Published: April 2018

Overview

The ambient long-life food sector development is challenged with its ‘dated’...

Published: February 2019

Overview

The global cables industry is constantly evolving.

Corporate restructuring, changing regulations, new technologies, polymeric material substitution, end-user evolution...

In the North American cables market LSFOH is being favoured more in cable production whilst PVC consumption is slowly declining.

AMI has been monitoring the changes in this industry to produce this database listing 160 cable producers.

For each site the following...

This database provides instant access to 869 cable extrusion sites worldwide.

For each site the following information is given:

• Full addresses and number of all operations, email and website when available
• Up to 4 managerial contact names- due to GDPR...

Update your knowledge on the global compounding industry with instant access to 2,538 compound and masterbatch production plants in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas.  

It provides the following data for each site:

• Full address and...

To be published: February 2023

Overview:

Moulded fibre is a complimentary material to plastic for traditional plastic packaging businesses and can offer a route to...

Global demand for masterbatch is rising strongly, driven by growing polymer demand and the penetration of alternative polymer modification methods.  Masterbatch supply is largely localised, with production sites in a vast number of countries around the world. At the same time, the...

Published: February 2022

Overview: 

For more than 30 years, AMI has been analysing and reporting on the trends in the market for masterbatch (thermoplastic...

The compounding industry in North America has experienced some major changes in the last few years.  AMI has been monitoring these changes and just published a detailed list of over 470 manufacturing sites producing compounds or concentrates in Canada (33), United States (399) and...

Published: March 2021

The Thermoplastic Concentrate Industry continues to experience unprecedented challenges; from fluctuations in demand to raw material volatility and constant changes in customer service needs. At the same time the strategies and structure of the...

Published: June 2021

A process of constant innovation and process development has driven the polyethylene market since its original inception with LDPE in the 1930’s. Common technology platforms and the commoditisation of grades means the market is becoming...

Published: May 2022

Overview

The global market for artificial turf has exhibited strong growth since the product was introduced in the 1960s.  Its success is a result of product and...

Published: March 2018

Polymer distribution is playing an increasingly strategic role within the polymer industry value chain providing opportunities for polymer producers to cut costs improve efficiencies and deliver better service and...