Major new opportunities are starting to appear in today’s New Normal world, as I describe in a new analysis for the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Please click here to read the full article. We are set to enter a “New Normal” world as economies slowly reopen again with the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines. This will […]
Chemicals and the Economy
Reshoring set to create Winners and Losers as advanced manufacturing takes over
Not many companies still operate in the same way as 500 years ago, or even 50 years ago. But in manufacturing, it’s quite common. As the pictures show, a visitor from Shakespeare’s time – or from after World War 2 – would feel at home if they visited many manufacturing sites today. The issue is […]
ICIS Innovation Awards could be key to your future success
Innovation is the life-blood of the chemical industry. It is also a critical success factor as we transition to the New Normal. Many of today’s plants and processes are simply too old and inefficient to remain competitive in a world of slow and volatile economic growth. Equally important is that changing demand patterns will demand […]
NiTech wins ICIS Innovation Award
Regular readers may remember that the blog is also non-exec chairman of NiTech Solutions, a technology spin-out from the chemical engineering department at Heriot Watt University in Scotland. They will therefore understand its delight that NiTech have won this year’s ICIS Innovation award in the SME (Small/Medium size Enterprise) category. The picture above shows the […]