Chemicals

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Leadership & Strategy

Digitalisation: Investing in your Future

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart Factory

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

An artist's impression of the robot manipulating a molecule. Image courtesy of the University of Manchester.

UK scientists develop world’s first molecular robot

One of the experimental aqueous lithium-ion batteries. Image courtesy of US Army Laboratory.

Researchers build non-explosive lithium battery

The Ashington plant uses a variety of renewable energy sources, including photovoltaic (PV) cells and a biomass boiler – image courtesy of AkzoNobel.

Smart Factory

AkzoNobel opens £100m paint factory of the future

A 3D printer uses filament to fabricate and object. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Z22.

BASF expands in 3D printing with new acquisition

Trump campaigned extensively on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Trump kills Manufacturing Council as CEOs pull out

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Leadership & Strategy

Australia considering mandatory national battery recycling scheme

The substantial investment in digitalisation will support the exploration of new business models, solutions and services for customer, alongside upskilling and training staff – image courtesy of Evonik.

Digital Transformation

Speciality chemical firm pours €100m into digitalisation

Certain pesticides were found to harm the reproductive success of bee colonies. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Waugsberg.

Finance

New study links pesticides to bee decline

B2C technology is increasingly being incorportated into B2B commerce and manufacturers are urged not to miss the opportunity - image courtesy of APS.

Innovation

Tech experts urge manufacturers to adopt common B2C technology to avoid disappointing customers