A team of subject matter experts on polyurethane chemistry, material science, fluid mechanics, reaction engineering, machine learning, and information sciences have been working together to develop a new work process that Dow refer to as Predictive Intelligence (PI). This paper gives a brief introduction to PI and presents some recent case studies.

Digital marketing within the chemical industry is resulting in a quickly changing landscape that is disrupting traditional models and creating new opportunities.

The day I wrote this column, I had trains on my mind. I am guessing more than a few of the readers of this eMagazine were thinking about trains too.

The group says the new portal will simplify product identification and enable faster access to key product information. The product portal contains SI Group offerings across a wide range of end markets, including fuels and lubricants, polyolefins, elastomers, and coatings.

Ten companies from the chemical industry and respective downstream sectors got together to test the digital system. Circularise’s blockchain-based digital system was tested with the ISCC PLUS certification to make auditing of certified parties more efficient, and to strengthen the integrity of certified data.

Valtris launched a digital commerce portal to make its plasticizers portfolio more visible and accessible to the market. Valtris chose Agilis, a provider of innovative digital commerce solutions for the chemical industry, to build and run the company’s cloud-based digital commerce portal.

Agilis, a provider of digital commerce solutions for the chemical industry, and SpecialChem, a materials selection platform, announced a partnership to bring to market a cloud-based product information management (PIM) system designed specifically for the chemical industry.

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.

One key theme at the 2022 World Adhesive and Sealant Conference was the industry’s ongoing commitment to innovation. It’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart, and we’re exploring research and development activities in this issue with a discussion focusing on R&D-related challenges, opportunities, and digitalization strategies.

As we’ve all seen, the events of the past two years have posed significant potential roadblocks to research and development efforts. How are companies evaluating the multiple issues involved, exploring potential solutions, and pivoting to ensure their companies remain focused on innovation in these challenging times?