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The Catalyst Group (TCG) is one of the world's leading chemical consulting firms dedicated to the polymer and elastomer, petrochemical and refining, specialty and fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and process technology industries. Founded in 1984, TCG is a private firm, completely independent of the chemical producers and contractors. Headquartered in Spring House, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia), The Catalyst Group has representatives in United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
The Catalyst Group works with its clients to develop sustainable advantage through technology driven business strategies. Using in-depth knowledge of process systems, molecular structures and commercial applications, The Catalyst Group helps clients around the world understand the impact of emerging technologies and market trends. By working to develop the linkages between related technologies and the marketplace, The Catalyst Group helps clients rapidly improve competitive position, develop successful businesses and harvest the resulting value added advantage.

The Catalyst Group identifies emerging technologies in the chemical, pharmaceutical and refining industries by providing a variety of services:

  • Strategic Technology Consulting - a range of activities such as technology evaluations, position and portfolio analysis, acquisitions and dispositions, with expertise in refining and petrochemicals, chemicals, polymers and elastomers, catalysts and specialty chemicals, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and patent portfolio analysis.

  • Multi-Client Studies - status reports on new, key emerging technologies that are monitored for clients on a continuous basis such as Commercial and Technical Advances in Hydrogenation/
    Hydrolysis Processes in the Chemicals Industry II; C1-C5 Basic
    Chemicals: Technical and Commercial Advances 1996-2005;
    Integrated Catalyst & Process Technologies for Value-Added
    Polyolefins; Feedstocks to Chemicals and Polymers: Cheaper
    and Alternative Routes; The Intelligence Report (NACAT); Specialty
    Zeolites in Catalysis 1992-2001; Combinatorial Approaches to
    Polymer Catalyst Discovery and Optimization; The Biotechnology
    Revolution: Biopolymers and Biochemicals Come of Age; Strategic
    Implications of Polyolefin Industry Structural Change And Recent
    Metallocene Catalyst Patent Resolutions; Polymer Additives:
    Technology Innovation Is Driving Global Industry Restructuring;
    Polypropylene and Its Copolymers.

  • Membership Programs - Our Catalytic Advances Program
    (CAP)
    , CombiCat, Patent Portfolio Technology Valuation, Annual Metallocene and Single-Site Catalysts and Annual Selective Oxidation Catalysis (OxiCat), and The Biotechnology Revolution: The BioPharmaceuticals Program are examples in this category. They include monthly newsletters, special updates
    and indepth technical analysis.

  • Conferences - ChiraSource, CombiCat, CatCon, Metallocenes Short Course, MetCon, BioCat, BioPharma Symposium, Specialty Polymers Short Course, and Specialty Polymers conferences. These leading edge conferences focus on specific topics with an eye to business development.

  • Publications - Worldwide Catalyst Directory, Catalyst Review (available in print and electronically), Intelligence Report (NACAT), conference proceedings (in print and in CD format), and other technology reports including archived reports.

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