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Driven to Differentiate

The paper shows that chemicals companies are caught between energy cost volatility and customer consolidation. And as the industry matures, differentiation is crucial to successful operation and high performance. All high performers in this industry exhibit special internal strengths. Their leadership teams are remarkably stable; although recent CEO turnover in...

Tags: Accenture Ltd., chemicals, volatility, industry, high-performance, CEO, leadership

White papers 2005-01-19

Constructing an e-Supply Chain at Eastman Chemical Company

Craig Knight, Asia-Pacific Digital Business and Customer Services Manager of Eastman Chemical Company, was given a mandate to sell Eastman's philosophy for an integrated electronic supply chain, otherwise known as the Integrated System Solution ISS, to its business partners in the region, and to encourage adoption. Having invested in a...

Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), Engineering, e-Supply Chain, chemical company, supply chain, benefit

White papers 2004-02-03

Must Chemical Companies Outsource Logistics To Save Money?

Logistics is that part of the supply chain that plans, implements, and controls the efficient and effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements. The main objective of logistics outsourcing is to...

Tags: Engineering, Keller International Publishing, logistics, chemical company, supply chain, outsourcing, storage

White papers 2003-08-01

Additional Resources

Aptuit Consulting Inc. and Taiwan Liposome Company Collaborate to Complete all IND Enabling Work and IND Submission for Novel Anti-Cancer Treatment in 12 Months

--First Anti-Cancer Drug from Taiwan, Lipotecan([R]), to Begin Phase 1 Trial under U.S. IND-- TAIPEI, Taiwan & GREENWICH, Conn. -- Taiwan Liposome Company TLC and Aptuit Consulting Inc., a subsidiary of Aptuit Inc., today announced that TLC's Lipotecan([R]) cleared review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA...

Articles 2008-06-25

New hand-held vapour detector identifies explosive substances

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new hand-held device from Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, is designed to detect volatile chemicals commonly used in home-made bombs. The SABRE EXV hand-held vapour detector can detect and identify explosive substances, including peroxide-based...

Articles 2008-06-25

CiDRA Transitions Another Business to a Global Scale by Selling Its Oil & Gas Metering Business to the Expro Group of the United Kingdom

WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- On June 24, 2008, CiDRA completed the sale of its Oil & Gas metering business to the Expro Group of the United Kingdom for $60.5 million. Expro will operate the business under the name Expro Meters, Inc. This sale represents a natural transition of a business developed...

Articles 2008-06-25

Dow Chemical price-hike plan ripples through industries

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Shares of several chemical companies fell Tuesday after industry leader Dow Chemical Co. announced its second set of wide-ranging price hikes in less than a month, again trying to offset record costs for energy and raw materials. Midland-based Dow said it will raise...

Articles 2008-06-25

BioNeutral Laboratories Announces the Appointment of Stephen Browand as a Director to Head Military, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

BioNeutral announced today that Steve Browandwill direct the company's efforts to sell its advanced chemical technologyproducts to the military, Homeland Security and governmental departments.Steve Browand said, "I have reviewed the test results announced by Dr.Tierno, regarding anthrax, the attached video interview with Dr. Kielbaniaand Dr. Tierno and the performance of...

Articles 2008-06-25

Top 10 CPI Spenders Plan More Than $6.3 Billion in Project Activity, an Industrial Info News Alert

Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- The rising costs of crude oil and natural gascontinue to make it difficult for the Chemical Processing Industry topredict future supplies and market demand. Capital and maintenance projectsthat are planned to begin construction in July 2008 and beyond total morethan $17.3 billion....

Articles 2008-06-25

Alcoa Announces Cooperation Agreement with Vietnam on Development of Bauxite Mining and Alumina Refineries

WASHINGTON -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Vietnam's premier minerals development company, Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group Vinacomin, for cooperation in development of the aluminum industry in Vietnam. Under the agreement, Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals AWAC - a global alliance between...

