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Guest commentary: Landscaping leads La Jolla MAD news, including three new Chinese elm trees

A few Chinese elm trees have been mounted in vacant tree wells on Silverado Street involving Prospect Street and Eads Avenue adjacent to the La Jolla Woman’s Club.

The La Jolla Upkeep Assessment District is now checking the situation of the trees, doing work to h2o and sustain them to ensure their survival. Just as with the 21 jacaranda trees planted on Pearl Street in December 2020, the Chinese elm trees have a lifetime warranty and will be replaced at no price tag should really any fail.

In other landscaping news, a number of hawthorn hedges bordering the substantial floor parking whole lot at Herschel Avenue concerning Prospect and Wall streets were being trimmed, together with two Mexican lover palms — 1 on the south aspect of Torrey Pines Road in close proximity to Girard Avenue and the other at Coastline Boulevard and Cuvier Avenue in close proximity to Scripps Inn.

Soon after conference with leadership from the La Valencia Lodge about a lifeless Canary Island palm tree noticeable from parts of the resort assets and the adjacent sidewalk, LJMAD sent a official request to the hotel and the adjacent La Jolla Cove Hotel & Suites with a advice for palm tree removing. Even though LJMAD vendors do not take away palm trees, they can suggest contractors that can support decrease the look of blight and neglect induced by lifeless and declining trees.

A new system to improve the overall look of just lately rehung flower baskets tethered to lampposts together Girard Avenue and Wall and Prospect streets is staying prepared. The new brackets set up on each lamppost in recent months will be raised to greater positions.

Together with the use of new flower baskets, a new thought for rearranging various succulent and floral varietals is becoming viewed as.

Immediately after the floral preparations in the lately refreshed hanging flower baskets did not perform as properly as expected, an work was manufactured to strengthen their overall look. Sad to say, much more than a dozen faux terracotta flower baskets disappeared from a staging spot together Girard where they were temporarily getting stored for repotting.

The baskets that disappeared were reused from the several years-aged work to create hanging flower baskets together main thoroughfares in The Village. Soon after publicity to the sun, sea air and other features for a lot more than a 10 years, many of the baskets could have been in much better shape.

The not too long ago purchased hardware now mounted on lampposts from which the flower baskets cling remains intact. The components signifies the lion’s share of prices involved with this project.

Following a short holiday getaway-similar hold off, landscaping of three massive tree wells on Ivanhoe Avenue at Wall Street has started. 4 yards of Arizona river rock and 30 5-gallon iris vegetation will be placed in the tree wells, resembling the landscaping style
in entrance of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Wall Road.

If you see an challenge needing notice in the district, remember to simply call Increase La Jolla at (858) 444-5892 or electronic mail manager@enhancelajolla.org.

Mary Montgomery is supervisor of the La Jolla Upkeep Evaluation District. ◆

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    Tracey Emin unveils new art exhibition in cancer comeback, including a 20ft bronze sculpture

    A famous British artist who recently recovered from multiple cancer surgeries has today unveiled a 20ft bronze sculpture near Edinburgh.

    Tracey Emin, CBE, was given the all-clear from bladder cancer last year after having surgery to remove many of her reproductive organs, parts of her intestines and lymph nodes as well as being fitted with a stoma bag.

    The 58-year-old artist said her latest works, produced over the last two years in her studios in Margate and London, were an ‘expression of love, hope and the fragility of the human form’.

    A collection of her works will be exhibited from 29 May to 2 October 2022 at Jupiter Artland in Scotland, with the principal piece being a massive bronze figure, entitled ‘I Lay Here For You’.

    The 20ft bronze sculpture is situated in a woodland clearing and depicts a female figure, which is said to be ‘lying perpetually in wait’.

