Chemicals & Energy

Recycling of Plastic Tops, Caps and Lids Jumps 27 Percent in U.S.

February 5, 2016

Insider lingo calls them post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastics. A bit of a mouthful. Average folks call them tubs and caps and lids and cups and the like.

Announcing the 10th Global Conference: Oil & Gas Supply Chain Compliance 2016

February 4, 2016

Continued Battering Seen for LNG Shipping Industry Profitability

February 4, 2016

Drewry

LNG shipping earnings will remain under pressure in 2016 as accelerating fleet growth and changing trade patterns will weaken supply-demand conditions, according to the latest edition of the LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

DuPont, Dow Merger Said to Be on Track Despite Bad Year in Sales

January 29, 2016

Plastics News

DuPont Co. is leaving behind a forgettable 2015 as it prepares for its massive merger with Dow Chemical Co.

J.R. Simplot and Logility: A Case Study

January 28, 2016

Ed Thompson, EVP Global Services, Logility

World to Consume 25 Percent More Energy By 2040, Exxon Mobil Estimates

January 28, 2016

The Hill

Exxon Mobil Corp. expects energy demand to climb 25 percent by 2040 as the global population increases.

Eco-friendly 'Green' Packaging Market Should See Significant Growth Through 2020, Report Says

January 27, 2016

Technavio

The global market for green packaging - comprising recyclable, reusable and degradable packaging - is predicted to grow at a combined annual growth rate of more than 7 percent through 2020, according to Technavio.

Solar PV Sales Expected to Top $1Tr by 2024

January 26, 2016

Navigant Research

Global revenue from solar photovoltaic installations is expected to total more than $1.2tr from 2015 to 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

Dunavant Expands Distribution Coverage in Houston

January 20, 2016

Dunavant

Dunavant, a provider of logistics and supply-chain management services, has expanded its presence in Houston.

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.

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.