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Gary Shawhan, Contributing EditorThe CHEMARK Consulting Group “Phil, thanks for everything from all your industry friends”Dr. Phil Phillips: 9/29/37-2/9/22  Bolt-on acquisitions represent an important and growing business strategy. Its definition is somewhat...

by Gary Shawhan and Dave Sikora Ph.D., The CHEMARK Consulting GroupThe road to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions, as benchmarked for 2050 by the Paris Climate Agreement, looks much more like a drive down Lombard Street in San Francisco than the straight-a-way at...

By Gary Shawhan and John Yundt Contributing Editors,  The CHEMARK Consulting Group Entrepreneurial companies who bring novel coating technology to market and then succeed are increasingly rare. One company that has certainly achieved this goal is Nycote Laboratories...

By Gary Shawhan, The CHEMARK Consulting GroupPlotting a successful business strategy for a new product presents a number of challenges.  These challenges vary somewhat depending on the size of the company. In general, however, patience always has a value. Taking...

By Gary Shawhan, Phil Phillips Contributing Editors, The CHEMARK Consulting Group   A logical place to start a discussion on value chain is a reference to Porter’s definition of value chain analysis and its purpose. “Value chain analysis focuses on analyzing the...

Gary Shawhan, Contributing EditorThe CHEMARK Consulting Group “Phil, thanks for everything from all your industry friends”Dr. Phil Phillips: 9/29/37-2/9/22  Bolt-on acquisitions represent an important and growing business strategy. Its definition is somewhat...

by Gary Shawhan and Dave Sikora Ph.D., The CHEMARK Consulting GroupThe road to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions, as benchmarked for 2050 by the Paris Climate Agreement, looks much more like a drive down Lombard Street in San Francisco than the straight-a-way at...

By Gary Shawhan and John Yundt Contributing Editors,  The CHEMARK Consulting Group Entrepreneurial companies who bring novel coating technology to market and then succeed are increasingly rare. One company that has certainly achieved this goal is Nycote Laboratories...

By Gary Shawhan, The CHEMARK Consulting GroupPlotting a successful business strategy for a new product presents a number of challenges.  These challenges vary somewhat depending on the size of the company. In general, however, patience always has a value. Taking...

By Gary Shawhan, Phil Phillips Contributing Editors, The CHEMARK Consulting Group   A logical place to start a discussion on value chain is a reference to Porter’s definition of value chain analysis and its purpose. “Value chain analysis focuses on analyzing the...