http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 4:11:13 EDT Christopher Pillay, an eighth grader from Elk Grove Village, IL, beat out 11 other middle-school students last week to win the 2008 You Be the Chemist (YBTC) Challenge, a national chemistry... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/12526.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT The huge opportunities for the chemical industry in India were the main theme of the first annual joint Chemical Week/Indian Chemical Council (ICC; Mumbai) conference held recently in Mumbai... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/12007.html Mon, 19 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT Rhodia (Paris) is in the final stages of a recovery program—a strict regime of portfolio rationalization, profitability enhancement, and refinancing—that rescued the company from financial meltdown.... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/11765.html Mon, 5 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT   The Second Annual Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Forum attracted more than 800 delegates, a big increase on the 450 delegates who attended the first meeting... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/11320.html Wed, 9 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Talent shortages loom in both Europe and North America but most firms are not paying enough attention to the issue, experts say. Such firms will likely begin to feel the effect of that neglect... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/11246.html Mon, 7 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Procter & Gamble (P&G) is seeking to collaborate with companies from all industries worldwide, including chemical firms, to help boost innovation, Jeffrey LeRoy, manager/external... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/10680.html Tue, 4 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EST The diversity of multinationals' workforces is an important resource that should be used to greater advantage, Rob Routs, executive director/downstream at Royal Dutch Shell, said in the keynote address opening the 41st EPCA annual meeting in Berlin today.... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/8059.html Mon, 1 Oct 2007 0:00:00 EDT Dow Chemical says it will offer a “modernized” retirement plan to all new U.S. hires starting January 1, 2008 “to attract and retain next-generation employees.” Under the... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/6944.html Wed, 25 Jul 2007 0:00:00 EDT It used to be that hiring chemists, engineers, mechanics, office personnel, and other staff to work at a chemical company had a lot to do with offering a competitive salary and benefits package... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/6131.html Wed, 18 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT The shortage of carpenters, electricians, pipe fitters and other “craft” workers who keep plants running is a particular problem in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, where reconstruction... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/talent_management/6132.html Wed, 18 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT