Europe chemicals push for protection from China
A growing chorus of industry voices is calling for more action by the European Union to prevent a flood of cheap imported chemicals from China which could threaten its future viability.
From 2020-2024 an unprecedented...
Powering a Green Transition for Chemical Manufacturers
Private wireless networks and their supporting monitoring systems can guide the sector’s green digitilisation journey, says David De Lancellotti, Enterprise Head of PWLS Campus, CNS Cloud and Network Services at Nokia.
As one of the...
Ambient Temperatures – Are We at Risk of Becoming Complacent?
When it comes to Process Safety and the containment of hazardous substances, temperature is an important factor which requires management and control to ensure accidents such as pool fires and flash fires don’t occur....
The Challenges of Streamlining Materials Discoveries for OEMs
Michael Helander, founder and CEO of OTI Lumionics, explains how manufacturers can streamline processes such as quantum computing simulations and materials development for faster, cheaper and more accurate results.
The materials we had ten years...
Data security free of charge in the VEGA Tools app
New backup and restore solution reliably secures and saves data from VEGA sensors
When a level or pressure sensor is taken out of service and replaced, it takes countless important sensor settings and data with...
Maersk: Navigating regulation and compliance in chemical logistics
Supply chains in the Chemical and Energies industry already face a complex regulatory landscape. As regulation expands, experts at Maersk outline some of the current - and future - challenges arising from logistics compliance,...
The Impact of Industry 4.0 on ERP Software for the Chemical Industry
Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, is a term used to describe the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. The chemical industry is no exception to this...
How the chemical industry can leverage AI tools like ChatGPT and AR/VR
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools become more mainstream, chemical manufacturers are looking at ways to incorporate AI-driven technologies into their workflows, says Dijam Panigrahi, of GridRaster.
Automation technology using AI can be programmed to complete...
Value-Creating Strategies for Small and Mid-Cap Chemical Companies
Charles River Associates investigates how chemical companies can help improve their performance and reposition for success in an ever-changing market environment. By Arnie Lowenstein; Rick Eno; Zack Wu.
The small and mid-cap sector of the chemical industry...
Turning microbes into ‘cell factories’
Dr Vinod Kumar, of Cranfield University, discusses his pioneering research into bio-renewables, engineering organisms to deliver high-quality chemical products from waste products such as bread.
Biorefineries are the obvious alternative to fossil-based chemicals, a sustainable...