Chemicals & Energy

Coatings Leader Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility with OMP Plus

January 8, 2016

Challenge: A global leader in specialty coatings was going through a multi-system migration and decided to select a state-of-the-art global end-to-end planning and scheduling platform including truck load building. This platform needed to cover 17 production sites, over 200 warehouses, fully integrate with their SAP landscape and support daily use by over 200 global users.

AspenTech Issues New Update of Engineering Software

January 4, 2016

Aspen Technology

Aspen Technology Inc. has released enhancements to version 8.8 of its aspenONE Engineering software.

Growth of 3.6 Percent in 2015 Leads to Chemical Industry 'Renaissance'

December 29, 2015

ACC

The business of American chemistry expanded 3.6 percent in 2015 despite global headwinds that included a strong appreciation of the U.S. dollar and a weakness in several key global markets.

Rated Chemicals Companies in Latin America Expected to Stay Stable Even With Oil Prices Tumbling

December 28, 2015

Fitch Ratings

The credit profiles of rated Latin American chemicals companies are expected to remain stable during 2016 despite low petrochemical prices.

Iran Looks to Triple Its Output of Chemicals Over Next 10 Years

December 28, 2015

Gulf News

Iran, seeking to triple petrochemicals production capacity within a decade, presented about 60 projects to potential investors at an event with international companies, including BASF SE, the world's largest chemical company by market capitalisation.

Growth in Herbicide Market Expected to Top 6 Percent Through 2020

December 14, 2015

Research and Markets

The global herbicide market was $22.19m in 2014 and is estimated to reach $31.84m by 2020, at a CAGR of 6.2 percent for the forecasted period, according to a report from Research and Markets.

As Rule on Ocean Container Weight Approaches, Many Unprepared to Comply

December 14, 2015

Wall Street Journal

Retailers, manufacturers and farmers worldwide are protesting a new marine shipping safety rule they say will raise transport costs and cause delays at ports worldwide.

As U.S. Becomes Net Exporter of Natural Gas, 100 Additional LNG Vessels to Be Required

December 11, 2015

Maritime Executive

The U.S. is expected to change from a net importer of natural gas to a net exporter, with those exports destined for different regions of the world, especially Asia. It's a development that could see the nation building 100 new ships, a prospect that the Government Accountability Office says could take 30 years.

5 Best Practices to Enhance Supplier Management

December 9, 2015

Sparta Systems

Downward Trend in LPG Shipping Rates Expected to Continue

December 9, 2015

Drewry

LPG shipping rates are expected to decline from the second half of 2016 as a bloated orderbook for VLGCs - very large gas carriers - fuels fleet growth that will far exceed shipping demand, according to the latest edition of the LPG Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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.