Industry & Hiring Insights
Market intelligence, hiring trends and observations from across the global chemical and specialty ingredients industry.
The articles within our Insights section are based on observations, conversations and themes emerging from our work across the global chemical and specialty ingredients industry.
Through ongoing engagement with manufacturers, distributors, technical specialists, commercial professionals and industry leaders, we gain visibility into many of the challenges, opportunities and market trends shaping the sector today.
These articles are intended to share perspectives and stimulate discussion around the issues influencing the industry, its people and its future direction.
Insights Library
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Succession Planning Often Starts With a Person. Perhaps It Should Start With Capability.
14 September 2026Succession planning is often triggered by a simple question: who could replace this person? But replacing an individual and replacing the capability they bring…
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How Liquid Cooling Is Reshaping the Technical-Commercial Talent Market
1 September 2026The rapid growth of artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and increasingly dense data-centre environments is placing greater pressure on traditional approaches to cooling. As thermal…
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When a Hiring Brief Meets the Reality of the Market
25 August 2026The ideal candidate can look perfectly reasonable on paper. The market does not always agree. Most recruitment processes begin with a picture of the…
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What a Shortlist Doesn’t Tell You About the Talent Market
11 August 2026A shortlist shows you who could be hired. It doesn’t necessarily show you what has been learned about the market. When an organisation begins…
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Beyond Compliance: Five Recruitment Questions Raised by the EU Pay Transparency Directive
10 July 2026The implementation deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive has now passed, and as European countries continue introducing the legislation into national law, businesses…
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AI May Accelerate Materials Discovery, But Can Hiring Keep Pace?
18 June 2026Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how new materials, formulations and chemical technologies are developed. Across the industry, companies are using AI, machine learning and…
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