chemical industry

Relocation of Chemicals Production Footprint in Full Swing

A new Horváth study based on interviews with CxOs of Europe’s top chemical corporations reveals: The majority of board members expects no or only weak growth for the current year.

Innovative Maintenance Strategies: Balancing Costs and Enhancing Value

Interview with Michiel van den Boomen, Vice-President of Efeso Management Consultants.

Influence the Chemical Future

Be part of the initiative Success Factor Supply Chain Management and Logistics in the Chemical Industry!

Grupa Azoty Starts New PP Plant in Poland

Polish chemicals and plastics producer Grupa Azoty has started up what it says is the first new polypropylene plant to be built in Europe in 15 years, while also realizing one of the largest investments in the European chemical industry.

PCAS Agrees Sale of Canada Unit to DIC

PCAS has announced that it has decided to sell its Canadian subsidiary to DIC for €88.2 million.

German Chemical Industry Mood Brightens

The mood of the German chemical industry brightened at the beginning of 2023 on the back of a sharp downslide in the last quarter of 2022, when production slumped by 14%, producers operated plants at around three-quarters of capacity, demand sank and sales declined both in domestic and foreign markets.

Solvay and Orbia Create PVDF for Batteries JV

The battery market is becoming increasingly important to the global chemical industry, with companies frequently linking up to supply key materials.

New Specialty Life Science Player Actylis Debuts

US specialty materials manufacturer Aceto and 10 other companies with business operations in North America, Europe, India and China have merged into a new cross-industry player called Actylis, under the umbrella of private equity investor New Mountain Capital.

Gas Constraints Pressure Chemical Industry

Just as the outlook for gas supply to Germany appeared somewhat brighter, at the end of last week Russian gas giant Gazprom announced it would shut down the pipeline NordStream 1 from Aug. 31 to Sept .2 to carry out repairs.

How to Make Supply Chains Resilient

When the pandemic was pounding at their doors, many industries were rattled. Healthcare and chemicals were adapting rather successfully to the new normal, as a McKinsey & Company survey reveals.

GEFO invests €400 million

The shipping company Gefo is building a range of new specialized tankers at shipyards in China, Turkey, Romania and the Netherlands.

The Upswing of the Superstars

For its annual report "Value Creation in Chemicals 2021 – Ten Years of Steady Growth – and a Few Superstars," the strategy consultancy Boston Consulting Group examined the performance of leading international chemical companies from 2011 to 2020. The long-term perspective shows that the industry has mastered serious market downturns with astonishing confidence.

Working with Data Instead of Documents

Cloud-based web applications offer substantial benefits for the digital transformation of the chemical industry.

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.

Container with New Perspectives

Originally engineered for the transport of chocolate, tank contain­ers with agitators have discovered a wide range of uses.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Chemical Industry

Besides digitalization, sustainability and the circular economy are the key issues facing the chemical industry at present and in the com­ing decades.

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.

CheMondis Webinars

As a fully digital player in the chemical industry, CheMondis regularly offers webinars for buyers and suppliers.

Flow Chemistry - A Mature Technology still on the Rise

The change in many chemical companies’ product portfolio away from commodities to customer-specific specialties is one of the current challenges facing the process industry.

Flow Chemistry: A Mature Technology still on the Rise

The change in many chemical companies’ product portfolio away from commodities to customer-specific specialties is one of the current challenges facing the process industry.

Promising Sales Profit Levers

Catalyzing Growth and Addressing Sustainability Challenges

Webinar: Possibilities of Raman and NIR spectroscopy

Do you want to discover the possibilities of Raman and NIR spectroscopy in incoming materials inspection to reduce workload pressures and achieve significant cost savings?

The Pharma CDMO Challenge

BASF Hosts Climate Summit of the Chemical Industry

Rail Cargo: Back to the future

Sustainability versus Profitability

Logistics performance is a driver of corporate performance!

Logistics Trends and the Chemical Industry: Digitalize and Cooperate

Chemical Distribution and Logistics in Eastern Europe

Asian Interest in European Chemical Companies

A Holistic System Approach

Unique Opportunity for Innovation and Improvement

A Visible Reference of Production-scale Micro Reaction Technology

A Technology on the Upswing