Keyword: chemical industry

Strategy & Management

What to Expect when Chemical Sales Go Digital

08.04.2019 - Chemicals and digitalization are everywhere in our daily life, whether we pay attention or not. This is the reason why we often take them for granted, which should not be the case...

Markets & Companies

The Global Footprint of the Chemical Industry

01.04.2019 - A new report, published by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and based on a study by Oxford Economics, provides a detailed assessment of the chemical...

News

CEFIC: 2018 Output Declines Slightly amid Global Economic Downturn

01.03.2019 - According to the Ifo World Economic Survey (WES, Q4-2018) – experts’ assessments of both the current economic situation and their economic expectations deteriorated somewhat...

Markets & Companies

Asian Interest in European Chemical Firms

06.02.2019 - The chemical industry is a highly international sector with activity dominated by cross border transactions. Chinese and other Asian firms have been particularly busy expanding...

Markets & Companies

One Belt, One Road

29.11.2018 - The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also called the One Belt, One Road policy (OBOR), is an initiative launched by the Chinese government in 2013. The core idea is to improve...

Markets & Companies

Finding the Right Emerging Markets for Growth

28.11.2018 - In the past, much of the attractive growth for specialty chemicals companies came from China and the rebound of the US economy. In the future, companies need to consider a...

News

Robert Bussey Joins BPE as Process Safety Manager

21.08.2018 - UK-based process engineering firm BPE has appointed Robert Bussey as process safety manager. Bussey has 20 years of experience in process safety within the pharmaceutical and...

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CEFIC Expects Modest Chemical Production Growth

20.07.2018 - CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, expects modest chemical production growth of 1.5% in the European Union in both 2018 and 2019. Growth will be similar to that...