14.05.2012
- Biesterfeld's CEO Birger Kuck, a speaker at this year's FECC Congress in Lisbon, elucidates the challenges and success factors for the chemical distribution industry.Chemical...
14.05.2012
- Balancing Transparency and Confidentiality - One of the biggest challenges facing chemical companies in the United States is one that isn't making major headlines but is being...
02.05.2012
- Delta Air Lines announced officially yesterday that the company will buy an oil refinery from ConocoPhillips for $180 million. With this audacious bid to save money on fuel costs...
17.04.2012
- Having It All - The Middle East seems to have everything it takes to become one of the most dynamic economic regions in the world: The oil-rich Gulf States have median GDPs per...
07.03.2012
- Raw Materials for the Middle Class - China's rapidly expanding midlevel market appeals to both multinational companies and to domestic chemical companies, though they approach it...
07.03.2012
- Alternatives To Oil - Light olefins, or short alkenes, are key platform molecules for the chemical industry. They are almost exclusively obtained from fossil oil. Because of the...
07.03.2012
- Hidden Value - If one thinks about coal-fired power plants, what is it that comes first into one's mind? The picture of high-value starting materials or rather the picture of low...
07.03.2012
- Competing for Land - The way we use our land is changing. As the world's population increases and greater pressure is put on global resources, we need to think carefully about how...
06.03.2012
- Customer Relationships in a Tough Economy - Against the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain economic climate marked by low confidence and a widespread fear of another emerging...
06.03.2012
- Focus On Stability - The last several years have been one of metamorphosis for the American chemical company Ashland. The company, which was founded in 1924 in Kentucky, has little...
