If manufacturers of chemical products are to survive in today's global marketplace, they not only have to produce economically but they must also be able to market both chemicals and technology effectively. In the chemical industry, more and more chemists and chemical engineers are faced with challenging marketing tasks. This book gives an overview of the specific factors for marketing chemical products and their major markets. "Marketing and Sales in the Chemical Industry" is customized for an increasing audience. It not only covers the principles of marketing and the market structure of the chemical industry in great detail, but also discusses such modern marketing tools like the internet as well as the latest trends and developments. In addition, economical, political and sociological aspects are also dealt with.

As chemical companies strive to be more competitive in the world economy, it is essential that their employees, including sales and marketing personnel, as well as administrative support groups understand the basic concepts of the science upon which the industry is based. The authors, who have over 100 years of combined experience in the chemical i

If manufacturers of chemical products are to survive in today's global marketplace, they not only have to produce economically but they must also be able to market both chemicals and technology effectively. In the chemical industry, more and more chemists and chemical engineers are faced with challenging marketing tasks. This book gives an overview of the specific factors for marketing chemical products and their major markets. "Marketing and Sales in the Chemical Industry" is customized for an increasing audience. It not only covers the principles of marketing and the market structure of the chemical industry in great detail but also discusses such modern marketing tools as the Internet as well as the latest trends and developments. In addition, economical, political and sociological aspects are also dealt with.

Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics is a corporate-focused analysis that brings clarity and practicality to the complex issues of environmental metrics in industry. The book examines the metrics implications to businesses as their responsibilities expand beyond the factory gateâ€"upstream to suppliers and downstream to products and services. It examines implications that arise from greater demand for comparability of metrics among businesses by the investment community and environmental interest groups. The controversy over what sustainable development means for businesses is also addressed. Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics identifies the most useful metrics based on case studies from four industriesâ€"automotive, chemical, electronics, and pulp and paperâ€"and includes specific corporate examples. It contains goals and recommendations for public and private sector players interested in encouraging the broader use of metrics to improve industrial environmental performance and those interested in addressing the tough issues of prioritization, weighting of metrics for meaningful comparability, and the longer term metrics needs presented by sustainable development.

Discussing the technological supremacy of the chemical industry, including pharmaceuticals, and how it will adopt a leading position to solve some of the largest global challenges humans have even seen, this book details how the industry will address climate change, aging populations, resource scarcity, globality, networks speed, pandemics, and massive growth and demand. Following a detailed introduction to some of the megatrends shaping our world over the forthcoming decades, the book goes on to provide several scenarios of how the world could look by 2050, including 'business as usual' and a 'sustainable' one. Chapter 3 gives a comprehensive overview of the current status, while providing a short historical review of the chemical industry, its origins, achievements and fundamentals. The following chapter reviews the potential impact of each of the selected megatrends on the industry, while Chapter 5 proposes how it could look by 2050. Several features of the chemical industry are presented and discussed, including the industrial relevance from an economical, technological and profitability point of view. The largest chemicals markets in absolute and per capita bases and the areas and countries with largest growth potential for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and feedstock. This chapter also reviews the impact of climate change on the chemical industry from a feedstocks and products point of view and, more specifically, the potential costs in reducing CO2 emissions. A final, concluding chapter summarizes the forthcoming megatrends and potential challenges, opportunities and the outlook for the industry as a whole.