RESULTS Brenntag, the world’s largest chemical distributor, has announced another set of impressive financial results while also further expanding its Asian operations with the opening of a new distribution centre in Indonesia
M&A US-headquartered Odyssey Logistics & Technology has further widened the scope of its service offering to the chemical and processing industries with the acquisition of Chemical Marketing Concepts
MARITIME The emergence of new fuels blended with components derived from natural materials has raised a question as to how they should be regarded during maritime transport.
ASSOCIATION In order to prosper and cope with an ever-tougher regulatory environment, European chemical distributors need to work together and speak with one united voice, which is exactly what Fecc seeks to do
RAIL Fret SNCF’s major restructuring of its single-wagon load services is hitting French chemicals shippers and threatens to shift more freight onto the roads, as Stuart Todd reports
ROAD With the joint RID/ADR/ADN meeting concentrating on issues of multimodal import, Europe’s road regulators are left free to consider issues relating purely to road transport.
PREVIEW Early indications are that this year’s FPS Show will be bigger and better than ever – surely a sign that the economic recovery is already upon us.
MULTIMODAL Much as one might applaud the regulators’ desire to fully harmonise the regulations, one has to wonder if the process will ever be finished.
