Insights

What are the ingredients of satisfaction and loyalty within the customers of the chemical sector? What matters to our customers and what are the pain points to be fixed? We have investigated this over several years.

New year is the time to make resolutions for a healthier, happier future. Starting a new decade, many of us are stopping to rethink our lives also with the environment in mind and committing to small everyday changes. We took a look at the findings from our recent international survey on consumers attitudes toward food packaging materials, food shopping, and food waste. Based on those, here are some goals that might be found on many resolutions lists for the new year.

What if you could see hours ahead into the future, predict the process conditions that have an effect on the quality of the manufactured paper and board, and take preventative actions at your mill before problems occur? Utilizing predictive analytics and adopting data-driven chemistry control, this can be done already today.

Most municipal wastewater treatment plants are already reaching a good level in terms of their capability to meet regulatory requirements and manage day-to-day challenges; now it is time to switch gear and focus on optimizing processes and reducing resource consumption.

Over 14 million tons of hygienic board is produced every year for packaging different types of food and beverages. For many board mills, staying compliant with the food contact regulations is a continuous balancing act, and the usual suspects for out-of-spec production are bacterial spores. How does one control microbes and prevent spores in hygienic board machines?

The water treatment industry consumes significant amounts of energy. Depending on the chosen treatment method, process energy-usage can be lowered and sustainable energy produced to benefit operations, society and the environment alike.

From the chill winds of the North Sea to the blazing sunshine of Saudi Arabia, Ian Hay, Sales Manager, Oil & Gas, EMEA, encounters a diverse range of challenges in his work. Although the differences within his region are marked, he believes the solution always begins with combining world-class expertise with best-in-class chemicals.

On October 24, 2019, Kemira won the European Responsible Care Award for a project turning unutilized by-products into a valuable raw material.