14.12.2012
- Sustainability - Brazil is continuously becoming more important in the world economy and it is the most important emerging market after China. The Brazilian market is becoming more...
19.11.2012
- Strategy - The European chemical industry is facing major challenges as value chains increasingly move eastward, drawn by economic growth and market opportunities in Asia. A new...
07.03.2012
- Raw Materials for the Middle Class - China's rapidly expanding midlevel market appeals to both multinational companies and to domestic chemical companies, though they approach it...
09.12.2011
- Chinese Overview - Throughout the year 2011, we covered several aspects of the chemical industry in China, ranging from R&D cooperation to strategy development and the tendency of...
26.10.2011
- Faster Than Industry Average - Generally, the chemical industry in any given country starts with basic chemicals and moves on to higher-value chemicals later. Accordingly, in China...
30.05.2011
- Working Together - Carrying out research and development (R&D) in China is now widely established among chemical multinational companies. Dr. Kai Pflug of Management Consulting -...
14.04.2011
- Stiff Competition - When looking at China, the competition between domestic companies and multinationals has so far largely been one between cost and customer relationship...
20.01.2011
- Strategy Development in the Chemical Industry in China - From a Western perspective, business strategies should be based on two perspectives: an external and an internal one...