    Tracey Emin, 58, today unveiled a 20ft bronze statue of a woman lying down (pictured), which is the principal piece in her upcoming exhibition entitled 'I Lay Here For You'

    Tracey Emin, 58, today unveiled a 20ft bronze statue of a woman lying down (pictured), which is the principal piece in her upcoming exhibition entitled ‘I Lay Here For You’

    The 58-year-old artist, who is known for her 'confessional style' of art, will exhibit a collection of her works at Jupiter Artland in Scotland from 29 May to 2 October 2022

    The 58-year-old artist, who is known for her ‘confessional style’ of art, will exhibit a collection of her works at Jupiter Artland in Scotland from 29 May to 2 October 2022

    Emin said last year that she had stopped painting, as she needed to focus all of her willpower on staying alive as she battled 'really, really aggressive' bladder cancer

    Emin said last year that she had stopped painting, as she needed to focus all of her willpower on staying alive as she battled ‘really, really aggressive’ bladder cancer

    The statue of the female figure is described as ‘monumental in scale and radiating warmth’ and ‘resists onlookers and her gaze is turned inwards towards herself.’  

    The exhibition comes just over a year since Emin told BBC Newsnight had stopped making art due to her cancer struggle. 

    Emin said in April 2021: ‘I’m not painting because I’m using my willpower to stay alive. That’s what I’m doing.’

    Emin, best known for works such as her unmade bed and the tent Everyone I Have Ever Slept With, added she hoped to return to painting in the future.

    ‘I never realised how much I wanted to live until I thought I was going to die,’ she said after learning a year ago that doctors had successfully removed all of the cancer. 

    She found she had a tumour in her bladder in June 2020 and was suffering with very aggressive squamous cell cancer, which surgeons feared would kill her in months if it spread to her lymph nodes.

    The statue of a woman lying down is said to resist onlookers, turning her gaze inwards towards herself

    The statue of a woman lying down is said to resist onlookers, turning her gaze inwards towards herself 

    'I Lay Here For You' was cast in bronze from a clay version moulded by Emin and has been placed in an old-growth beech grove

    ‘I Lay Here For You’ was cast in bronze from a clay version moulded by Emin and has been placed in an old-growth beech grove

    The artist's bed appears as a 'recurring motif' throughout the exhibition, a throwback to 1999 when she had her own bed installed in the Tate as an artistic representation of her personal battle with depression

    The artist’s bed appears as a ‘recurring motif’ throughout the exhibition, a throwback to 1999 when she had her own bed installed in the Tate as an artistic representation of her personal battle with depression

    The exhibition will be spread out over indoor rooms and outdoor sculpture parks at Jupiter Artland, near Edinburgh

    The exhibition will be spread out over indoor rooms and outdoor sculpture parks at Jupiter Artland, near Edinburgh

    Emnin said her surgeon had called her a 'miracle woman' because of how quickly she had recovered from the harrowing operation, which saw her lose her bladder, womb, urethra, parts of her intestines and lymph nodes as well as half of her vagina

    Emnin said her surgeon had called her a ‘miracle woman’ because of how quickly she had recovered from the harrowing operation, which saw her lose her bladder, womb, urethra, parts of her intestines and lymph nodes as well as half of her vagina

    'I never realised how much I wanted to live until I thought I was going to die,' Emin said last year in an interview with BBC Newsnight

    ‘I never realised how much I wanted to live until I thought I was going to die,’ Emin said last year in an interview with BBC Newsnight

    Throughout the indoor galleries in the exhibition, the artist’s bed appears as a ‘recurring motif’.

    Emin gained notoriety in 1999 when she had her own bed displayed at the Tate, covered with items such as condoms, contraceptive pills, underwear stained with menstrual blood, money and cigarette ends.

    WHAT IS BLADDER CANCER?

    Bladder cancer is caused by a tumour developing in the lining of the bladder or the organ’s muscle.

    Around 10,200 new cases are diagnosed in the UK each year and 81,400 people in the US, according to figures.

    It is the 10th most common cancer in the UK – but a little more prevalent in the US – and accounts for about three per cent of all cases.

    The cancer is more common in men and has a 10-year survival rate of about 50 per cent. Around half of cases are considered preventable.

    Symptoms of the disease include blood in the urine, needing to urinate more often or more urgently than normal and pelvic pain.

    However, unexpected weight loss and swelling of the legs can also be signs of the killer disease.

