysis
Global Petrochemicals Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook to 2030
Global petrochemical capacity is poised to grow considerably by 2030, with Asia leading this surge due to strong demand of petrochemicals from the region's manufacturing, construction, and consumer goods sectors.
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Sector Analysis
Global Ethylene Market: Key Projects and Capacity Additions, 2026
The global ethylene market is expected to grow in the coming years, supported by continued demand from chemical value chains (notably Ethylene-to-Olefins and ethylene-based intermediates) as well as expanding fuel/energy applications in certain regions. China has solidified its position as the world's largest consumer and producer (supplier) of ethylene, officially surpassing the US.
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