Journal of Business Chemistry October 2017
Recent events in the world like for example the result of British referendum or the Paris Climate Agreement present that the chemical industry has to face a diverse set of challenges. Exemplary, the withdrawal of the UK from the EU could cause serious restrictions in trade or highly influence the subsidiaries operating there. Also the […]
Businesses assume that in developed countries, political stability is guaranteed. However, the result of the British referendum (June 2016) has altered the political arena and introduced an era of uncertainty and volatility, referred to as ‘Brexit’. The UK chemical industry and its supply chain need to respond and changes might be in order. The routes […]
Value pricing has been a topic in the chemicals industry for decades. Still, according to Simon-Kucher studies in the industry, managers feel they have to improve when it comes to their ability to capture value through better pricing. The authors describe what helps to rigorously implement a value pricing approach in the chemicals industry. They […]
Raw material spend across the specialty chemicals industry is accounting for approx. 35% to 40% of net sales, representing their single highest cost position. Across the entire chemicals industry sustainable raw material cost reduction is even wider and often competing with other objectives such as maximum security of raw material and indirectly own sales products […]
Research on the adoption of digital technologies has largely omitted the process industries. In this study, we address this research gap by presenting empirical evidence from a questionnaire survey comprising 86 responses from members of the German Water Partnership (GWP) association. Our results indicate that firms in the water industry lay emphasis on projects harnessing […]
Ultraviolet radiation sources found many application areas in science and technology. They play an important role within several markets worldwide today. One of these markets is disinfection and photochemical purification of water which has been a growing market for many decades. At the moment low pressure mercury discharge lamps are the state of the art […]