ICIS launches search for best chemical industry innovations

ICIS launched calls for entries for its 16th annual ICIS Innovation Awards designed to recognise outstanding technological and business innovation in the chemical industry.

We are pleased to announce that BASF, one of the world’s leading chemical producers, is once again the lead sponsor for the Awards.

“As the most innovative company in the chemical industry, BASF has long been developing solutions for the biggest challenges of our time, and has enjoyed great success in doing so,” says Detlef Kratz, president of process research & chemical engineering at BASF.

“We are continuously working on many more innovations to improve people’s day-to-day lives and we would like to share this spirit with those who work on innovations in the chemical industry.”

“For this reason, we are honored to support the ICIS Innovation Awards again this year and acknowledge the teams and people behind contributions for a sustainable future. We are optimistic that brilliant minds will come up with outstanding ideas. We wish all of them great success,” added Kratz.

US chemical distribution company Maroon Group, continues as a category sponsor, supporting the Innovation with Best Benefit for Environment and Sustainability category. Professional services company Accenture, will sponsor the Best Product Innovation category.

John Baker, ICIS Innovation Awards manager at ICIS, comments: “We are delighted to have the continued support of all three sponsors again, a sign that the Awards continue to be successful in their goal of highlighting the importance of innovation in the chemical industry.

“The awards continue to gain industry support and recognition and last year attracted a high level and quality of entries. We once again look forward to highlighting the very best of innovation in the chemical industry.”

Celebrating success

The ICIS Innovation Awards enable companies to celebrate their success in innovation and the increasingly important areas of sustainability and environmental performance.

There are four categories to enter:

• • Best Product Innovation – sponsored by Accenture
  • Best Process Innovation
  • Best Innovation by a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)
  • Innovation with Best Benefit for Environment and Sustainability – sponsored by Maroon Group.

The ICIS Innovation Awards are now open to entry, with a deadline for entries of 1 July 2019. The winners will be announced in October 2019.

For more information or to enter the awards, visit www.icis.com/awards.

About ICIS

ICIS is a trusted source of global commodity intelligence for the energy, chemical and fertilizer industry. We are a division of RELX, a FTSE 15 company with a market cap of £39.3 billion and an employee base of over 30,000 experts across 40 countries.

At ICIS, we help businesses make strategic decisions, mitigate risk, improve productivity, and capitalise on new opportunities. We make some of the world’s most important markets more trusted and predictable by providing data services, thought leadership and decision tools. As a result of our unmatched global presence, we can deliver targeted connected intelligence to influence thousands of decisions across supply chains every single day. We shape the world by connecting markets to optimise the world’s valuable resources. With a global team of more than 600 experts, ICIS has employees based in London, New York, Houston, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mumbai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo, and Perth.

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 122,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world.

Our portfolio is organised into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €63bn in 2018. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the US.

About Maroon Group LLC

Maroon Group is a world-class supplier of specialty chemicals and ingredients across North America focused on creating value for customers in a diverse range of end markets. Our business is structured to leverage an infrastructure of industry-leading technology, value-add services, global sourcing & logistics network, and a commitment to Creating Customer Success®.

Media contact

John Baker
Global editor, ICIS
Tel: + 44 20 8652 3153
Email: john.baker@icis.com