21.01.2011
- Computer Attacks - Every month security researchers discover hundreds of new worms and viruses attacking the world's computer systems, but usually few in supervisory control and...
21.01.2011
- One of the great challenges that the pharmaceutical, chemical and allied industries face in the 21st century is the transition to greener and more sustainable manufacturing...
20.01.2011
- Strategy Development in the Chemical Industry in China - From a Western perspective, business strategies should be based on two perspectives: an external and an internal one...
19.01.2011
- New Architecture for New Innovation - A warm, open building with an inviting aura as a home to R&D laboratories for the chemical industry - visitors strolling through any given...
19.01.2011
- Looking Ahead - Rx-360 turns two years old this month, and the international supply chain consortium can look back on a host of achievements. The group now boasts over 50...
18.01.2011
- Feed The World - When DSM's CEO Feike Sijbesma was awarded the UN's 2010 Humanitarian of the Year Award, it put the chemical industry in a new light. Sijbesma, who won the award...
15.12.2010
- Responsibility - The benefits to humankind from the application of nanotechnologies are as varied as the different questions that need to be addressed to establish a reliable risk...
10.12.2010
- Exchanging Data - ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems are often a key technology in the operations and maintenance functions of the process plant industry. They include...
10.12.2010
- Critical Consumption - Energy is widely acknowledged to be one of the largest operating expenses for chemical plants. In fact, total costs are often underestimated. Reported...