Pamela Henderson, Todd Arnold & Andrea McMakin The chemicals industry takes on significant costs and risks to develop new products and markets. To evaluate such opportunities, you need accurat...
Simon Robinson The place where science meets business or capital has been one of the most profitable places for those prepared to take a calculated risk. Many of the global names we take for grante...
Eric Johnson & Russell Einen Recently the European Commission (EC) unveiled proposals for its new chemicals policy Reach (registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals) that is expect...
Pamela Henderson, Todd Arnold, and Andrea McMakin Traditional market assessment methods focus groups, surveys, and competitive intelligence are poorly designed for exploring new markets and pr...
The US competition authorities have had considerable influence over the shape of the chemicals industry over the past five years. Mergers between Dow and Union Carbide, for example, took almost...
Evert Henkes The industry should be in the drivers seat, rather than be driven by regulations, says Evert Henkes. He believes that getting recognition for the industrys research activities ca...
Simon Robinson If a week is a long time in politics, two weeks is just about long enough to let an economist change his mind from guarded pessimism to optimism. The professional number crunchers...
Simon Robinson The American Chemistry Council is sounding up-beat in its forecast for the coming months, according to its August report. While several weak spots remain, in particular the soft l...
Phil Allen In my last article for C&I (2003, 7, 12) I challenged the perception of marketing in the chemicals industry. In this article, I would like to lay down a challenge to marketers in the ...