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Carbon Management
Engineered CCUS
To stay ahead, Chemicals & Materials companies must protect, grow, and transition simultaneously
Protect
Navigate policy shifts, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions. Proactively manage cost volatility and market saturation to ensure stability.
Grow
Capitalize on new demand drivers, shifting customer needs, and sustainability trends. Differentiate through innovation and future-ready business models.
Transition
Align with sustainability goals by adopting low-carbon materials, digital solutions, and circular supply chains while balancing cost, regulation, and market expectations.
Overview
Capabilities
Solutions
Experience
Engage With Us
Sector Outlook
From regulatory risk and feedstock volatility to shifting demand and circularity pressures, the $5T chemicals and materials sector sits at the heart of global change. Companies must manage near-term risks while seizing new growth opportunities and accelerating their sustainability transition. That means doing three things at once: Protect. Grow. Transition.
Focus areas
We focus on four key sub-sectors within Chemicals & Materials:
Building blocks & intermediates
Olefins, aromatics, chlor-alkali, and intermediates
Specialty chemicals
Actives, additives, hybrid groups, excipients and adjuvants.
Advanced materials
Catalyst, CASE, HPP, and composites
Sustainable products
Low carbon, green and circular products
Typical Business Questions We Address
Sector Priorities We Solve For
Anticipate and Mitigate Risk
Defend your market position, manage ESG and regulatory pressures, and extend product lifecycles—without disrupting operations or losing ground with customers.
Create a Lasting Competitive Edge
Capture value in new energy systems, data centers, and CCUS. Lead in advanced electronics with innovations in wearables, robotics, and high-performance materials.
Shift Strategically and Profitably
Balance bio-based and circular strategies using demand, regulation, and economics. Lower emissions through renewables and electrification while optimizing resources via digital and circular practices.
A breakthrough systems-based 6-Lens Methodology to identify the tipping points that matter
We help clients address shifting market dynamics and policy pressures, evaluate alternative materials, reduce emissions, and develop circular and advanced recycling models. Companies are challenged to maintain margin, reduce risk, and meet evolving ESG expectations. FSX helps by connecting foresight with feasibility to define viable paths forward.
Applying the FSX Six-Lens Methodology
Policy & Regulation
Decode and translate global-to-local policy shifts into actionable market strategies.
Technology & Innovation
Harness the power of emerging and existing technologies to unlock transformative opportunities.
Techno-Economics
Anticipate market shifts with financial modeling of technology adoption, costs, and s-curve uptake scenarios.
Supply Chain
Identify bottlenecks, assess constraints, and enhance value chain deployment feasibility.
Digitalization
Leverage digital transformation to create breakthrough business models and efficiencies.
Partnerships & Ecosystems
Forge high-impact, sustainable partnerships by navigating the right collaborations.
What Sets Us Apart
PEOPLE
Team of engineers and technologists, business strategists, techno-economic modelers, and industry veterans
RESEARCH
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Energy Transition
Heat electrification
BioScaleX
2nd gen.+ biomass feedstocks
TOOLS
Opportunity cube
Multi-dimensional market analysis
S-curve adoption scenario
Manufacturing profitability model
NETWORK
Financial community
ENx, our in-house expert network
From complexity to clarity—empowering smarter decisions with data-driven insights.
FSX Chemicals & Materials Practice helps companies protect their existing businesses, accelerate growth, and lead the transition to a sustainable future. Our data-driven, actionable insights across the value chain—covering both conventional and sustainable products, helps in identifying critical tipping points.
FSX Solutions
Regulatory & Policy Navigation
Minimize risk and maximise opportunity by understanding regulations, incentives, and policies that shape your investment and market strategy.
Techno-Economic & Market Analysis
Assess feasibility, costs, and scalability with bottom-up cost modeling and market intelligence to guide investment timing and strategy.
Partner & Investment Due Diligence
Find the best-fit technology partners and investment targets with an objective, data-driven assessment of risk and growth potential.
Technology & Innovation Scouting
Identify high-impact innovations through continuous evaluation of emerging technologies and companies in Horizon 1, 2, and 3.
Strategic R&D, & Technology Road Mapping
Prioritize the right innovations by mapping R&D investments with market readiness and long-term technology trajectories.
Competitive & Peer Benchmarking
Sharpen your decision-making by evaluating your strategic positioning, innovation portfolio, and performance against those of your industry peers.
Helping Clients Across the C&M Sector
Explore how we've helped chemicals & materials leaders Protect, achieve Growth, and Transition, turning complex challenges into tangible results.
Experience Stories
Building Blocks & Intermediates
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Opportunity cube-driven assessment to accelerate US growth strategy for acetyl intermediates.
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Partner due diligence support in agrochemicals with a focus on inert substances.
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GTM Support on less toxis intermediates beyond NMP.
Specialty Chemicals
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Opportunity assessment for sorbents engineered carbon capture.
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Global market expansion strategy in high-purity electronic solvents.
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Voice of customer assessment on fluorinated fluids in high-performance industrial applications.
Advanced Materials
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Opportunity assessment for advanced materials in wearables.
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Tipping point analysis for composite materials recycling in structural applications.
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Innovation funnel management for CASE portfolio.
Sustainable Products
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Alternate feedstock adoption support for sustainable fuels and chemicals portfolio.
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Investment decision support for polyolefin chemical recycling as a growth avenue.
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Innovation, market potential, and entry decision evaluation for bio-platform derived furan chemicals.
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From building blocks & intermediates to specialty/advanced chemicals and materials to sustainable products- FSX helps chemicals and materials companies cut through complexity and define what’s viable, scalable, and commercially rewarding.