Keyword: chemical industry

Strategy & Management

SAP’s Marko Lange on Industry 4.0

11.11.2013 - CHEManager Europe: How will the trends and challenges described by the term "Industry 4.0" affect the chemical industry in particular? Marko Lange: In order to understand what...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Sustainable Succinic Acid

31.10.2013 - Bio-Based Building Blocks - The need to reduce dependency on fossil resources, a growing world population and an increased concern for the environment are driving companies to...

Logistics & Supply Chain

SQAS Helps Access Safety, Quality in Logistics

30.10.2013 - Streamlined System - The chemical industry in Europe utilizes to a large extent the logistics services offered by third parties to store, handle and transport raw materials...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bioplastics Commercialization in Asia

24.10.2013 - Going Green, Going East - Developing more sustainable materials and meeting demand patterns in Asian growth markets are two of today's major challenges for European chemical...

News

Chinese Acquisitions Gives Local Access to Foreign Chemical Companies

24.10.2013 - Deals are Worth the Trouble - With the ever-increasing importance of the Chinese market, foreign chemical companies obviously have a strong interest in buying local players. As a...

News

German Chemical Trade Union Seeks 5.5% Pay Rise for 2014

22.10.2013 - Germany's chemical trade union IG BCE has called for a 5.5% linear increase in wages and salaries in 2014 for all 555,000 employees of the country's 1,900 companies. The new 12...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

The Miracle of Shale Gas

25.09.2013 - Cheap, Clean And Controversial - Shale gas has the potential to turn the world's energy industry on its head. It's abundant. It's cheap. It burns cleaner than other fossil fuels...

News

Solvay and Ineos Submit Application for Clearance of Proposed Joint Venture

19.09.2013 - Further to the signing of a letter of intent to form a 50/50 Joint Venture, Ineos and Solvay have submitted their application for competition clearance to the European Commission...