Article Archive - Business Chemistry

Reshaping Industrial Value Chains in an Era of Technological Change

by | Jun 2026

The second issue of the Journal of Business Chemistry of 2026 brings together three contributions that address different industrial contexts and analytical perspectives, while sharing a common underlying theme: the restructuring of industrial value creation under...

Platform Strategies in Specialty Chemicals: From Value Chain Design to Value-Based Pricing and Intellectual Property

by | Jun 2026

Platform strategies in specialty chemicals are traditionally associated with efficiency and modularity. This paper demonstrates their broader economic implications by showing how platform architectures shape value chain configuration, differentiation, intellectual...

The Sticky Truth: Analyzing the Employment Impacts of the Adhesive Industry

by | Jun 2026

This study develops an integrative theoretical framework to analyze the adhesive sector’s employment impacts by synthesizing input-output theory, labor demand theory, structural change theory, human capital theory, and cluster theory. Through this approach, the paper...

A Transport Perspective on Designing European Battery Supply Chains: The PowerCo Case

by | Jun 2026

This paper examines the process of designing a modern battery supply chain, emphasizing the complexity of establishing a supply chain with more than six components and 25 production steps. Focusing on PowerCo in Salzgitter, Germany, the study evaluates supply chain...

Systemic Transformation in Process Industries: Innovation, Circularity and Competitiveness

by | Feb 2026

With this first issue of the Journal of Business Chemistry in 2026, we continue to explore how chemical, pharmaceutical and energy-related industries are navigating an era of profound structural change. Across sectors, firms are confronted with the simultaneous...

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