09.05.2019
- Companies across industries are torn between sustainability and profitability. But is this really a contradiction? Suppliers hold a key role when it comes to making supply chains...
09.10.2017
- It all started with steam and power, next came mass production with the help of electricity, followed by the digital revolution that transformed the way we work. And what is next...
14.02.2017
- Digitization could offer chemical companies the opportunity to unlock more than $200 billion of new value, according to new research by global management consultant McKinsey. With...
10.05.2016
- Fernando Musa took over as new CEO of Braskem on May 4, succeeding Carlos Fadigas, who is taking up a new position at the Brazilian petrochemicals giant’s majority shareholder...
10.02.2015
- A little background: over the past seven-plus months, the price of a barrel of oil dropped from $107 to less than $50. This took prices to 2009 levels and surprised just about...
09.09.2013
- The Next Level - Over the past 20 years, multinational companies have made considerable inroads into the Indian market, but many have failed to realize their potential: Some have...
05.07.2013
- Opinion - Technology that would convert carbon dioxide from a scourge on the climate to beneficial products is inching towards commercial reality and is already cheaper than carbon...
20.08.2012
- Technology has changed many industries over the past decades. Rapidly developing computers made complex arithmetic possible and the spread of social media connected the world. The...
