Journal of Business Chemistry June 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 conditions of technological change, strategic realignment, and evolving sustainability efforts. Across specialty chemicals, adhesive applications, and advanced battery supply […]

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 property generation, and value capture. Building on prior work on accelerated innovation under time pressure, the analysis explains how selective vertical integration enables proprietary additive […]

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 examines direct, indirect, and induced employment effects, emphasizing how technological shifts, such as automation and sustainable adhesive development, reshape labor […]

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 design from a transportation perspective, analyzing transport costs and emissions across six different scenarios. It […]