    Smoking and exposure to chemicals in plastics and paints at work can increase the risk of getting bladder cancer.

    Treatment varies depending on how advanced the cancer is, and may include surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

    Source: NHS Choices

    The 1999 exhibition of her bed was a representation of her battle with depression.

    Her choice to incorporate beds into her latest work echoes that motif, although this time could be interpreted as referring to the time she spent bedridden after undergoing cancer surgeries, according to a press release put out by the artist’s agent.

    The exhibition organisers said: ‘After the turmoil of last few years, one can’t help seeing these new works as haunting images of time spent in recovery and of the bed as a site of refuge and retreat.

    ‘And yet an enduring message of hope resonates through the work, imbued with the possibility of love returning with renewed intensity. 

    ‘Emin paints spaces where privacy belongs, and across all of Jupiter Artland’s gallery spaces, she offers an unflinching look at pain, tenderness, longing and recovery.’

    Prior to her cancer surgery – removing her bladder but also her uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, lymph nodes, urethra and part of her colon and vagina – Miss Emin said she stayed up for 24 hours with her solicitor rewriting her will.

    She then sent an email to 70 friends breaking the news of her cancer and instructing them: ‘Do not contact me’.

    She has been left with a stoma bag as a result of having ‘half my body chopped out’ and is sadly still struggling to paint.

    But it did not stop Miss Emin from feeling ‘very happy’.

    She said last year: ‘I’m doing brilliant, I’m doing so well.

    ‘I’m so happy and I’m just taking every day as it comes and I’m just so happy to be alive because there was quite a strong expectation that I wasn’t going to make it through Christmas.

    ‘And I am going to make it to Christmas and the next Christmas and the next one.

    ‘That’s what I’m aiming for, so I’m feeling really happy and good and I just wish the world would get better. I wish the world would catch up with me on this one.’

    Miss Emin continued: ‘It could’ve been very, very different so I’m so grateful. 

    ‘My surgeon and the team are calling me a miracle woman because I just sort of like jumped up and got back into everything.

    ‘Maybe at the beginning a little bit too fast… because I was back in bed for a month again. But now I’m balancing things and being more cautious.

    ‘I want to live forever. I want to do my art, I want to have more exhibitions, there’s things to do… and I had to think ‘I’m not going to be doing it’. I had to come to terms with that.’

    ‘I Lay Here For You’ is Tracey Emin’s first solo exhibition in Scotland since her 2008 retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. 

    The exhibition takes place from May 29 to October 2 2022 at Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh. 

    Highlights of Tracey Emin’s career 

    1995, Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-95: This piece first brought Tracey Emin to wider fame, both in the art world and among the general public

    1995, Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-95: This piece first brought Tracey Emin to wider fame, both in the art world and among the general public

    1999, My Bed: The piece is Emin's record of several days spent in bed in the grip of depression. The bed is unmade and the sheets are stained. All around are strewn a variety of items such as condoms, contraceptive pills, underwear stained with menstrual blood, money, and cigarette ends. The work was nominated for the Turner prize in 1999 and received a hugely mixed response from the public and press

    1999, My Bed: The piece is Emin’s record of several days spent in bed in the grip of depression. The bed is unmade and the sheets are stained. All around are strewn a variety of items such as condoms, contraceptive pills, underwear stained with menstrual blood, money, and cigarette ends. The work was nominated for the Turner prize in 1999 and received a hugely mixed response from the public and press

    2001, The Perfect Place to Grow: This work pays homage to the artist’s Turkish Cypriot father who, she says, is a fantastic gardener but a terrible carpenter. It consists of a wooden birdhouse-like structure on wooden stilts

    2001, The Perfect Place to Grow: This work pays homage to the artist’s Turkish Cypriot father who, she says, is a fantastic gardener but a terrible carpenter. It consists of a wooden birdhouse-like structure on wooden stilts

    2004, Hate and Power Can be a Terrible Thing: This appliquéd blanket work is a blistering attack Margaret Thatcher, and her participation in the Falklands War of 1982

    2004, Hate and Power Can be a Terrible Thing: This appliquéd blanket work is a blistering attack Margaret Thatcher, and her participation in the Falklands War of 1982

