Shell Chemicals, coal gasification, carbon capture and storage, ethane shortage, reverse globalisation, New York Tiimes
Asian Chemical Connections
“There must be some way out of here….”
Peak Oil, Jimi Hendrix, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, Alberta Tar Sands, resource nationalism
Stop chewing on that now!!!
deadly plastic toys, Ma June, BBC World Service, polluted rivers, poisoned water
Want a place on the Board?
The loneliness of the long distance CEO, CEO board game, the slippery career pole, Victor Newman, Pfizer, Knowledge Activist
Slaves to market frenzy
James Burke, Connections, Google, Atlantic.com, oil prices, financial speculation, attention span
Japan’s corporate hero
manga, Japanese conformism, losing face, Lost Decade
China’s growth conundrum
I couldn’t let today pass without including a picture of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing where the opening ceremony is about to take place. The purpose of this redefined blog is not to look at the short term, though. For expert commentaey on the effects of the Olympics and other macroeconomic factors on the world’s […]
BASF seeks “decisive” change
alternative energy, oil, catalysts, Fischer Tropsch
The West can still be the best
It is very easy assume that Asia ex-Japan will eventually catch up with the West and become as good at “solution” chemicals as the West. I am excluding Japan because it has long been a major speciality player. All the money that China, for example, is pouring into its state-run research institutes would seem to […]
Innovate or lose your job
Continuing my environmental theme, I’ve been musing over building a new training course around helping companies help their employees to think outside the box. This is a tough task in certain companies and cultures. As Benjamin Franklin so wisely said, “insanity is doing the same things over and over, and expecting a different result.” So […]