Company profiling
47companies profiled
Map the value chain
Profiles covered 14 pipe makers, 23 operators or integrators, a certifier and 9 venting or connector suppliers.
Case Study · Value Chain Assessment
Moving captured carbon without corrosion.
One of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies wanted to understand CO2 pipeline transport, where impurities can cause corrosion and polymer liners offer a solution. Prescouter profiled 47 companies and 23 projects and ran 12 expert interviews.
The Client
The client is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. It saw pipelines as a cost-efficient way to transport captured carbon and wanted to understand the role polymer liners could play.
The Challenge
Cost-efficient transport.
Real corrosion risk.
Impurities in the CO2 stream can corrode pipelines, and polymer liners are a promising answer. The client needed to understand current advancements, suitable materials, the key players and the regulatory framework.
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Materials
Liner advancements
Polymers suited to CO2 service.
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Players
The value chain
Pipe makers, operators, suppliers.
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Rules
Regulatory framework
Standards that govern pipelines.
Our Approach
Two phases of research, from players to experts.
Project review
23carbon transport projects profiled
Learn from projects
We identified 34 carbon transportation projects and profiled 23 of them in depth.
Expert interviews
12interviews with 8 experts
Fill the gaps
Experts in CO2 pipelines, high performance polymers and regulation clarified trends and unmet needs.
The Outcome
A full picture of the CO2 pipeline market.
Prescouter delivered a complete assessment of the state of the art in CO2 pipeline transportation, with a proposed value chain connecting the key players. Expert recommendations outlined where the market is heading and how the client might play a role.
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Landscape
47 companies mapped
Across the full value chain.
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Trends
Unmet needs identified
From operators and experts.
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Direction
A role for the client
Expert views on where to play.
Carbon capture only works if the carbon can move safely. Materials that protect pipelines from impurities could become a quiet enabler of the whole system.
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