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We are only a few weeks away from the CIEX 2020 VIRTUAL and we have recently  interviewed one of the key speakers Markus Solibieda Managing Director at BASF VENTURE CAPITAL about the highlights of his session on boosting innovation by collaboration with START-UPS and the main challenges. Question #1: Without giving too much away –what […]

CIEX 2020 VIRTUAL conference is just around the corner and as part of our pre-conference interviews we recently spoke with Pascal Chalvon, Chief Sustainability & Energy Officer at SOLVAY about the highlights of his session on translating sustainability into daily business and the main challenges. Question #1: Without giving too much away – what is […]

CIEX 2020 VIRTUAL conference is just around the corner and as part of our pre-conference interviews we recently spoke with Dr. Christian Hartel, Member of the Executive Board at WACKER about the highlights of his session on Green Deal dilemmas and the main challenges. Question #1: Without giving too much away – what is the […]

In the run-up to the CIEX 2020 conference, we had an opportunity to catch up with Pierre Joris, President at A.SPIRE who will reveal A. SPIRE’s perspective on achieving sustainability by cross-industry collaboration. We had a few questions for him related to his session, to warm up a bit for the event. Question #1: Without giving […]

In the run-up to the CIEX 2019 conference, we caught up with Dr. Martin Vollmer, CTO at Clariant who will be revealing his secrets of driving efficiency and innovation in the chemical industry on October 9 in Frankfurt. We had a few questions for him related to his session, to warm up a bit for […]

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) expected approximately 25 000 unique substance covered by 60 000 registrations to be submitted by the last REACH registration deadline at the end of May this year. However, this estimate was not reached as only half of the expected number of registrations were received by the deadline. This has raised […]

The automotive industry is going green. Diesel engines, once hailed as the “clean” alternative to petrol, are falling out of favour—so much so that the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reports that diesel car sales fell by 37% in March 2018, compared with March 2017. PWC predicts that electric and hybrid vehicles will […]

Because of its nodal position in many value chains, the chemical industry plays a critical role in the evolving circular economy: Without the chemical industry there will be no comprehensive recycling and reuse of molecules and materials – and the potential of full circularity will not be realized. On the other hand, the chemical industry […]

When it comes to improving company performance, there are few better methods than the sharing of ideas. While business meetings, both formal and informal, are the mainstay for exchanging information, this approach is often between only two organizations or just a handful of individuals. But in today’s larger, more global business world, conferences are increasingly […]

Innovation plays a central role in the chemical industry and innovation is about much more than new molecules. Innovation in the chemical industry is about finding solutions together with other partners across value chains to solve some of the most pressing challenges in society and environment. Our environment is challenged by climate change and pollution […]