Chemical and Energy Market Research Company

• Competitive Intelligence Study on pre-polymer toll manufacturing.
• Global product positioning study in the power surge protector market.
• Conducted a global intelligence study on Solar panel manufacturers.
• Market structure study of the Phenolic Resin market in the US for a competitor analysis.
• Conducted a major global corporate image study among high level executives, key opinion leaders, executives, stakeholders, and government officials for a large European Oil and Gas company.
• Market structure study of the Epoxy Resin market in the US for a competitor analysis.
• Competitive study of a firm’s production of a pesticide in Israel.
• Competitor profile of a producer of inorganic chemicals in France.
• Global monthly newsletter that focused on its peer competitors in Europe, new products and applications in the plastics, glass, and rubber segments of the automotive industry.
• Market study of flame-retarding ETP in China.
• Study on the market size, potential, and structure of the closures industry in the US.
• Study on the state of blister packaging versus traditional closures packaging.
• Study for the global market opportunities in the auto chemicals market, covering the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Benelux countries.
• Analyzed the market feasibility for enzymes in the textile industry in China by surveying over 100 plants, dye houses, and distributors throughout China.
• Market Intelligence Study for the Countertop Solutions Market in the US.
• Competitive Intelligence Study on Solid Surface Industry.
• Quantitative Brand Image study for industrial cleaning products in the US and Europe by end-use market segments.
• Conducted market size and assessment study of the US Market for Phenolic resins and their end-use market segments.
• Conducted a study which evaluated select polymer/oligomer mixtures used to create specialty polyurethane foams.
• Conducted a new business development project for a new safety outlet device.
• Monthly tracking of European chemical manufacturers.
• Competitive pricing study of fertilizers in Australia and in France.
• Quarterly reports of competitive activities of Bromine producers in Japan.
• Market study that determined the market size for disinfectant products in hospitals and hotels.
• Strategic information audit for a leading worldwide manufacturer of specialty glasses and related inorganic materials: interviewed key company executives, analyzed the information flow and sources, and developed a BI/CI tracking system for R&D personnel within the firm.
• Competitor profile of a European conglomerate with interests in petroleum, crude oil, energy, chemicals, and financial services.
• Strategic information audit for a large public utility firm: analyzed the flow of documents, consulted with international marketing team, and recommended the optimum business intelligence system.
• Interviewed CEOs of chemical and energy firms regarding the strategic issues facing their industries.
• Strategic information audit of a public utility firm, resulting in a BI/CI tracking system.
• Worldwide study on the state of the utilities industries in Asia, Latin America, and Europe, including an extensive analysis of global demand, privatization, strategic alliances, and future of the industry, on a country-by-country basis.
• Conducted a Global Market Intelligence study for a power systems company.
• Market study on how much polyethylene duct is consumer annually in deploying communications cables underground in the US
• Conducted a global Genset end-user requirements & perception study.
• Market Intelligence Study for a company in a chemical sector.
• Conducted a Market Intelligence study for a manufacturer of salt and chemical products.
• Conducted business intelligence study using expert interviews with entry-mid professionals of major chemical corporations.
• Conducted quantitative survey in order to gather and analyze data relating to perceptions and expectations
• Conducted expert interviews in order to gain insight in the solar market, i.e. brand-identity and solar-panel awareness.
• Market study and procedure in establishing a solar power plant in France.
• Market intelligence project on the global market for nuclear pressure vessels.
• Conducted a market analysis of the gas membrane market in the US and Japan.
• Conducted a study for North America Pipeline Companies, a Standard Systems study
• Conducted In-Depth Interviews in Bangkok regarding soap
• Conducted research study regarding car oil.

A Sampling of Our Past & Present Clients in the Chemical and Energy Industries

• Arizona Public Service
• Ashland Chemical
• Atochem
• Bayer
• Bourns
• Compass Minerals
• ConEdison
• Cummins
• Dow
• E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
• Elf Aquitaine
• Exxon
• Genencor
• Georgia Pacific
• Kohler PETROBRAS
• Milliken and Company
• PETROBRAS
• Southern Company
• The Clorox Company

Resume of Experience in Chemical and Energy Industries: How Leading Research Partners Build Decision-Grade Intelligence

Capital cycles in chemicals and energy reward operators who read demand signals before their competitors do. The discipline that separates winners is not access to data. It is the quality of primary intelligence that informs siting, feedstock, offtake, and capacity decisions worth billions.

A credible resume of experience in chemical and energy industries reflects depth across the full asset lifecycle: feedstock economics, plant-gate netbacks, downstream margin pools, and the regulatory machinery that governs each. The most useful research partners operate inside operator language, not adjacent to it.

What a Strong Resume of Experience in Chemical and Energy Industries Actually Demonstrates

Procurement teams at Dow, BASF, Shell, NextEra, and Air Liquide evaluate research firms against a specific bar. The question is whether the firm has interviewed plant managers, EPC contractors, traders, and offtake counterparties at scale, in the regions where capacity is being added. Secondary synthesis alone does not clear that bar.

Operator-grade work shows up in the vocabulary. Levelized cost of energy benchmarking against project IRR hurdles. Capacity factor assumptions stress-tested against curtailment risk in ERCOT and CAISO. Grid interconnection queue analysis that distinguishes signed interconnection agreements from speculative applications. PPA structuring that accounts for basis risk, shape risk, and hub-to-busbar adjustments.

