The typical chemical company generates a high volume of data from disparate sources—including databases, e-mail, share drives, document management systems, and video... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/14647.html
Dow Chemical CIO David Kepler landed CW’s 2008 CIO of the Year Award, which was presented at CW’s 11th Annual Chemical Industry Information Technology Conference held... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/14559.html
Integration of Kao’s logistics operations with that of Kanebo Cosmetics, which Kao acquired in 2006, is well under way with integration work already completed in the Hokkaido and... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/14055.html
Eastman Chemical says it has agreed to license its proprietary reduced sulfur start-up technology to Hydrogen Energy International (HEI; Long Beach, CA) for use at HEI’s proposed... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/13775.html
Xiameter, Dow Corning’s online sales hub that sells silicones at a discount to customers who require no technical service, says that increasing sales in emerging regions has... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/13116.html
Manufacturing operations software budgets at most chemical, oil, and gas (COG) firms in Europe and the U.S. rose this year, according to an AMR Research (Boston) survey that included... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/13117.html
Pre-registration for the European Union (EU’s) Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) program begins June 1 and will run until November 30 of this year... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/12064.html
Uhde Inventa-Fischer, a subsidiary of Uhde, says it has been awarded a contract to supply BASF’s previously announced Ecoflex plant at... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/11987.html
Invista says it has agreed to license its 1,4 butanediol (BDO) and polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) technology to Sichuan Tianhua Fubang Chemical... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/10902.html
A continuous drive to improve security in the post 9/11 era has been a major industry focus, but some chemical makers point to a “gray zone” in which some small firms that... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/10905.html
Many U.S. chemical producers are still unclear about IT investments needed to help comply with the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/10906.html
IT expenditures at chemical companies are expected to increase about 5.1% this year, to $7.5 billion, according to a recent study by Manufacturing Insights, a business unit of IDC... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/10907.html
A U.S. district court judge has ordered Oracle’s lawsuit against SAP to be sent to court-supervised mediation. The two companies are due in court on April 3 for a case management... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/10908.html
Gaylord Chemical (Slidell, LA) says it has signed a long-term contract with Hunt Refining (Tuscaloosa, AL) under which Gaylord will provide its proprietary dimethyl sulfide (DMS)... http://www.chemweek.com/services/it/10614.html
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