Renewables & Sustainability
Expertise in renewable, bio-based and recycled materials including techno-economic, commercial and regulatory issues
The chemical industry is influenced by energy and market volatility, regulatory pressures, geopolitical risks, and supply-chain disruption - it is crucial to understand the factors which impact your profitability.
With deep experience in advising chemical producers, governments, and technology providers operating at any point along the chemical value chain, we understand your greatest challenges and can work in partnership with you to find the optimum solution.
Expertise in renewable, bio-based and recycled materials including techno-economic, commercial and regulatory issues
Expertise and insight to support corporate challenges and address complex strategic planning
Due diligence support for client investment, financing and portfolio strategy decisions
To support business planning, new business development and capital investment projects
To support process technology and cost competitiveness evaluation and selection
Chemical expertise
Why choose S&P Global Commodity Insights (SPGCI)?
We have deep experience in advising chemical producers, governments, financial institutions and technology providers operating at any point along the chemical value chain, from basic commodities to advanced specialty products.
Together, our team offers what many consultancies cannot, a history dedicated to the chemicals industry and intimate knowledge of how it integrates with upstream oil, gas and minerals operations and downstream end-use markets.
These capabilities enable us to understand your greatest challenges and work in partnership with you to find the optimum solution.
“Access to data and analysis from so many different industries was very helpful for devising an innovative strategy. For this project, only SPGCI could deliver the combination of high-quality information and insights that we needed across all businesses with such speed.”
Director
Toray Industries America
“Things don’t happen by chance. We had the right long-term strategy and a nucleus of senior people researching market opportunities and building strong relationships so we were ready to make Etileno XXI a big success.”
Director of Business Development
Braskem Idesa
“SPGCI is one of the few organizations with the capabilities and resources to pull all of this expertise together into a single project team.”
Commercial Advisor
Anadarko Petroleum
Case studies
What makes us different
Our team includes over 250 trusted experts located in key regions, including North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Our local, on-the-ground presence enables us to easily collaborate with our customers and understand their regional challenges, to deliver the optimum tailored solution.
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Investing in a green technology, product or process? We can help you find a solution to your specific renewables challenge:
Economic and Industry Analysis
Commercial Insights
Customer Initiatives
Our team assists clients with major decisions that entail external market and competitive considerations. From pricing, portfolio and procurement assessments, and performance improvement, to determining long term corporate plans; we help organizations formulate strategies that will maximize value.
We can help answer
With experience ranging from advising company executives, business development, analysts and project managers, we are equipped to provide guidance and critical thinking throughout project planning, development and execution phases.
We can help answer
From risk advisory to business plan projections, we provide advice and support on all aspects of the lending, purchasing and selling process. Whether you are involved in asset valuations, mergers and acquisitions, project economics or technical analysis, we can streamline your decision-making process.
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Whether you are involved in the selection, design, commercialization or construction of a technology-related process or product, we can help you devise an intelligent response to these types of challenges:
Investment Projects
Technology Portfolio Optimization
M&A and Divestment
Challenge: A major resin supplier engaged us to develop a polyolefin market
entry strategy capitalizing on shifting global trade patterns.
Solution: We developed an analysis of the global and regional polyolefin markets to determine the
viability of overseas supply to the North American market. The market analysis included the supply, demand and
margin environments, detailed market segmentation and market opportunity.
A global cost analysis was developed to determine the cost competitiveness of potential polyolefin suppliers.
This project also included a detailed analysis of the polyolefin value chain in North America. Key players and
prevalent business models were identified, and buying behavior and buyer decision criteria were determined for
each end use market segment.
Results: The client received a market entry strategy with various options, including addressable market
segments and supplier requirements.
Challenge: A company that had successfully launched an n-Paraffin and Linear
Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant reached 100 percent of utilization levels. The client wanted to assess its position
relative to major competitors in its target markets and identify new market opportunities.
Solution: We performed a cost-competitive benchmarking evaluation as well as a market update.
Results: The client received a study that evaluated cash costs and full costs based on each LAB
producer’s regional economics, integrated or non-integrated position and scale, with a focus on the impact of
feedstock costs. The study included analysis of the impact of GTL paraffins on the LAB plant’s cost structure.
Challenge: A client wanted to explore novel ways to make butadiene using bio-based routes and approached
us for support.
Solution: We completed a detailed process technology review for producing 1,3 butadiene via a bio-based
route. We also compared production economics for producing 1,3 butadiene via a bio-based route compared to
conventional petrochemical routes.
Results: The resulting information enabled the client to understand the competitive landscape for this
alternative process and informed the company's strategic plan.
Challenge: Project sponsors of a US$325 million n-paraffin facility and linear
alkyl benzene plant located in the Middle East hired us to act as an independent technical consultant.
Solution: We performed due diligence for pre-financial close that included technical review of the plant
design, as well as integration with other facilities. We also conducted in-depth reviews of construction, cost
and scheduling, permits, contracts, plant operations and environmental compliance.
Results: We provided technical advisory services to the lenders up to financial close. During the period
from financial close until project completion, we made quarterly site visits to monitor the construction process
and provided quarterly reports to applicable parties.