In chemicals, the equivalent depth covers ethylene cracker margin spreads, naphtha versus ethane feedstock arbitrage, propylene chain integration economics, and the competitive position of US Gulf Coast assets versus Middle Eastern and Northeast Asian capacity. SIS International Research has found that operator interview programs in chemicals consistently surface margin signals six to nine months ahead of published industry indices, particularly in specialty intermediates where reported price data lags contract reality.

The Methodologies That Separate Decision-Grade Intelligence From Desk Research

The most defensible work in chemicals and energy combines four primary research modes. B2B expert interviews with technical buyers, plant operators, and EPC contractors. Competitive intelligence built from supply chain triangulation rather than annual reports. Market entry assessments that test corridor economics through actual offtaker conversations. Voice of customer programs across industrial accounts where switching costs are high and decision cycles run twelve to thirty-six months.

Each method answers a different question. Expert interviews reveal what operators are actually planning, not what they disclose publicly. Competitive intelligence maps installed base, contract expirations, and aftermarket revenue exposure. Market entry assessments validate whether announced capacity will reach FID. In structured expert interviews SIS has conducted with senior procurement and operations leaders across petrochemical, midstream, and renewables operators in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, the variance between announced project pipelines and projects with secured permits, financing, and EPC contracts has consistently exceeded forty percent.

Why Primary Research Outperforms Syndicated Data in Capital-Intensive Sectors

Syndicated reports compress information that buyers need disaggregated. A Fortune 500 industrial gas producer evaluating a hydrogen offtake corridor needs counterparty-specific intelligence on creditworthiness, ramp schedules, and contract structure. A utility scaling battery storage needs interconnection queue intelligence at the substation level. A specialty chemicals manufacturer assessing a bolt-on acquisition needs customer concentration data that no syndicated source publishes.

The work product looks different. Sourcing maps with named suppliers and contract status. Demand response design analysis tied to specific ISO markets. Distributed energy integration assessments that quantify behind-the-meter cannibalization risk for incumbent utilities. Renewable energy certificate market depth analysis tied to corporate procurement targets at Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta.

Sector Coverage That Reflects Operator Reality

A complete resume of experience in chemical and energy industries spans upstream, midstream, downstream, power generation, transmission and distribution, and the industrial end markets that drive demand. The cross-sector view matters because the boundaries are dissolving.

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The sectors share a structural feature. Decisions are made by small, identifiable populations of technical buyers and operators. Reaching them requires recruiting infrastructure that most research firms do not maintain.

What Differentiated Research Partners Build Into Every Engagement

The strongest engagements share four characteristics. The recruiting frame is built from named target lists, not panel pulls. The interview protocols are designed by analysts who have read the relevant FERC orders, REACH dossiers, or IMO regulations. The synthesis maps findings back to the client’s specific decision: site selection, M&A target validation, pricing strategy, or capacity timing. The deliverable is structured for board-level review without translation.

SIS International applies this model through B2B expert interview programs, ethnographic research at industrial sites, and competitive intelligence engagements that combine field interviews with public filings analysis. The work for chemicals clients typically includes feedstock sourcing assessments, downstream margin analysis, and customer retention diagnostics across high-concentration accounts. Energy engagements range from market entry assessments for renewables developers entering new ISO markets to PPA benchmarking studies for corporate offtakers.

The SIS Operator-Proximity Framework

The framework underlying durable intelligence in these sectors has three layers. Operator proximity: how close the interview population sits to the actual decision being researched. Regulatory fluency: whether the analyst team can interpret FERC, EPA, ECHA, or equivalent rulings without translation. Capital cycle awareness: whether findings are timed to FID windows, capacity auctions, or contract renewal cycles.

Engagements that score high on all three layers produce intelligence that survives scrutiny from CFOs, technical due diligence teams, and board investment committees. Engagements that score on only one or two produce reports that get filed and forgotten.

How Senior Buyers Evaluate a Research Partner’s Track Record

VP-level decision makers at Fortune 500 chemicals and energy operators apply a consistent screen. Has the firm worked across the relevant geographies, including the corridors where the next capacity decisions will be made? Does the team include analysts with operator backgrounds, or only career consultants? Can the firm produce sample work that demonstrates depth in the specific sub-sector, whether that is olefins, polyurethanes, offshore wind, green hydrogen, or grid-scale storage?

SIS International’s proprietary research across more than 135 countries indicates that the highest-value engagements in chemicals and energy share a common structure: a defined capital decision, a named target population of fewer than 200 operators or buyers, and a six-to-twelve week primary research window timed to the client’s internal investment committee cycle. Work outside that structure tends to produce general market color rather than decision-grade input.

The resume that matters is not a list of logos. It is the demonstrated ability to deliver intelligence that changes a capital allocation decision. For a VP weighing a billion-dollar offtake commitment, a feedstock conversion, or an ISO market entry, the right research partner is the one whose track record reflects the specific decision being made.

About SIS International

SIS International offers Quantitative, Qualitative, and Strategy Research. We provide data, tools, strategies, reports, and insights for decision-making. We also conduct interviews, surveys, focus groups, and other Market Research methods and approaches. Contact us for your next Market Research project.