Articles 2008-06-24

Chemical Manufacturer Finds Right Formula with DEACOM ERP Software

WAYNE, Pa. -- Producer of the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning ERP Software System, Deacom, Inc. announces that Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq:SYNL) has chosen DEACOM to integrate its specialty chemical manufacturing business in one software system. The selection of the DEACOM System is part of a company-wide initiative to...

Articles 2008-06-24

European Bioplastics: Global Bioplastics Industry Poised for Major Expansion and Innovation, an Industrial Info News Alert

Researched by Industrial InfoResources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The global bioplastics industry is at thebeginning of a major phase of production expansion and commercial productinnovation. European Bioplastics Berlin reports that global productionwill quadruple from 300,000 tons to more than 1 million tons per year by2011. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW)...

Articles 2008-06-24

Dow Chemical and Siam Cement Plan Petrochemical Expansions in Thailand, an Industrial Info News Alert

Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- The SCG-Dow Group (Bangkok, Thailand), a jointventure between the Siam Cement Group SCM Bangkok, the country'sleading industrial conglomerate, and the Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW)(Midland, Michigan), recently broke ground on a propylene-oxide unit at theAsia Industrial Estates in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The...

Articles 2008-06-24

Learn about the World Polyols Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Chemicals industry industry is available in its catalogue. World Polyols Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p090612/World-Polyols-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Polyols in million lbs. The specific end-use segments discussed are Industrial Applications, Food & Confectionery, Pharmaceuticals,...

Articles 2008-06-24

Get a Deep Insight into the World Dimethylacetamide Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Chemicals industry industry is available in its catalogue. World Dimethylacetamide Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p090581/World-Dimethylacetamide-Market.html This report analyzes the Chinese market for Dimethylacetamide in Metric Tons. The specific end-use segments analyzed are Polyimide Films, Polyacrylonitrile Fibers, Pharmaceuticals &...

Articles 2008-06-24

Syntec Biofuel Promotes 'Lifeline' Offer to Stricken Corn Ethanol Industry

Michael Jackson, President and Chairman of Syntec Biofuel Inc. (OTCBB: SYBF), a biofuel technology company developing thermo-chemical catalysts to convert biomass wastes into ethanol and other alcohols, says the traditional ethanol industry needs a technology lifeline thrown to it now that corn prices have triggered major plant closures and delays....

Articles 2008-06-24

Graphic Packaging Increases Prices on Coated Unbleached Kraft Grades

Company to Reset Freight Allowances to Offset Transportation Surcharges MARIETTA, Ga., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company , today announced price increases for its coated unbleached kraft CUK grades to cover higher costs for mill inputs, including fiber,...

Articles 2008-06-24

Kemeta Fat Burn Monitor Achieves Clinical Success

MESA, Ariz. -- Kemeta, LLC, an innovative, palm-sized breath sensor company, today announced the successful completion of the first clinical testing of their Fat Burn Monitor. In a single exhaled breath, an individual can simply and cost-effectively monitor their rate of fat metabolism using the Kemeta palm-sized breath analyzer. The...

Articles 2008-06-24

Pacific Sands -- Green Cleaning and Water Management Products Company Celebrates Fourth Year in Wisconsin

Pacific Sands, Inc. (OTCBB: PFSD), a cuttingedge developer, manufacturer and marketer of a comprehensive portfolio ofnontoxic and 'low-chem,' environmentally friendly cleaning and pool and spawater management solutions, announced today that the company is celebratingits fourth year since moving to Racine, WI. Since its management and board transition of 2004, the...

Articles 2008-06-24

Can Natural Skin Care Product Labels Be Trusted?

Public awareness of carcinogenicchemicals has spurred the growth of many industries, including natural andorganic skin care. Under California's Proposition 65, manufacturers cannotsell products containing toxic substances without warning the consumer oftheir dangers. Despite the law, several companies have failed to providethese warnings and some are being prosecuted. The research chemists...

Articles 2008-06-24