Articles Tagged with ''supply chain''

According to the 2022 Specialty Chemicals Industry Census+, SOCMA members and industry colleagues are placing particular emphasis on supporting their current customers while simultaneously dealing with supply chain disruption and logistics challenges.

AkzoNobel’s new logistics hub, which is set to become the company’s largest warehousing base in China, is on course to be completed by the middle of 2023.

Bodo Möller Chemie Group and DuPont are celebrating over two decades of trusting cooperation in the service of specialty chemicals.

The global supply chain is out of alignment with no simple or quick fix to re-balance and right size it. However, successful inventory management can help companies grow and thrive during these challenging times.

National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) president and CEO Eric R. Byer issued a statement thanking officials for averting the potential U.S. rail strike.

How are issues surrounding the war in Ukraine, continuing inflations concerns, and talk of a recession impacting the supply chain? Read answers to this question and others as leaders in the distribution industry share their insights.

As the world emerges from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is seeing some positive indicators for growth, with sustained high demand and increases in new orders for all major subsectors. 

The most successful companies are focusing on taking control of their end-to-end supply chain with cross-functional, cross-organizational, collaborative programs such as sales and operations planning (S&OP), which is also known as sales, inventory, and operations planning (SIOP).

Thanks so much to the executives at Henkel, 3M, H.B. Fuller, Bostik, and Jowat who participated in this year’s Voices from the Top series. Here you can discover what they are thinking about subjects such as their companies’ strategies for success, supply chain issues and other challenges, and what opportunities they anticipate for the adhesives and sealants industry.

Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA), and Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) have applauded House passage of S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.