Strategy & Management

Science that Enables Solutions for Clean Air, Improved Health and Sustainable Use of Resources

27.09.2017 - 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of UK specialty chemical and technology group Johnson Matthey which – back in 1817 – began as assayers, testing the purity of precious metals. In...

Strategy & Management

Cutting the Gordian Knot of Pharma Operating Model Complexity

27.09.2017 - Pharmaceutical companies have traditionally had complex operating models, but in recent years, complexity has reached a whole new level. Instead of continuously assessing their set...

Strategy & Management

Chemicals, Reimagined for the New Economy!

18.09.2017 - To thrive in a climate of unprecedented innovation, chemical businesses must reimagine themselves as living systems. Learn to sense, respond, learn, adapt and predict customer and...

Strategy & Management

Set the Foundation for Digital Transformation in Chemicals with the Digital Core!

16.08.2017 - As chemical companies are reimagining their entire business, they need an IT architecture that provides both stability and long-term reliability for the core enterprise processes...

Strategy & Management

Transformation of Business Models and Processes in the Chemical Industry

10.07.2017 - In a connected world where every chemical company is becoming a technology company, outcome-based business models; end-to-end process automation, integration, and collaboration...

Strategy & Management

A Future-oriented Industrial Policy Strategy

07.07.2017 - René van Sloten, CEFIC executive director industrial policy, explains why a holistic EU industrial policy strategy needs to be put in place – as called for by the Competitiveness...

Strategy & Management

The Greening of the Chemical Value Chain

27.04.2017 -

Global competition in the chemical market has been intensifying the past decade.

Strategy & Management

The “Merger Endgame”

26.04.2017 - After robust yet modest chemicals M&A activity in 2016, expectations for the year ahead are high. The value of completed deals in 2016 decreased slightly against 2015 to around...