17.04.2012

Regulations, Infrastructure and Logistics in India

Opportunities And Challenges - India offers many opportunities for the chemical industry. With rising urban and rural incomes, consumption has gone up, leading to greater demand. Since the chemical industry caters to nearly every end-use industry, it is well positioned to grow further. However, to generate profitable growth, the Indian chemical industry needs to have a thorough understanding of the economic framework, resources and market structures. more06.06.2011

Fecc Director General Uta Jensen-Korte on Promoting Chemical Distribution in Europe

The Right Mix - When Uta Jensen-Korte took over as director general of The European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc) in November, she may have been new to the job, but definitely not new to the industry. She began her career at Bayer, later moving on to Cefic, and afterwards as a temporary agent with the European Commission. It's the mix of experience with both the public and private sector that Jensen-Korte brings to the table in her new role. 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. more07.12.2009

Taking The Next Step: Interview with Hendrik Abma

Accountability - The Responsible Care (RC) program is not just for makers of chemicals; distributors also see themselves called upon to do their part in promoting environmental and health and safety initiatives within the industry and beyond. The year 2009 has been a busy one for Hendrik Abma, director general of the European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC); he recently gave CHEManager Europe an update on the progress that has been made within the FECC regarding RC. more26.10.2009

How to Achieve Sustainable Business?

It's hard to find any chemical or pharmaceutical company that does not deal with process optimization, increased productivity, climate protection or cost reduction. Currently sustainable, ecological and economical business is required to compete in the global market.
The current financial crisis has compelled many businesses to react to the actual challenges. Companies have to find answers to the following questions: more01.06.2009

Officials to Work for More Safety

Chemicals producers and governments have agreed to step up efforts
to push for greater safety in chemicals from lead in paint to
microscopic substances. But non-governmental organizations (NGOs) said
unless the industry and governments come up with more money, agreed
targets for cleaning up chemicals by 2020 were unlikely to be met. A
week-long conference was held at the governing body of the Strategic
Approach to ­International Chemicals Management (SAICM), which is part
of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The conference more