Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)
Leverage unique strategic analysis and insight.
Unlock the potential of the global specialty chemicals market with the S&P Global Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP). Our program offers unparalleled insights into 38 key specialty chemical businesses, focusing on market drivers, industry dynamics, and critical success factors.
With SCUP, you gain access to comprehensive data on government regulations, market trends, and competitive landscapes, equipping you to identify opportunities and navigate challenges effectively. Discover why SCUP is your go-to source for actionable intelligence in the specialty chemicals sector.
Key Features
While reports may be purchased individually, full subscriptions to SCUP include:
Industry Overview
S&P Global Specialty Chemicals Industry Overview, updated annually
Current Reports
Access to all current reports, available online or in hard copy
Future Reports
Ability to suggest topics for future reports
New or Updated Reports
New or updated reports on specific specialty chemicals to be issued during the year
Privileges
Inquiry and consulting privileges
Individual Reports
The Specialty Chemicals Update Program provides an in-depth analysis of 38 specialty chemical businesses. Individual reports cover specific specialty chemical markets, functional categories, or technologies.
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Available Reports
A-to-Z Reports
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C
Catalysts, Emission Control
Catalysts, Petroleum and Chemical Process
Cleaners, Industrial and Institutional
Coatings - High Performance Anticorrosion
Coatings, Radiation Curable
Coatings, Thermosetting Powder
Construction Chemicals
Corrosion Inhibitors
Cosmetic Chemicals
E
Electronic Chemicals: Display Materials
Electronic Chemicals: PCB Chemicals and Semiconductor Packaging Materials
Electronic Chemicals: Semiconductors, Silicon and IC Process Chemicals
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Feed Additives
Flame Retardants
Flavors and Fragrances
Food Additives
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Overview & Benefits
Market & Business Research
Analysts, planners, managers and investors in the specialty chemicals sector turn to our Specialty Chemicals Update Program to inform their strategic decisions. Our collection of reports and annual S&P Global Specialty Chemicals Industry Overview offer in-depth coverage of these highly interconnected markets from a global perspective, while addressing regional differences and similarities across North America, Europe, China and Japan. Each report, which focuses on either a market or functional area, analyzes key issues facing both suppliers and their end-use customers.
Concepts covered:
- Industry structure
- Operating characteristics and profitability drivers
- Government regulations
- Critical success factors
- Products and functions
- Consumption, market size and forecasts
- Market participants
- Prices
- Future trends, threats, opportunities and other strategic issues
While reports may be purchased individually, full subscriptions to SCUP include:
- S&P Global Specialty Chemicals Industry Overview, updated annually
- Access to all current reports, available online
- Ability to suggest topics for future reports
- New or updated reports on specific specialty chemicals to be issued during the year
- Inquiry and consulting privileges
Benefits
S&P Global Specialty Chemicals Update Program enables you to:
- Save company time and resources by obtaining information from a single source that is unrivaled in coverage, comprehensiveness and quality of data
- Rest assured that you are relying upon independent, unbiased analyses
- Obtain data and analysis vital to strategic decision making
- Access extensive databases and personal contacts within the global chemical industry
- Purchase an annual subscription to the entire collection or buy single reports by market/product
- Use our inquiry service (for full subscriptions only) to find answers quickly to specific immediate questions
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To learn more about the Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP).
S&P Global is permitted by SRI International to continue use of the SRI Consulting name and trademarks on relevant historical reports published prior to April 1, 2012.
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Publication Schedule
Clients can view abstracts, tables of contents and prices for individual reports by viewing the listing of SCUP reports currently available. To view the listing of recently issued reports, see Latest Updates under Chemical News.
The 2023 SCUP schedule is available here.
The 2024 SCUP schedule is available here.
The 2025 SCUP schedule is available here.
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