Chemicals & Energy

Plug Power Forms Capital Financing Arm for Third-Party Leases

September 30, 2015

Plug Power Inc. has formed Plug Power Capital Inc., a capital-financial arm that will offer the program known as GenFund, to provide customers with access to third-party leases.

Fueling the Plastic Trash-to-Cash Pipeline

September 25, 2015

LiveScience

While some plastics are recycled, far too many are not - and end up buried in landfills or littered where they can enter delicate marine ecosystems.

Transplace Expands Clout in Packaging, Chemicals with Acquisition of M33 Integrated

September 23, 2015

Transplace

Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, has acquired M33 Integrated, a third-party logistics provider with strength in the packaging, chemical and advanced materials sectors.

How Eastman Chemical Maintains Market Dominance

September 22, 2015

Kevin C. Pruitt, Dir, Supply Chain Execution & Logistics, Eastman Chemical Co.

Rough Seas Predicted for Offshore Energy Insurance Market

September 18, 2015

IUMI

Speaking at this year's International Union of Marine Insurance conference in Berlin, Simon Williams, chairman of IUMI's offshore energy committee, reported continuous growth in the sector with 2015 capacity reaching around $7bn, although he cautioned that $5.5bn was more realistic.

Market for Drones Built to Inspect Wind Turbines Could Be Worth $6bn by 2024, Report Says

September 17, 2015

Navigant Research

To inspect the blades of the more than 270,000 wind turbines operating globally, technicians have traditionally relied on binoculars and field scopes from the ground, or have scaled the turbines with the help of ropes or cables. Today, unmanned aerial vehicles are providing a safer option, with the benefit of higher-resolution imaging. Cumulative global revenue for wind turbine UAV sales and inspection services is expected to reach nearly $6bn by 2024, according to a Navigant Research report.

Parcel Freight's Role in Enterprise Transportation Management

September 9, 2015

MercuryGate

Opportunity to Reduce Climate Risks Missed by Major Food Producers, Report Claims

September 8, 2015

CDP

Many of the world's biggest food, beverage and tobacco brands are missing their biggest opportunity to mitigate climate risks, according to analysis by global non-profit CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Interest in Consolidation Continues to Grow in Farm Supplies Market

September 2, 2015

The Economist

Six companies dominate the business of farm supplies. The interest of Monsanto, the world's biggest seed producer, in buying Syngenta, the largest agrochemicals firm, had threatened to whittle them down to five. That raised worries about whether the reduction in competition would mean less innovation - and thus slower improvements in crop yields - as well as higher costs for farmers.

Dow Chemical: A Supply Chain Under Constant Change

August 31, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Noelle Walsh, corporation vice president of supply chain with The Dow Chemical Company, outlines the chemical industry giant's efforts to become more customer-focused, while synchronizing its supply chain upstream to suppliers, and downstream to customers.

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