Strategy & Management

Easy Access for Customers

07.10.2015 - In late June, Johnson Matthey announced that it will divest its Alfa Aesar Research Chemicals business to Thermo Fisher Scientific. Following the divestment the company has...

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Allotrope Foundation Releases Allotrope Framework 1.0

07.10.2015 - Allotrope Foundation, an international consortium of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies with a common vision to develop innovative new approaches for handling data in R...

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Poised For Growth

04.09.2015 - Chemistry: it’s in everything and it’s everywhere. In fact, nearly all manufactured goods are directly touched by chemistry, either as a material, in processing, or in some other...

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Disintermediation 2.0?

03.09.2015 - In mid-2015, BASF opened its first e-commerce store in China, using the Alibaba B2B marketplace platform. According to the company press release, with this step, “BASF is making...

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How to Run a Circular Economy in Europe

03.09.2015 - Since the industrial revolution in Europe the amount of waste in the region has been constantly increasing. This is because its economies have been based on a “take-make-consume...

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Significant Value Creation

03.09.2015 - In September 2014, Merck announced the €13.1 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, which by mid-August has received antitrust clearance from all relevant jurisdictions including...

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Lessons from the Cosmetics Industry

28.07.2015 - Almost every day, there are news stories about environmental damage and social inequality. Whether it is illegal immigrants attempting to enter Europe, erratic weather conditions...

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A Game-Changer

27.07.2015 - Formed in 2007, Elevance Renewable Sciences produces high-performance ingredients for use in personal care products, detergents, lubricants, and other specialty chemicals and fuel...