Articles Tagged with ''supply chain''

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Improving Supply Chain Visibility through Digitalization

An ongoing, award-winning project highlights next-generation possibilities for the raw materials and chemicals supply chain.

Earlier this year, BASF received the German Innovation Award 2021 in the Excellence in Business to Business-Chemical Industry category for a project involving the use of smart intermediate bulk containers (IBCs). These awards are presented by the German Design Council to recognize aspects of product innovation within different industries that offer additional benefits compared with previous solutions.

 


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2021 Distributor Roundtable

Leaders in raw materials and chemicals distribution share their insights on key issues impacting the adhesive and sealant industry.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton

What do distributors of raw materials and chemicals consider to be the primary challenges facing materials producers and purchasers? How can distributors help companies all along the supply chain understand and navigate the various forces impacting the industry? To find answers to these questions (and others), we reached out to leaders in the distribution industry.


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Study Shows Manufacturing Optimism Buoyed by Innovation and Adaptability

The study found that manufacturers appear more likely than other sectors to do business differently than they did pre-pandemic, with a new focus on productivity and efficiency.
While manufacturers continue to face supply chain disruptions as a result of the pandemic, these companies are more optimistic than the national average, saying they expect overall economic conditions in the U.S. will improve, according to a recent study from Umpqua Bank.
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2021 Raw Materials and Chemicals Overview

The outlook for industrial demand is expected to improve, notwithstanding inflated raw material costs.
Michael Rezai

Not surprisingly, the global economic recovery is continuing more quickly in regions where COVID-19 is under control and vaccinations have been widely rolled out. After an estimated contraction of 3.3% in 2020, the global economy is projected to grow at 6% in 2021, moderating to 4.4% in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).


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From the Editor

What is Going On? Exploring Key Trends in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

In an effort to better understand the state of the adhesive and sealant industry in this chaotic environment, I reached out to industry leaders and asked for their insights on a number of issues.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent a fair amount of time over the past year or so just gazing around in bewilderment and mumbling, to no one in particular, “What is going on?” Global pandemic. Economic upheaval. Catastrophic weather events. What’s that you say? There’s a massive boat blocking the Suez Canal? Of course there is.
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