Chemion Pressreleases http://www.chemion.com/ Always Well Informed: News about Chemion en Chemion Pressreleases http://www.chemion.com/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.chemion.com/ 18 16 Always Well Informed: News about Chemion TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 14 May 2012 19:48:00 +0200 Chemion enhances customer service with robogrind http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/chemion-enhances-customer-service-with-robogrind/ Chemion Logistik GmbH is celebrating the unveiling of its new robogrind industrial robot on April... Service from a single source The investment in the new robot, from Robogrind Oy of Finland, pays off for Chemion in several ways. “The inside walls of the company's roughly 800 tank containers, and above all those of our customers, can now be ground and polished faster, more cost-efficiently and more sparingly,” explains Markus Hartges, head of maintenance at the plant. “Thanks to robogrind, we have optimized processes to benefit our customers and can now offer them cost-efficient services from a single source: from leasing, rinsing and inspecting all the way to maintaining the tank containers.”

High quality promotes a long service life

Another advantage is the high, uniform level of quality: In steps of 2.5 centimeters, the robot grinds the inside walls of a container, eliminating corrosion damage and pitting (small dents caused by corrosion that damage the inside wall). The robot's millimeter accuracy extends the service life of tank containers.

Saving a tremendous amount of time

Gerd Clemens, head of Inbound/Outbound Logistics I, which encompasses Container Logistics, emphasizes the significant amount of time saved by using the robot: “Manually grinding the inside wall of a container takes about 80 to 100 work hours; robogrind does it in 40 hours. Furthermore, by using the robot, we also are taking an important step in improving occupational safety and health for our employees.”

Added value for customers, well-positioned for the future.

Word on the robot's good work has already spread. The demand generated by existing customers as well as other major container service providers is great, and robogrind currently is in non-stop operation. “We are very proud of our investment, which enables us to offer customers added value,” enthuses Managing Director Uwe Menzen. “Chemion has once again proven itself to be a chemistry logistics company that seizes new opportunities and positions itself strategically for the future.”]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 19:48:00 +0200 http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/ Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100 Chemion Logistik: ten years safe and efficient processes http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/chemion-logistik-ten-years-safe-and-efficient-processes/ The service provider Chemion, specialized in location logistics and hazardous goods handling, is... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:42:00 +0100 Expert forum LOG.lev is dedicated to sustainability http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/expert-forum-loglev-is-dedicated-to-sustainability/ Sustainability – an entrepreneurial challenge! Chemion Logistik put its expert forum LOG.lev... Sustainability – an entrepreneurial challenge! Chemion Logistik put its expert forum LOG.lev (Logistics live in Leverkusen) under this banner on 12th and 13th October 2011. At the invitation of the logistics service provider, around ninety participants from the chemical and logistics sectors, from science and industry attended the sixth event in the series in Leverkusen. The interdisciplinary concept from the past years has proven itself and thus Chemion was once again able to attract experts from the economy and science for lectures and as an exhibition partner this year. It is this good mixture, which is in the opinion of Elmar Ockenfels, Business Analyst at Chemion Logistik, one of the success factors of LOG.lev. „The event links ideas and specialists and offers a platform for information and exchange. It is particularly on the topic of sustainability that it becomes evident: Together we can achieve more if we are willing to see the big picture.“ The event kicked off with the participants visiting the highly modern plant of nkt cables, which among others has been producing the world’s largest sea cables for the transmission of alternating currents in CHEMPARK Leverkusen since 2010. During the inspection the focus was on activities in the customer centre of the company along with the production lines, which are geared towards quality, future-oriented product design, optimum order processing and also the aspect of environmental friendliness. The day of the event on 13th October was opened with a welcome speech given by the State Secretary of North Rhine-Westphalia, Dr. Günther Horzetzky. Susanne Bergius from Handelsblatt directed a clear appeal to the audience: sustainability is part of the core business! She demonstrated the risks of non-sustainable economizing for companies, emphasized the challenge for global procurement chains and logistics and showed indicators of a credible reorientation of companies towards sustainability. Ursula Mathar from Bayer AG E&S underlined in her lecture that sustainability contributes towards added value for Bayer. She gave examples illustrating acting responsibly from the fields of ecology, economy and society and explained how Bayer is making a contribution towards solving global challenges with its sustainability program. In his interactive lecture Prof. Dr. Carsten Suntrop (CMC² GmbH) invited the LOG.lev participants to experience changes themselves and to learn through this how important the topic of sustainability is, especially in change processes. Since companies are living systems, it is important, particularly in phases of change, to actively integrate employees in the organization of change. Only then, concluded Suntrop, can the desired target status of change projects be achieved, only then can companies successfully manage the change. Dr. Christian Busse from Supply Chain Management Institute (SMI) dedicated himself in his presentation to sustainability in procurement. As an example he portrayed the numerous challenges for a sustainable supply chain management and various tools with which companies can organize their procurements in a more sustainable way: this includes the codes of conduct, which regulate the interaction between companies and their suppliers as codes of conduct, CO2 avoidance strategies and also a sustainability-oriented supply chain risk management. In his lecture Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Bretzke (Barkawi Management Consultants) concentrated on the necessity of a paradigm change in order to achieve sustainable logistics. His belief: logistics must be raised to the strategy level of companies and leave behind the many current logistical principles in order to be able to be oriented in sustainable way. To this end needs must become more predictable again in future, for example speed should no longer be automatically considered the most important value. Rather consistent simplification, bundling needs, slowing down and a multi-dimensional and longer-term conservation attitude for the sustainable organization of logistics are necessary.
 
