Dow Chemical says it has formed an alliance with Tata Consultancy Services (Mumbai) to provide operational support services to Dow’s global businesses. Services include supply chain scheduling and planning; invoicing and data management; and accounts...
The 2009 market for CMS is expected to be $900 million-$1 billion in the U.S., $1-$1.2 billion in the NAFTA region, and $1.3-$1.6 billion globally....
Gedeon Richter (Budapest), a major pharmaceutical manufacturer serving Central and Eastern Europe, says it has entered an agreement to license some of KV Pharmaceutical’s (St. Louis) technologies...
CSC's software links into DuPont's ERP system to provide data management, compliance tracking, and manage reporting requirements, CSC says....
Arch Chemicals' implementation of customer relationship management (CRM) software has been a significant boon to its sales force, speakers at CW's recent webcast, Driving Profitable Growth Through CRM Software, say. The software has enhanced the productivity...
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) has signed a technology license agreement with ExxonMobil Chemical for a previously announced 200,000-m.t./year tubular high-pressure, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene...
The recession has zapped power from the latest-reporting information technology (IT) firms serving the chemical industry. Licensing revenues, in particular, at many firms have been hit hard by the recession and contributed to overall sales declines, analysts...
By Brian Willson, Microsoft When visiting a customer of mine in the chemical industry, I asked the sales team how it started its day, and the unanimous answer was “checking my phone and e-mail for messages.” This is a common answer for most...
Arch Chemicals has chosen Microsoft CRM software in an attempt to streamline its customer relationship data, Arch and Microsoft say. Arch, whose two core business units are Treatment Products and Performance Products, was seeking an easy-to-use...