Chemicals & Energy

Best Practices for Traceability of Assets in Manufacturing

May 14, 2013

Barcoding, Inc.

Why You Need Real-time Track and Trace Solutions Now

Top 10 Losing Warehouse Strategies - And How To Avoid Them

May 14, 2013

Motorola

Streamline your own warehouse management operations with best practices and innovative mobility solutions

Cradle-to-Cradle Supplies Grows Demand in Supply Chains

May 10, 2013

edieWaste

A huge opportunity exists to develop new, safer materials as companies look to phase out hazardous substances and textiles from their supply chains.

Chemical Manufacturers Publish Pledge of Product Safety

May 10, 2013

Environmental Leader

BASF, Dow, DuPont, Honeywell and the rest of the American Chemistry Council's member companies have pledged to implement 11 industry best practices to evaluate and improve their product safety performance.

Managing a Seasonal Hazardous Material Surge

May 3, 2013

Challenge: Dunavant Logistics Group (DLG) was engaged to build domestic truckload capacity for a $2 billion chemical manufacturer client. A seasonal volume spike required DLG to increase capacity for hazardous materials (HAZMAT) freight. Additionally, all shipments were going to locations in Texas, a state with an imbalance in inbound supply and outbound demand.

Schneider National Debuts Bulk Intermodal Transport Service

April 30, 2013

Schneider National Bulk Carriers

Schneider National Bulk Carriers has launched a bulk intermodal transportation service.

UN Guide Seeks to End Labeling Confusion in Chemicals Supply Chain

April 25, 2013

SCE Magazine

For the past decade it has been the goal of the chemicals industry to create a unified standard for the simple and clear labeling of dangerous goods - no matter what the product, where the country or the language spoken.

New Oil Alternatives Needed to Address Vegetable Oil Challenges, Study Says

April 18, 2013

A.T. Kearney

Solving the sustainability challenges of the palm oil market will require use of alternative oils and the cooperation of all stakeholders, says a study from A.T. Kearney.

Electrical Manufacturers Advocacy Group Applauds Obama's Focus on Energy Efficiency

April 18, 2013

Appliance

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has commended the administration for including in its FY2014 budget measures aimed at the promotion of energy-efficiency efforts in the public and private sectors.

United Sets Ambitious Goal to Save Aviation Fuel

April 18, 2013

Environmental Leader

United Airlines has set a goal to save 85 million gallons of fuel in 2013. The airline says this savings will equal 828,750 metric tons of CO2 or about $275m at current fuel prices.

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.