    2011, I Promise To Love You: In the 2000s, Emin began working extensively with neon lighting. These works feature words and phrases in her handwriting. Pictured, 2011's neon sculpture I Promise To Love You

    2011, I Promise To Love You: In the 2000s, Emin began working extensively with neon lighting. These works feature words and phrases in her handwriting. Pictured, 2011’s neon sculpture I Promise To Love You

     

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    ‘Pure’ Landscape Photography Versus Including the Human Element

    Tires, David Zimmerman

    A person of the motives we pursue landscape pictures is to join with character. A lot of photographers cite calmness, a sense of peace, and inspiration when they are surrounded by gorgeous scenery. I am just one of them. Unfortunately, it is increasingly frequent that the come across is modified by some human-produced ingredient.

    Right after all, our effects on the landscape is universal. For most of us, the traces of human exercise are distracting and typically unwelcome in our images. Some photographers, on the other hand, consist of the human component in their frames as component of the landscape.

    The final results generally shock and amuse.

    It was landscape photography that begun my photographic journey far more than two decades back. A 6-month clinic remain in the intensive care device and a subsequent kidney transplant led to a very long recovery through which time my call with mother nature played a important purpose.

    The forest and mountain environments, particularly, gave me a lot-wanted psychological relief and speeded up my physical recovery. My fascination in landscape photography just flowed naturally from that. It manifested itself in comprehensive travels across North America to photograph the landscape. In time, my desire shifted to journey and up to date pictures as I began to contain the human factor in my photographs. Soon after several years of shooting landscapes and touring, my fascination changed the moment again to inventive avenue and journey photography, which I enjoyed for lots of yrs. Who knew that immediately after many yrs I would shut the circle and appear back again to landscape photography?

    Olaf Sztaba
    Photograph by Olaf Sztaba, Montana, 2020

    With my predisposition for visible exploration and upon researching the works of Ned Pratt, Edward Burtynsky, Jan Töve, and Chuck Kimmerle, to name a couple, I turned fascinated with present-day landscape pictures or landscape which contains traces of human activity. It might be Edward Burtynsky’s image of a massive copper mine or the delicate and sensitive image of a basic signpost embedded in the wintertime landscape as noticed and crafted by Jan Töve.

    It is often pretty a struggle to determine this hard subset of landscape photography. In an job interview for the Medium Format Magazine, Ned Pratt explained it this way:

    “By the dregs, I suggest the topics that other people depart driving or don’t choose significantly — the spots the place magnificence is discovered only following extensive consideration and observation, although disregarding the apparent. They are the topics left when most other mixtures of factors in the landscape have been put together by other individuals virtually the scraps of observation.” In basic conditions, it could be a lone telegraph pole, an unfinished road, or a fluttering paper in the middle of the road.

    David Zimmerman offers the adhering to:

    “The pics from the do the job ‘Vestiges’ are not about deformations of the picturesque. Rather, they are examples of human activity that are far more attention-grabbing, a lot less-than-monotonous, and in some cases quizzical attempts, aspirations, and constructions in the destinations we are living. Knowing their impermanence, we could then check out these anonymous deserted buildings and traces of our presence in a a lot more informed and persuasive framework.”

    Olaf Sztaba
    Image by Olaf Sztaba, The Rockies, 2019

    In simple fact, some of the get the job done of Chuck Kimmerle, whose in-depth job interview you can obtain in this concern reveals this sort of contemporary landscape photography. An instance is the image of a hill composed of utilised car tires or a landscape broken up by an abandoned kite.

    “A Garbage Can, Once in a while, Can Be Beautiful”

    These extra aspects, which go effectively further than a common landscape, provide a photographer uncommon methods to formulate visible narrative — an additional device in the usual compositional arsenal. Even though a standard landscape graphic typically includes organic and purely natural factors, incorporating human-created aspects this kind of as a garbage can or a electricity pole introduces tension and an element of shock.

