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ICIS Chemical Business

Interview of the month
Round Table Price before volume

This month, we have the opinions of no less than three senior executives for you, as we report the findings of the recent ICIS/Booz & Company CEO Roundtable on European specialty chemicals. Participants included Patrick Jany, CFO of Clariant, Rainier van Roessel, a Lanxess board member, and Klaus Hoffmann, European area president for Dow Corning. They focus on pricing, innovation and international business development.
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