JD Vistas
Solutions in Chemistry
Specialist technology development, marketing, and business consulting of performance chemicals for the international oil industry.
Explore Our ExpertiseDr. Jack Dunlop
A legacy of leadership in the global performance chemicals sector.
Jack Dunlop spent his early years in the Ayrshire farming community of south-west Scotland, attending Ballantrae Primary School and Girvan Academy. He graduated from Strathclyde University, Glasgow with BSc (Honours) in 1977 and a PhD in 1980 in Chemistry. He was later awarded Chartered Chemist (CChem) and Member (MRSC) status by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Between 1980 and 1998 Jack worked for Exxon Chemicals, Dow Chemical, and Lubrizol Corporation in various technical, sales, marketing, and business management roles. Strategic planning, new product development, and marketing within a business development environment were central themes to this corporate career phase.
Jack established JD Horizons in 1999 as a specialist technology and marketing channel for performance chemicals in the oil industry. The company became widely recognized as a significant player in the development and marketing of proprietary chemicals for flow assurance. JD Horizons was later acquired by Croda International in August 2014. Given this transition, a new company, JD Vistas Limited, was incorporated to serve specialist consulting activities retained by Jack post-sale.
Professional Affiliations
Markets Served
We specialize in technology development and marketing of performance chemicals with particular expertise in the following segments.
Oilfield Chemicals
- Production Chemistry
- Flow Assurance
Refinery & Marketing
- Refinery Process Chemicals
- Fuel Additives
Product Markets
- Asphaltene Inhibitors & Dispersants
- Cold Flow Improvers (Wax inhibitors, pour point depressants)
Products & Services
Confidential consulting, specialist marketing, and data-driven industry reporting.
ProSolve™
Business & MarketingJD Vistas provides specialist sales/marketing and business development resources to support client company projects in performance chemicals. We bring in-depth industry knowledge, contacts with key customer decision makers, and considerable experience in the technical/commercial aspects of the market.
In contrast to more traditional agent and distributor arrangements, we seek to establish an intensive working relationship and operate as a complementary extension to our client company organization. We maintain an active portfolio of confidential client projects related to flow assurance.
DataSolve™
Market ResearchReflecting the technical and marketing nature of our business, we selectively publish in-depth, commercially orientated reports on specialist markets for performance chemicals in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil industry.
Historical Publications Archive
- ■ The North Sea Market for Scale Inhibitors in Oil Production Operations (1999)
- ■ The North Sea Market for Corrosion Inhibitors in Oil Production Operations (1999)
- ■ The West European Market for Fuel Additives
- ■ The West European Market for Refinery Fuel Additives and Process Chemicals
- ■ The European Market for Cold Flow Improvers in Middle Distillate Fuels (2000)
- ■ The Worldwide Market for Gas Hydrate Control Chemicals in the Upstream Oil Industry
- ■ The Worldwide Market for Low Dosage Gas Hydrate Inhibitors in the Upstream Oil Industry
Trusted by Industry Leaders Since 1999
Contact & Location
info@jdvistas.comHow to Find Us
The village of Alderley Edge is located in rural Cheshire, approximately 16 miles south of Manchester city centre, close to the major regional motorway networks (M6, M62, M56 and M60) and within ten minutes drive from Manchester International Airport.
By Car
Approaching the village centre (London Road) from the north, turn right on Ryleys Lane, opposite the Piccolinos restaurant. Grove House is located at number 7, approximately 300 yards on the left.
By Rail
Alderley Edge can be reached by local rail services connected to the main line west coast rail network. The village station is an easy two-minute walk from our address.