    Of course, the first reaction to the inclusion may be adverse due to the fact the scene loses its pure and all-natural DNA — a legitimate place for absolutely sure. After all, it is a visible trade-off. What is the reward? The intelligent placement of what appears to be an out-of-position merchandise might boost the original response and have interaction the viewer who would otherwise dismiss the image. It generates visible tension. The unpredicted appeals to your notice.

    Jan Töve
    Elsabo, Smaland, January 11, 2016, Courtesy of Jan Töve

    An great estimate by Walker Evans arrives to thoughts:

    “A garbage can, often, to me at the very least, can be attractive. Which is due to the fact you are seeing. Some people are ready to see that — see it and truly feel it. I lean towards the enchantment, the visual power, of the aesthetically turned down issue.”

    The phrase “rejection” is the critical. As an individual who has examined and taught the craft of photography, I identified that above-dedication to a specified genre prevented numerous of my pupils from getting visual risks. Modern landscape pictures calls for a photographer to see outside of normal landscape and continually glance for components that might not belong, at minimum at very first sight.

    It is not that this strategy is with out hazard. I locate that which includes a human-designed factor in an usually pristine landscape, a lot more typically than not, only does not perform. The most prevalent lure is to contain the component but only later find it not only does not healthy the composition, but it destroys it. Consequently, getting a visible connection concerning the natural landscape and human-created element is 1 of the finest problems in this kind of photography.

    Balancing the Visual Connection

    In this article are a handful of suggestions to take into consideration:

    1. Never discriminate in between the things prior to you. If it is a road signal or a bench, really don’t dismiss it immediately even if it is not a organic element.
    2. Look for a narrative connection. Could an unfinished road or deserted kite crack the visible sample and bring about a discussion? Consider in terms of visual surprise.
    3. Glimpse for a visual connection involving excess aspects and the all-natural surroundings. There could not be a narrative connection, but a visual connection. For example, the shape of an item could enhance your composition.
    4. Interchange concerning black/white and color options could be practical if the initial composition does not perform.
    5. Eventually, think about the instructional impact of images. Edward Burtynsky’s illustrations or photos have triggered genuine and thoughtful discussion about our impression on the world.

    Even if you target only on traditional landscape pictures, I consider that which includes some human-designed features in your frame could be a wonderful visible exercise. Of class, we are often navigating on the edge of landscape photography and face the chance of overdoing it. On the other hand, I consider that getting a threat is worthwhile. The beautiful perform by several artists introduced in this report and in other concerns of the Things Journal is the best proof of it.

    Olaf Sztaba
    Picture by Olaf Sztaba, Pemberton, 2018

    The short article is courtesy of Components Magazine. ELEMENTS is the regular journal devoted to the best landscape photography, insightful editorials and fluid, cleanse design and style. Within you will locate distinctive and in-depth posts and imagery by the finest landscape photographers in the earth these kinds of as Charles Cramer, Edward Burtynsky, Michael Kenna, Erin Babnik, Chuck Kimmerle, Rachael Talibart, Hans Strand and John Sexton, Theo Bosboom to identify a couple of. Use the PETAPIXEL10 code for a 10{6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48} price reduction off the once-a-year membership.

    About the writer: Olaf Sztaba is a founder and editor-in-main of the Medium Format Magazine and co-founder of the Elements Magazine. Olaf spends most of his time curating, producing and photographing in the area, typically discovering considerably less-travelled streets. He is a sought-immediately after speaker and educator.

    Graphic credits: Header graphic — Untitled (tires), courtesy of David Zimmerman.

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    Where to find eight new artworks including sculptures in central Iowa

    A man in the moon, a giant leaf, a whirlpool and rotating sculptures are just a few of the new pieces of art found around Central Iowa. In recent months, communities and organizations installed new sculptures and murals to their outdoor collections that give residents a taste of artwork in surprising locations.

    Now that the weather is warming, local art lovers can head outdoors to enjoy these new works (and even take a selfie). Here, a look at eight new works to find all over the Des Moines metro area.

    Rotating sculpture pad at Mainframe Studios

    “Man with the Moon” from James Bearden and Jay Vigon is the first sculpture to be featured on Mainframe Studio's rotating sculpture pad.

