Keyword: energy consumption

Markets & Companies

Low Oil Prices Pose Challenges for European Chemical Industry

24.03.2015 - The sharp drop in oil prices in the second half of last year is causing some dilemmas not only for individual chemical producers in Europe, particularly those making petrochemicals...

Strategy & Management

Sustainability through Supply Chain Optimization

06.06.2014 - Good for Environment, Good for Business - Reducing energy consumption and emissions with optimal supply-chain management is a commercial necessity for many manufacturers today...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Plexiglas and LEDs for the Right Combination

31.01.2014 - Fixing The Fixtures - LEDs save energy. But to put this to the best advantage, light fixtures need to be adapted to the technology. The right lighting covers made from a special...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Charging Stations in Cologne Could Become a Role Model for Energy Balance

30.01.2014 - Sustaining Our Big Cities - More and more people across the globe are living in cities - a big challenge for the preservation of limited fossil fuels. High on the agenda is...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Protecting and Conserving Food, Water and Energy

30.01.2014 - Wrapping Up Efficiency - Plastics are indispensable for ecological and forward-looking strategies. They are the materials of choice, because they are lightweight and robust, their...

News

Despair After Climate Conference, But UN Still Offers Hope

10.12.2012 - At the end of another lavishly-funded U.N. conference that yielded no progress on curbing greenhouse emissions, many of those most concerned about climate change are close to...

News

UK Plans Low-Carbon Energy Cost Breaks for Industry

29.11.2012 - Britain plans to exempt industrial energy users from extra costs arising from its electricity market reform following complaints from industry that the costs would harm their...

Strategy & Management

Every Drop Counts

20.07.2012 - Drop by Drop - Recycling holds the key to sustainable use of industrial process water. Closed-loop water management reduces water consumption, provides a basis for material...