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Better Chemical Inventory and Asset Management

AB&R

Better Chemical Inventory and Asset Management By AB&R Efficient Inventory and Asset Management for the Chemical Industry The chemical industry produces many innovative and crucial products for different industries and markets, but inventory and asset tracking processes within the chemical business are still very old-school.

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Demand for Basic and Specialty Chemicals Continues to Grow

Material Handling & Logistics

Following growth throughout 2018, the chemical industry is expected to see continued healthy demand for basic chemicals throughout this year, with most specialty segments predicted to benefit from growing demand as well, especially in construction markets. Total chemical production volume (excluding pharmaceuticals) rose by 3.1%

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What does the German Supply Chain Act Mean for Procurement?

ivalua

Production and use of chemicals under the Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention (POP or Stockholm-Convention) . For procurement organizations, the German Supply Chain Act presents both challenges and opportunities. Discrimination. Withholding an adequate wage. Export and import of certain hazardous wastes.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. The audience assumes that the presenting company is outperforming. For example, Monster Beverages beats Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, while Celanese outperforms Dow Chemical.

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River of demand

Supply Chain Movement

I was reminded of his comments about a change of era as I listened to an interesting presentation by Anton van Beek, a board member of the multinational Dow Chemical Company, at a recent sustainability conference. I am currently halfway through his most recent book called ‘Embrace the Chaos’ about this inevitable transition.

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Chevron Phillips Chemical Embraces Cultural Innovation to Accelerate their Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) needed a technology that facilitated fast solutions to pressing problems. At the Seeq Conneqt conference Brent Railey gave an fascinating presentation on the importance of tackling cultural issues when implementing innovative technology. They chose an analytics platform from Seeq.

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The Chemical Supply Chain: 3 Things Learned from This Year’s LogiChem Conference

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The Chemical Supply Chain: 3 Things Learned from This Year’s LogiChem Conference. The panels and presenters at LogiChem USA displayed an expertise in chemical supply chains seen nowhere else. Chemical prices tend to move in conjunction with crude/natural gas prices. Transporfolio by C.H. I’ll see you there.