    Drive by the main entrance to Mainframe Studios, a nonprofit organization that provides workspaces for local artists, to find “Man with the Moon,” the first work to grace the building’s new rotating sculpture pad

    The 14-foot tall sculpture created by Jay Vigon — a California transplant who’s had his hand in designing work for names like Stevie Wonder and Prince — and James Bearden — a local graphic designer and metal worker — went up on Jan. 12 outside of Mainframe Studios, 900 Keosauqua Way.

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    Plastic Market in Thailand to Increase by USD 8.63 Bn | Featuring Top Vendors including BASF SE, Covestro AG, Dow Inc., and Huntsman Corp.

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    Key takeaways from Plastic Market in Thailand study

    • The Plastic Market in Thailand to increase by USD 8.63 billion at 4.72{6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48} CAGR between 2021 and 2026
    • 5.20{6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48} year-over-year growth expected in 2022
    • The packaging segment accounted for maximum growth in the market.
    • Dominant vendors include BASF SE, Covestro AG, Dow Inc., EcoBlue Ltd., Huntsman Corp., Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd., INEOS Group Holdings SA, PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd.,  and others.

    Vendor Landscape

    The market structure is expected to remain fragmented during the forecast period. Vendors are deploying different organic and inorganic growth strategies to compete in the market.

    BASF SE, Covestro AG, Dow Inc., EcoBlue Ltd., Huntsman Corp., Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd., INEOS Group Holdings SA, PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd., Siam Cement PCL, and Thai Plastic Industries Co. Ltd. among others are some of the few key vendors competing to maintain their market position in the market.

    The vendors in the market compete on the basis of factors such as price, quality, innovation, reputation, and distribution network. While some companies are more specialized than others with respect to particular commodities, others have larger financial resources.

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    Key Market Segmentation

    • Segmentation by End-Users: 
      • Packaging: 
        • During the projection period, the packaging segment’s plastic market share will expand significantly in Thailand. Plastic is used to make a variety of items in the packaging industry, including containers, bottles, plastic bags, and more. They’re an important aspect of the packaging industry, and most manufacturers utilize them since they’re robust and work as a barrier to keep moisture out of the product. During the projection period, such factors are expected to boost the segment’s growth.
      • Electronics and electrical appliances
      • Construction
      • Automotive
      • Others

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    Plastic Market in Thailand: Growth Drivers and Challenges

    The increasing demand for packaging materials is one of the major factors driving the Plastic Market in Thailand to grow. The demand for flexible plastic packaging from hospitals, medicine manufacturers, and personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers is likely to be strong over the forecast period. Plastics are in higher demand in medical devices like testing equipment, ventilators, and syringes, as well as personal protective equipment like masks and face shields. During the projected period, the demand for packaging materials in the healthcare industry is expected to stay stable. 

    “Although effective waste management will further boost the market growth, the stringent regulations over the usage of plastics“, says an analyst at Technavio.

    The Plastic Market in Thailand report answers questions such as:

    • Is the market structure fragmented or concentrated?
    • What was the market size in 2021 and the forecast of the Plastic Market in Thailand through 2026?
    • Which are the best segment areas to invest in over the forecast period?
    • What is the market share of dominant and strong vendors in the Plastic Market in Thailand market?
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    Page number

    120

    Base year

    2021

    Forecast period

    2022-2026

    Growth momentum & CAGR

    Decelerate at a CAGR of 4.72{6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48}

    Market growth 2022-2026

    $ 8.63 billion

    Market structure

    Fragmented

    YoY growth ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

    5.20

    Competitive landscape

    Leading companies, Competitive strategies, Consumer engagement scope

    Key companies profiled

    BASF SE, Covestro AG, Dow Inc., EcoBlue Ltd., Huntsman Corp., Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd., INEOS Group Holdings SA, PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd., Siam Cement PCL, and Thai Plastic Industries Co. Ltd.

    Market dynamics

    Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID-19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, Market condition analysis for forecast period

    Customization purview

    If our report has not included the data that you are looking for, you can reach out to our analysts and get segments customized.

