Chemicals
Lux Research helps innovation leaders in chemical manufacturing devise product strategies that improve the sustainability of existing products and create strategies for new ecofriendly products. By focusing on the emerging technologies that make a real difference, cutting through the noise of overhyped innovations, and tailoring our analysis to their specific needs, Lux helps clients meet sustainability goals and open new opportunities for growth.
We have the best coverage of end-of-life technologies on the market today, which makes our research and advice stand apart. We utilize unique and proprietary models to assess these technologies, and our singular voice of realism in the market is one innovators trust. By studying startups and market-leading corporations, we identify and isolate patterns and emerging technologies that nobody else can see.
By identifying technologies, we introduce innovation leaders to their innovation funnel; we fuel their tech scouting and improve the performance of their innovation discovery process.
We encourage meeting CO₂-reduction, recycling, and other sustainability goals desired by innovative business leaders.
We identify new opportunities for growth or increasing market share.
We mitigate the risk of going out of business from inattention to changes driven by sustainability.
The client had a large surplus of a biobased intermediate chemical to sell on the market or take a loss on inventory and needed to find immediate offtakers as well as identify more stable markets to sell into. The client asked Lux to think through all the potential new uses of the biobased intermediate within a 1–2-step chemical synthetic pathway.
Ammonia
Biobased Plastics
Biobased Intermediate Chemicals
Biobased Specialty Chemicals
Biodegradable Plastics
Blockchain
Carbon Dioxide to Chemicals
Carbon Dioxide to Concrete
Carbon Fiber Recycling
Chemicals Manufacturing
Circular Building Materials
Decarbonization of Heat
Depolymerization
Low-Carbon Hydrogen Generation
Novel Biomaterials
Packaging Design and Materials
Plastic Waste Management
Process Intensification
Product Identification or Anticounterfeiting Technologies
Product Personalization
Pyrolysis
Synthetic Biology
Textile Recycling
Vehicle Lightweighting