Keyword: CMI 01/2017

Logistics & Supply Chain

The Benefits of Safe Handling

04.04.2017 - The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) represents the international tank container industry to the public and to governmental bodies. Its mission is to promote and...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Closer Look on Freight Rates

03.04.2017 - Creating more transparency for the chemical industry’s European transport market is the purpose of the Fraunhofer freight cost barometer, which has been published in the German...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Chemical Logistics Companies Have to Catch Up

03.04.2017 - Right now, chemical logistics companies around the world are facing major challenges. Transport Logistic, the 16th International Trade Fair for Logistics, Mobility, IT and Supply...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Pharmaceutical Logistics: The African Journey

03.04.2017 - Africa is one of the most promising pharmerging markets. For a recent project, pharma supply-chain experts from Camelot Management Consultants visited more than a dozen countries...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Going Digital

03.04.2017 - In this digital era, in which suppliers, distributors, business partners and customers are each time more interconnected and linked to other networks around the world, the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

It Takes Two to Tango

03.04.2017 - In the drive to reach growth objectives, or to maintain and enhance “critical mass”, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) has been a theme for the chemical distribution industry for years...

Logistics & Supply Chain

U-Turn in the Supply Chain

03.04.2017 - Industry 4.0, Big Data, SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies) — these buzzwords all point to one thing: the digitalization trend. This development means...

Logistics & Supply Chain

It All Starts with Chemistry

03.04.2017 - Reviewing the list of the world’s top chemical companies will confirm “the chemical industry touches all other industries.” You will see the inventors of Aspirin, Teflon, Saran...