01.06.2011

The Next C3X Top Management Survey

Managing The Future - Over the last months, chemical companies across all regions reported increasing production volumes and sales. Even though in many cases pre-recession levels have not yet been reached, it is largely agreed that the industry is now heading for growth again. Yet, which growth paths are promising? Which technologies and geographies bear potential and which do not? What hurdles need to be cleared? more17.05.2011

DuPont’s Shanna Moore on the Role of Sustainable Packaging

Is sustainability everything when it comes to packaging? Not necessarily, says Shanna Moore, global director of Sustainability at DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. The member of the Sustainable Packaging Commission points out that while sustainability is important, proper protection of the product should be the first priority.

"We cannot sacrifice proper protection for the sake of a definition of sustainable packaging ... breakage of the product inside would have far greater environmental impact than the packaging itself," she said. more24.08.2010

Fluctuating Raw Material Prices

Before the economic crisis, raw material prices knew only one direction: upwards. The sky seemed to be the limit. Now the situation has changed. No one seems to know in which direction raw material prices will go. They go up and down with irregularity and without any discernible pattern. more