Planning for the Unexpected
Dorothee Arns, Director General of FECC, discusses current challenges, market trends and her vision for the chemical distribution industry in Europe. The interview was conducted by Michael Reubold and Ralf Kempf.
Interview
AI Makes Drug Discovery Faster
Interview with Joachim Haupt and Florian Kaiser, PharmAI
Chemistry Shapes the Future
In his interview with CHEManager, Jeff Zhu, chairman of the Chinese Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM), talks about the industry’s role in helping achieve China’s carbon-neutrality goal.
Enabling the Best Possible Drug
Interview with Oliver Reimann and Andreas Regnery, Belyntic
Making Demanding Applications Bio-Based
Biovox was founded in 2020 to enable more sustainability through renewable bioplastics even in difficult applications such as consumables in healthcare or machine parts.
Transforming the Scale-Up of Biobased Molecules
Interview with Jere Koskinen and Ali Harlin, Mega Cellulose.
Redesigning Tomorrow’s Plastics Today
B4Plastics is a Belgium-based biotechnology start-up and a polymer architecture company looking to catalyze the introduction of novel biomaterials and growing them from niche to bulk applications.
Artificial Intelligence for New Drug Design
Digital tools are a key to shortening the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients and thus market-ready drugs and therapies.
Chemical Industry – Surviving or Thriving in the Next Normal?
In his interview with CHEManager, Thorsten Wenzel, Vice President and global head of the industry business unit Chemicals at SAP, talks about most recent trends and developments shaping the future of the chemical industry.
A Roadmap for Pharma 4.0
Industry experts Josef Trapl, Wolfgang Winter, Christian Woelbeling, and Thomas Zimmer – all members of ISPE’s Pharma 4.0 group – talk about the idea behind ISPE’s Pharma 4.0 initiative and the challenges on the way to realize the digital transformation of the pharmaceutical industry.
Ensuring Value and Efficiency in the Supply Chain
In his interview with CHEManager, Hidde van der Wal, CEO of chemical distributor Barentz, talks about the company’s performance in 2020 and latest strategic developments.
Mergers & Acquisitions Are an Integral Strategic Component
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. The industry leaders (by size and geographic reach) were all built through a series of such transactions. The practice is further trickling down to the smaller and mid-sized company layer of the sector, and more distributors espouse external growth options.
Rethinking the Base Material Side
Plafco Fibertech, founded in 2017, was created as a spin-off from an EU-research project coordinated by Jukka Valkama, a professor at the Cooperative State University of Baden Wurttemberg in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Paving the Way for Sustainable Infection Control
LipoCoat is a biotech company specialized in ‘bio-inspired’ coatings that improve the safety, comfort, and performance of medical devices with a focus on health and nutrition.
Taking an Active Role in the Industry Transformation
Fernando J. Gómez, head of the Chemical and Advanced Materials Industry at the World Economic Forum (WEF), discusses the chemical-industry-related topics that are high on the WEF’s agenda.
Integrating Science and Creativity
Dago Caceres, Global Strategy Manager for Pharma Solutions at IFF, talks about the new IFF and the strategy ahead for the pharmaceutical division in particular.
New Ammonia Synthesis Technology
Tsubame BHB was established in April of 2017 based on a new catalyst technology developed by Prof. em. Hideo Hosono at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), which allows an ammonia process at lower temperature and pressure.
Complex Operations Call for Smart Tools
Gemsotec creates tailored solutions and applications that increase efficiency and safety in the process industry by applying the latest digital technologies.
Pharma 4.0: Smart Manufacturing
Marcus Michel, CEO of ACG Engineering, analyzes market trends in pharmaceutical engineering and manufacturing.
Developing Innovative Ideas, Creating New Markets
As Managing Director of Asahi Kasei Europe, Hideki Tsutsumi has implemented the Japanese chemical company's growth strategy in Europe.
Streamlining the Path to Peptide Market Supply
Interview with Michael Postlethwaite, Senior Director, Sales & Business Development, European Territories, AmbioPharm
Advancing Scientific Breakthroughs
Interview with Christophe Couturier and Claudia Berrón, Avantor
Weylchem Advanced Intermediates Broadens Scope of Market Activities
CHEManager Interview with Antti Koivisto and Michael Badine, WeylChem Advanced Intermediates
Innovation is the Driver to Delivering Value
Michael Reubold talked to Evonik’s Sanjeev Taneja about the role of catalysts in the company and their value to the industry and the society.
Expert Statement: Clemens Mittelviefhaus, Yncoris
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Thomas Wagner, GETEC
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Bernhard Kott, Symrise
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Symrise
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Vivi Hollertt, Nouryon
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Frank Hyldmar, Currenta
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Jürgen Vormann, Infraserv
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Expert Statement: Samia Nehme, Shell Chemicals
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
