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Chemical logistics grapple with higher costs, ICIS survey reveals

A wide-ranging survey of chemical producers and logistics providers by ICIS and J&M Management Consulting shows that high energy and fuel costs are sharpening industry focus on the supply chainHelge Koenig/Mannheim

Given today's climate of high energy and fuel costs, active supply chain management in the chemical industry is becoming increasingly important.

This is the main finding from a recent ICIS and J&M Management Consulting survey of producers and logistics providers (see box), carried out to discover and understand the leading issues in the sector today.



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