Expert Statement: Samia Nehme, Shell Chemicals
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
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Expert Statement: Mark Williams, SABIC
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Matthias Braun, Sanofi-Aventis Germany
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Vivi Hollertt, Nouryon
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Zanna McFerson, Avantium
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Herwig Buchholz, Merck
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Bernhard Hettich, CHT Group
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Hubert Fink, Lanxess
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Stefan Haver, Evonik
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Ralf Brinkmann, Dow Germany
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Christian Haessler, Covestro
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Richard Haldimann, Clariant
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Walmir Soller, Braskem
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Lucrèce Foufopoulos, Borealis
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Delf Bintakies, Bayer
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Tatsuhiko Tokunaga, Asahi Kasei
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Rudolf Staudigl, Wacker Chemie
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Uwe Bergmann, Henkel
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Martin Babilas, Altana
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Wijnand Bruinsma, AkzoNobel
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
CO2-Neutral Chemical Industry by 2050
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral. Germany, as one of the major chemical manufacturing nations, has committed to achieve this goal by 2050. But companies need to translate this industry vision into their specific context.
The European Chemical Industry’s New Normal
A trusted adviser to major companies with a chemical industry background, and a Global Expert with the World Economic Forum, Paul Hodges, chairman of New Normal Consulting, reflects on the issues the post-Brexit chemical industry must tackle.
Steady in the Long Term Despite the Crisis
For the report "Value Creation in Chemicals 2020: Bouncing Back from a Year of Adversity", Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analyzed the development of the global chemicals market in the Covid-19 crisis in 2020 and in the years 2015 to 2019 using key figures. The result shows: The current crisis is forcing companies to increase their resilience. The entire value chain, exposure to the end industry, and technical, commercial and digital capabilities must be put to the test in order to respond more effectively to changes in the markets in the future.
BASF again Named World’s Most Valuable Chemicals Brand
A coalescing of factors has led to arrested growth across the chemicals sector this year, with the brand value of the top 25 most valuable chemicals brands contracting by 8% on average, according to the latest report by Brand Finance, an independent brand valuation consultancy.
Safety Is a Mindset, not a Department
Alexis Pey, Global SHE & Process Safety Manager at Dutch holding Stahl, talks about the company’s safety culture involving the whole organization.
A Sustainable Industrial Symbiosis in Flanders
Within the last 24 months, a whole range of companies announced a series of massive investments in their sites in Flanders, the Northern region of Belgium.
Connected Work
We are in an increasingly volatile global climate, from health and economic crises, to trade wars on multiple fronts, to political unease, to name just a few.
Proactively Shaping the Transformation Path
The goal of a CO2-neutral chemical industry in 2050 is comparable with a 30 year marathon – but at sprint speed. So we have to find the best route to this common goal. This is the conclusion of a conference organized by the Association for Chemistry and Economics (VCW), a sub-sector of the German Chemical Society (GDCh).
Trade, Innovation and Investment
US chemistry remains in demand around the world despite ongoing trade tensions and Covid-19. In 2019, the US chemical industry was one of the world’s largest exporters, at $136 billion. The industry has a large and growing trade surplus, reaching more than $35 billion in 2019.
Chemical Industry on the Edge of a Disruptive Digital Revolution
While the focus of digitization in Europe and North America is on process efficiency and costs, the focus in Asia-Pacific is on market and customer access.
Changes in Trade with the United Kingdom
On Dec. 31, 2020, the UK will leave the EU single market and customs union. Regardless of any agreement reached with the EU, the end of the Brexit transition period will affect citizens, businesses, as well as travel between the UK and EU. Therefore, businesses need to prepare themselves for the upcoming changes.
Foreign Investment in China`s Chemical Industry
Investment in the areas listed in the catalogue is supported by a variety of incentives.
The Coronavirus Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for CMOs, CDMOs and CROs
The coronavirus crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has uncovered problems that have been smoldering beneath the surface of the pharmaceutical industry — including CMOs/CDMOs and CROs — and need to be addressed. That supply chains are vulnerable to disruption when major development, production and transportation hubs are blocked or shut down has become painfully obvious.
Expert Interview: Andrew Henderson, Sterling Pharma Solutions
So far, the pharmaceutical industry — including CMOs/CDMOs and CROs — has responded well to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the coronavirus crisis has uncovered problems that have been smoldering beneath the surface and need to be addressed. That supply chains are vulnerable to disruption when major development, production and transportation hubs are blocked or shut down has become painfully obvious.
Expert Interview: Mark Quick, Recipharm
So far, the pharmaceutical industry — including CMOs/CDMOs and CROs — has responded well to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the coronavirus crisis has uncovered problems that have been smoldering beneath the surface and need to be addressed. That supply chains are vulnerable to disruption when major development, production and transportation hubs are blocked or shut down has become painfully obvious.