    Table of Contents

    1. Executive Summary                         

    2. Market Landscape                            

                   2.1 Market ecosystem             

                                  Exhibit 01:  Parent market

                   2.2 Market characteristics       

                                  Exhibit 02: Market Characteristics

                   2.3 Value Chain Analysis          

                                  Exhibit 03:  Value Chain Analysis: Commodity chemicals

                                  2.3.1    Inputs

                                  2.3.2    Inbound logistics

                                  2.3.3    Operations

                                  2.3.4    Outbound logistics

                                  2.3.5    Marketing and sales

                                  Support activities

                                  Innovation

    3. Market Sizing                      

                   3.1 Market definition

                                  Exhibit 04:  Offerings of vendors included in the market definition

                   3.2 Market segment analysis  

                                  Exhibit 05:  Market segments

                   3.3 Market size 2019 

                   3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2019 – 2024 

                                  Exhibit 06:  Thailand – Market size and forecast 2021 – 2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 07:  Thailand: Year-over-year growth 2021 – 2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

    4. Five Forces Analysis                         

                   4.1 Five Forces Summary         

                                  Exhibit 08:  Five forces analysis 2021 & 2026

                   4.2 Bargaining power of buyers            

                                  Exhibit 09: Bargaining power of the buyer

                   4.3 Bargaining power of suppliers        

                                  Exhibit 10: Bargaining power of the supplier

                   4.4 Threat of new entrants     

                                  Exhibit 11: Threat of new entrants

                   4.5 Threat of substitutes          

                                  Exhibit 12: Threat of substitutes

                   4.6 Threat of rivalry   

                                  Exhibit 13: Threat of rivalry

                   4.7 Market condition 

                                  Exhibit 14: Market condition – Five forces 2021

    5. Market Segmentation by End-user             

                  5.1 Market segments 

                                  Exhibit 15:  End-user- Market share 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   5.2 Comparison by End-user   

                                  Exhibit 16:  Comparison by End-user

                   5.3 Packaging – Market size and forecast 2021-2026    

                                  Exhibit 17:  Packaging – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 18:  Packaging – Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   5.4 Electronics and electrical appliances – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 

                                  Exhibit 19:  Electronics and electrical appliances – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 20:  Electronics and electrical appliances – Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   5.5 Construction – Market size and forecast 2021-2026              

                                  Exhibit 21:  Construction – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 22:  Construction – Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   5.6 Automotive – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 

                                  Exhibit 23:  Automotive – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 24:  Automotive – Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   5.7 Others – Market size and forecast 2021-2026          

                                  Exhibit 25:  Others – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 26:  Others – Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   5.8 Market opportunity by End-user   

                                  Exhibit 27:   Market opportunity by  End-user

    6. Market Segmentation by Trade type                        

                   6.1 Market segments

                                  Exhibit 28:  Trade type- Market share 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   6.2 Comparison by Trade type              

                                  Exhibit 29:  Comparison by Trade type

                   6.3 Domestic – Market size and forecast 2021-2026     

                                  Exhibit 30:  Domestic – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 31:  Domestic – Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   6.4 Exports – Market size and forecast 2021-2026         

                                  Exhibit 32:  Exports – Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)

                                  Exhibit 33:  Exports – Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 ({6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48})

                   6.5  Market opportunity by Trade type             

                                  Exhibit 34:   Market opportunity by Trade type

    7. Customer landscape                        

                                  Technavio’s customer landscape matrix comparing Drivers or price sensitivity, Adoption lifecycle, importance in customer price basket, Adoption rate, and Key purchase criteria

