Chemicals & Energy

Achieving Excellence in Energy and Utilities Management

January 15, 2015

Katherine Hird, Product Marketer, AspenTech

Companies face constant pressures to make effective capital planning decisions. Complex businesses like running a refinery, chemical plant or power station are no different. Therefore, being able to see the bigger economic picture is vital in effectively managing operational maintenance, regulatory requirements, energy efficiency and sustainability goals.

Toyota Grants Royalty-Free Use of Thousands of Fuel Cell Technology Patents

January 9, 2015

Mashable

Toyota has rocked the auto industry by announcing that it is opening to the public 5,680 of its patents related to fuel cell technology for royalty-free use.

Energy Matters Likely to Command Much of Administration's Attention in 2015

January 8, 2015

Politico

President Barack Obama's administration will spend 2015 taking on energy controversies from fracking to smog, from interstate air pollution to coal-burning power plants - and in December, his negotiators will head to Paris to try to reach a global agreement on climate change. In between all that, he just might make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline.

Reducing Cost Continues to Be Top Driver Behind Corporate Sustainability Initiatives, Study Says

January 7, 2015

Environmental Leader

Cost remains the top driver of sustainability management initiatives, followed by regulations and investor/stakeholder pressure, according to Ecova's second annual survey, 2015 Energy and Sustainability Predictions: Findings from Leading Professionals.

Too Much Information? Not a Problem for Dow AgroSciences

January 6, 2015

JP Swanson, Global Supply Chain Analyst, Dow AgroSciences

Europe's Chemical Industry May Find Growth Difficult to Come By in 2015

January 6, 2015

ICIS

Europe's chemical producers will have to fight hard for growth in 2015 in an uncertain global economic environment.

Lower Oil Prices Power Growth in U.S. Chemical Industry

December 23, 2014

American Chemistry Council

Despite facing global headwinds, American chemistry expanded at a healthy 2.0 percent growth rate in 2014, and is expected to reach a 3.7 percent gain in output in 2015, before hitting 3.9 percent in 2016, according to the Year End 2014 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook, published by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The report's consensus is that U.S. chemical output will continue to expand well into the second half of the decade, exceeding that of the overall U.S. economy.

Cheap Oil, Oversupply of Liquefied Natural Gas Causes LNG Prices to Plummet

December 22, 2014

Maritime Executive

Asian liquefied natural gas prices are expected to fall by up to 30 percent in 2015, according to a survey of analysts and consultants, as the market enters a period of oversupply and the impact of lower oil prices kicks in.

The Value of Hybrid RFID Systems

December 18, 2014

Tom O'Boyle, Director of RFID, Barcoding Inc.

Framing the Problem Statement: Investments in the Extended Supply Chain Should Not Be Made Blindly

December 16, 2014

Jim Matthews - Oliver Wight Americas

Chemicals & Energy

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the chemicals and energy industries. Learn how chemical and energy companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.