FUTURE OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTR

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-8412-0002-9
Verlag: AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Buch, Englisch, Band 1026, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

Reihe: ACS Symposium Series

The global chemical industry is undergoing rapid and fundamental changes, from the widening of globalized competition, to erratic and dramatic raw material price changes, and the looming impact of "climate change" legislation and treaties. The "Great Recession" has further impacted industry in ways that have yet to be fully understood. One strategy to deal with these problems has been observed in the petrochemical area: close older plants in the US and Europe and
shift production to backward integrated plants in the Persian Gulf by partnering with local state-owned companies.

A new study is presented that shows university graduates with degrees in chemistry at all levels have been finding it increasingly difficult to find employment, while those with degrees in chemical engineering are very much in demand. This trend is not really new, simply ignored previously, as the data have been available for over twenty years. Inflation-adjusted starting salaries for chemists have remained stagnant for two decades, while those for chemical engineers have grown steadily during
the same period.

One industry sector that still holds promise of continuing growth is pharmaceuticals. However, government cost controls and limitations on patent rights present a strong challenge to drug companies; their strategies to cope with these problems in a number of individual country markets are reviewed and discussed

European-based chemical have found that slowing domestic population growth is pushing them to emphasize exports. Many view China as the market with the most appeal; major product and market segments in China are analyzed from the viewpoint of an overseas producer looking for offshore business.

The astonishing growth and evolution of China's manufacturing sector continues to affect chemical producers in virtually every other country. Chinese companies are now moving up the value chain, driven mainly by the need to satisfy domestic markets since the Great Recession has sharply curtailed overseas demand for Chinese exports.

The US Government is continuing to fund alternative energy technologies and the current state of the art in fuel cells is reviewed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Chemische Industrie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
About the Editor
1.: The Future of the US Chemical Industry
Roger F. Jones
2.: R&D in the Global Pharmaceutical Markets
Faiz Kermani, Susan Wollowitz
3.: EU vs. China - Challenges and Opportunities for European Companies
Klaus Griesar
4.: China's Rapid Progress Up the Value Chain
Timothy C. Weckesser
5.: Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cells: A Market Need Provides Research Opportunities
Terry L. Payne, David Bogomolny, Gilbert Brown
Indexes
Author Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jones, Roger
Roger F. Jones is a management consultant, author, and lecturer, following a 50+ years career in the chemicals and plastics industries as a CEO, mid-level manager, and individual professional. He has over 100 peer-reviewed papers and three society-sponsored books published on industrial technical, economic, and managerial topics (this is his fourth book).

Roger F. Jones is a management consultant, author, and lecturer, following a 50+ years career in the chemicals and plastics industries as a CEO, mid-level manager, and individual professional. He has over 100 peer-reviewed papers and three society-sponsored books published on industrial technical, economic, and managerial topics (this is his fourth book).