                                  Exhibit 35:  Customer landscape

    8. Drivers, Challenges, and Trends                  

                   8.1 Market Driver       

                                  8.1.1    Increasing demand for packaging materials

                                  8.1.2    Increasing demand for biodegradable plastics

                                  8.1.3    Environment-friendly nature of recycled plastics

                   8.2 Market challenges              

                                  8.2.1    Stringent regulations over usage of plastics

                                  8.2.2    Rising demand of plastic replaceable

                                  8.2.3    Volatility in raw material prices

                                  Exhibit 36:  Impact of drivers and challenges

                   8.3 Market trends      

                                  8.3.1    Effective waste management

                                  8.3.2    Growing recycling techniques

                                  8.3.3    Growing demand for synthetic textiles

    9. Vendor Landscape                            

                   9.1 Vendor landscape

                                  Exhibit 37:  Vendor landscape

                   9.2 Landscape disruption         

                                  Exhibit 38: Landscape disruption

                                  Exhibit 39: Industry Risk

    10. Vendor Analysis               

                   10.1 Vendors covered              

                                  Exhibit 40: Vendors covered

                   10.2 Market positioning of vendors    

                                  Exhibit 41: Market positioning of vendors

                   10.3 BASF SE 

                                  Exhibit 42:  BASF SE – Overview

                                  Exhibit 43:  BASF SE – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 44:  BASF SE – Key News

                                  Exhibit 45:  BASF SE – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 46:  BASF SE – Segment focus

                   10.4 Covestro AG       

                                  Exhibit 47:  Covestro AG – Overview

                                  Exhibit 48:  Covestro AG – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 49:  Covestro AG – Key News

                                  Exhibit 50:  Covestro AG – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 51:  Covestro AG – Segment focus

                   10.5 Dow Inc.

                                  Exhibit 52:  Dow Inc.  – Overview

                                  Exhibit 53:  Dow Inc.  – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 54:  Dow Inc.  – Key News

                                  Exhibit 55:  Dow Inc.  – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 56:  Dow Inc.  – Segment focus

                   10.6 EcoBlue Ltd.       

                                  Exhibit 57:  EcoBlue Ltd. – Overview

                                  Exhibit 58:  EcoBlue Ltd. – Product and service

                                  Exhibit 59:  EcoBlue Ltd. – Key offerings

                   10.7 Huntsman Corp.               

                                  Exhibit 60:  Huntsman Corp.  – Overview

                                  Exhibit 61:  Huntsman Corp.  – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 62:  Huntsman Corp.  – Key News

                                  Exhibit 63:  Huntsman Corp.  – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 64:  Huntsman Corp.  – Segment focus

                   10.8 Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd.            

                                  Exhibit 65:  Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. – Overview

                                  Exhibit 66:  Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 67:  Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. – Key News

                                  Exhibit 68:  Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 69:  Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. – Segment focus

                   10.9 INEOS Group Holdings SA             

                                  Exhibit 70:  INEOS Group Holdings SA – Overview

                                  Exhibit 71:  INEOS Group Holdings SA – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 72:  INEOS Group Holdings SA – Key News

                                  Exhibit 73:  INEOS Group Holdings SA – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 74:  INEOS Group Holdings SA – Segment focus

                   10.10 PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd.        

                                  Exhibit 75:  PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd. – Overview

                                  Exhibit 76:  PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd. – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 77:  PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd. – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 78:  PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd. – Segment focus

                   10.11 Siam Cement PCL          

                                  Exhibit 79:  Siam Cement PCL – Overview

                                  Exhibit 80:  Siam Cement PCL – Business segments

                                  Exhibit 81:  Siam Cement PCL – Key offerings

                                  Exhibit 82:  Siam Cement PCL – Segment focus

                   10.12 Thai Plastic Industries Co. Ltd.  

                                  Exhibit 83:  Thai Plastic Industries Co. Ltd. – Overview

                                  Exhibit 84:  Thai Plastic Industries Co. Ltd. – Product and service

                                  Exhibit 85:  Thai Plastic Industries Co. Ltd. – Key offerings

    11. Appendix                           

                   11.1 Scope of the report         

                                  11.1.1 Market definition

                                  11.1.2 Objectives

                                  11.1.3 Notes and caveats

                   11.2 Currency conversion rates for US$            

                                  Exhibit 86: Currency conversion rates for US$

                   11.3 Research Methodology   

                                  Exhibit 87: Research Methodology

                                  Exhibit 88: Validation techniques employed for market sizing

                                  Exhibit 89: Information sources

                   11.4 List of abbreviations        

                                  Exhibit 90: List of abbreviations

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