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The Future of Demand for Chemicals

The chemical industry is shifting to sustainability-related products, with demand growing 4.5 times faster than conventional ones. Companies must revise their market strategies to capitalize on this opportunity.

Chemical Labor Productivity Challenge

The chemical industry faces acute labor shortages because the talent pool is shrinking, but the industry remains heavily reliant on manual work. Therefore, realizing labor productivity potential will be decisive for business continuity and future growth.

Preparing for Sustainability-Driven Growth

Rising demand for sustainability-related products will create a huge growth opportunity for chemical companies.

The Materials Revolution

Companies in the materials industry – including chemical companies – are seeing a revolution that is likely to drive a new wave of growth. To succeed, however, they will need to rethink their value chains, expand manufacturing in the region, and take advantage of digitally powered approaches to innovation.

The Evolution of Chemical Industry M&A

Every year, the chemical industry sees hundreds of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Traditional M&A drivers, such as consolidation and portfolio extension, are still important. But many transactions also show that the nature of M&A is evolving, as chemical companies look for ways to contend with ongoing volatility and move to a more sustainable future.

The EU Goes Green

The EU Green Deal sets a high bar for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and its impact will be felt across industries. But the chemical sector’s unique nature means that it will be more deeply affected than other industries – and more deeply involved in making net zero a reality, as well.

How Chemical Companies Can Beat Customer Churn

The chemical industry is at a crossroads: customer behavior and needs are changing, and chemical companies must rethink how they do business to meet shifting expectations.

Renewable Hydrogen

To take advantage of the opportunity hydrogen presents, the European chemical industry must engage in the emerging hydrogen market now, setting up specific pilots, develop an appropriate partner and ecosystem network and, most crucially, adapt the R&D portfolios and investment plans needed to capture a share of the hydrogen opportunity.

Transition to Circular Economy: No Time to Stand Still

The shift to a circular economy requires intensive cooperation along the chemical value chain and across industries.

Emerging Business Models in the Chemical Industry

Specialty Chemicals – Ideas for Growth

Digital’s Transformative Power across R&D

Cutting the Gordian Knot of Pharma Operating Model Complexity

Going Digital

It All Starts with Chemistry

Chemical Industry Vision 2016

Using a B2B Network to Improve Efficiencies

Linking the Physical to the Digital

Former Sanofi Paralegal Claims She Was Fired for Whistleblowing

A Lever For Growth

Renaissance of U.S. chemical industry production

European Chemical Industry in the Year 2030

Cloud Computing in the Chemical Industry

M&A Is Back As CEOs Start To Put Cash To Work