Letter from the Editor

by | Sep 2006

Changes in the Chemical Industry   Fundamentally, chemistry is the study of matter and change. In the course of time, many different subdisciplines have emerged, following very diverse research approaches: e.g. organic, inorganic, physical, analytical or...

Innovation Strategies for the Australian Chemical Industry

by | Sep 2006

Abstract: The Australian chemical industry is facing a testing period as it adjusts to the challenges of the new global era. This paper briefly traces the evolution of the industry through an extended period behind protective tariff barriers to the situation today, as...

Three-Dimensional Valuation of IP Rights

by | Sep 2006

Abstract: IP rights form the major part of the group of immaterial property assets which have been gain- ing importance for companies. The present paper provides a new method for valuating especially patents with respect to their monetary value, technological scope...

The Future Belongs to Renewable Resources

by | Sep 2006

Abstract: Degussa has held its first conference on natural raw materials and their importance for the chemical industry. The drift of the conference was that there is a plethora of possibilities for corn, plant oils, enzymes, and bacteria and that these possibilities...