Country & Industry Forecasting
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5/16/13 10:05 am EDT
IHS estimates largest number of EV charging stations to be in US, China, Japan and Germany
The number of electric vehicle charging stations is set to soar globally by 2020, supporting a shift in driving away from traditional petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles, according to a new report from IHS, a leading global source of critical information and insight. The report, compiled by IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS, estimates that the swing to electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) will lead to the installation of 10.7 million charging stationsmore...English -
5/8/13 2:26 pm EDT
Mark Boyadjis will lead discussion on “near field” communications among connected cars
IHS Automotive Senior Analyst for Infotainment and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Mark Boyadjis will moderate a panel June 6 on "Near Field Communication and the Connected Car" at Telematics Detroit 2013 June 5-6 in Novi, Mich. The panel will focus on how cutting edge near field communication (NFC) technologies will be utilized by the next generation of connected vehicle platforms, discover how NFC is set to revolutionize in-vehicle device integration through enabling seamless one-touchmore...English -
4/29/13 8:00 am EDT
New event will bring together plastics industry decision makers and technical experts to discuss global manufacturing trends, strategies and forecasts for North American and emerging markets
IHS Chemical (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics for the global chemical industry, and SPI, the U.S. plastics industry trade association, are pleased to announce they are collaborating to launch the premiere plastics industry event, theGlobal Plastics Summit: “Where Critical Insight and Technology Converge,”Nov. 4-6, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. The inaugural Global Plastics Summit will bring together decision makers, thought leaders andmore...English -
4/22/13 6:00 am EDT
Europe continues to be largest consuming region for biodegradable polymers, with more than half of global total
According to a new IHS Chemical (NYSE: IHS) global market research report, mounting consumer pressure and legislation such as plastic bag bans and global warming initiatives will increase demand for biodegradable polymers (plastics) in North America, Europe and Asia from 269 thousand metric tons (KMT) in 2012 to nearly 525 KMT in 2017, representing an average annual growth rate of nearly 15 percent during the five-year period 2012-2017. The IHS Chemical CEH Biodegradable Polymersmore...English -
4/15/13 7:00 am EDTIHS (NYSE:IHS), the leading global source of information, insight and analytics, today announced several new experts have joined its chemicals team, as the company continues to expand the breadth and depth of its global chemicals market coverage, and its insight and strategic consulting services for the chemical industry. Jeffrey S. Plotkin, Ph.D., a noted author, speaker, researcher, patent holder and instructor on chemicals, technology and markets, has joined IHS Chemical asmore...English
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3/27/13 2:53 pm EDT
Update of popular Windows-based modeling tool now available to academic researchers, corporations, government agencies and students
IHS, Inc. (NYSE:IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics, has released EViews 8, an updated, more powerful version of its popular easy-to-learn, user-friendly Windows-based interface that enables quick and efficient development of statistical and forecasting models and simulations. EViews 8 includes a 64-bit version for handling large data sets, a range of new econometrics and statistics, including (but not limited to) Markov Switching, Bai-Perron multiple breakpointmore...English -
3/11/13 9:00 am EDT
Methanol key option for monetizing gas or coal; resulting in more U.S. projects and capacity tied to shale gas, as well as coal projects in China
According to a new IHS Chemical (NYSE: IHS) global market study, driven by Chinese demand growth, global methanol demand increased 23 percent during the two-year period of 2010 to 2012, and annual demand for the product is expected to increase by more than eight percent from 61 million metric tons MMT in 2012, to an unprecedented level of 137 MMT in 2022. These rapid demand increases are significant, particularly when the numbers are compared to the economic downturn of 2008 to 2009, whenmore...English -
3/5/13 7:00 am EST
Uriegas and Esserman join leaders from ExxonMobil Chemical, AFPM, Tasnee, TOTAL to discuss regional and global outlooks for petrochemical industry developments
José Luis Uriegas, chief executive officer of Grupo IDESA, and Susan Esserman, chair of the international department at Steptoe and Johnson LLP, and former deputy U.S. trade representative, will speak Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the World Petrochemical Conference at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston. Uriegas will address “Latin America: Opportunities and Challenges in an Emerging Landscape,” and joins an executive panel consisting of Stephen D. Pryor, president,more...English -
2/6/13 8:00 am EST
Availability of low-cost ethylene production means profitability, competitiveness for North American producers, and long-term jobs for chemical workers as capacity additions get underway
According to a new IHS Chemical (NYSE: IHS) global market study, abundant North American shale energy resources are driving chemical industry job growth, low-cost ethylene production, significant profitability and a competitive resurgence for the continent’s producers of ethylene, one of the most essential chemical building blocks in the petrochemical industry. This development is welcome for ethylene producers, who were, until recently, facing production shut-downs in North America, not amore...English -
1/22/13 1:32 pm EST
Leaders from ExxonMobil Chemical, AFPM, Tasnee, TOTAL and others to discuss regional and global outlooks for petrochemical industry developments
IHS Chemical will host the 2013 IHS World Petrochemical Conference and Workshops March 19 – 21, 2013, at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston. Now in its 28th year, the conference will focus on the emerging landscape in the global petrochemical industry and the challenges and opportunities that this new path forward, much of which stems from the resurgence in North American oil and gas production, presents for a sustainable future. Stephen D. Pryor, president, ExxonMobil Chemicalmore...English
