For most of its history, the coatings industry has been bought and sold on a relatively simple equation: price per litre, coverage and volume. That equation is losing relevance in the segments where c... Read More
For most of its history, polyethylene competed on price per kilogram. A converter picked a grade, ran it, and the resin supplier's job ended at the gate. That model is breaking down. A recent collabor... Read More
Sulfur has emerged as a critical cost variable for the global fertilizer industry. Spot sulfur prices have recently moved above $1,000/t, representing an increase of more than 300% since August 2025. ... Read More
Pan Masala Packaging in 2026: India's Plastic Ban Turns Into a Materials RacePrismane Consulting | Packaging Insights | September 2026Three years ago, the story around pan masala packaging was told in... Read More
Most packaging categories in 2026 are sending mixed signals.One packaging producer reports volume growth while another reports declines in the same end market. In many cases, the difference is not und... Read More
The molded fiber packaging market is shifting from a niche sustainable packaging solution towards a conventional alternative to polystyrene and plastic formats. The molded fiber packaging converts rec... Read More
For years, the European chemical industry has been waiting for the same sequence of events: demand recovery, higher operating rates, tighter supply and eventually a return to more sustainable margins.... Read More
For most of the last decade, biomethane projects were built on the strength of a capital grant and the hope that someone would buy the gas. That model produced plants, but it produced them slowly, and... Read More
India’s phenol market is moving from a structurally import-led model toward a mix of domestic production, captive downstream integration and strategically important imports. Prismane Consulting examin... Read More
India's optical fibre expansion is usually read as a telecom story. Prismane Consulting reads it as a materials story. This analysis examines where the incremental polymer demand actually sits across ... Read More