To conclude the LOG.lev Dr. Stefan Rommerskirchen from ProgTrans AG offered the participants a view of the development of the demand for freight traffic and presented the prospects and the ecological consequences of the developments. In Germany and in the European Union domestic traffic retains the most important role, whereby on the road the freight traffic capacity will increase, particularly by 2030. Outside of Europe, such as, for example, in Russia, India and China, the freight traffic capacity will increase enormously in the next two decades due to the rapidly growing economy. The consequence: the competition for scarce fossil energies will be heated up and this will increase the pressure to find alternatives for the current drive energies for road traffic. ]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:48:00 +0200 Chemion organizes expert forum on the topic of sustainability http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/chemion-organizes-expert-forum-on-the-topic-of-sustainability/ On 12th and 13th October 2011 the topic at Chemion will once again be: Experience logistics live in... www.loglev.de. You will also be able to register here to participate in the event.]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:12:00 +0200 http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/ Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100 transport logistic in Munich: Chemion Logistik – competence for partnership http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/transport-logistic-in-munich-chemion-logistik-competence-for-partnership/ The motto of Chemion Logistik’s exhibition at transport logistic from 10th until 13th May 2011 in... Hall A5, Stand 213. Exchange notes with the experts from the specialised fields of the company and broaden your knowledge! ]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 11:35:00 +0200 Chemion: trend in short term forklift rentals continues / rental service improving http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/chemion-trend-in-short-term-forklift-rentals-continues-rental-service-improving/ Despite the positive economic trend, Germany’s companies are slow to invest in forklift equipment.... (May 02 - 06, 2011 in Hanover), Chemion will be presenting its latest range of ex-proof units, not to mention its complete rental program (Stand K29, Hall 26). About Chemion
The industrial truck division is an important aspect of equipment and service management, one of the main services offered by Leverkusen-based Chemion Logistik GmbH. Chemion is Germany’s leading lessor and operator of industrial trucks for areas subject to explosion hazards and has worked as industrial truck pool operator for Bayer AG for over 20 years. As central fleet manager, the company also launched a comprehensive range of services in 1999 aimed at other industrial utility and specialist vehicles. With its focus on resource management, the Chemion fleet management division is responsible for the fleets of leading companies across Germany. Since its launch as a spin-off from the Bayer Group in 2001, Chemion Logistik GmbH has offered customers in its capacity as a 3PL (third party logistics provider) customised logistics solutions, fleet management among them. With its 1,000-strong workforce, Chemion Logistik GmbH generated 122 million euros in turnover in 2010. With offices in Leverkusen, Dormagen, Krefeld and Duisburg, the company ensures its customers remain mobile and their logistics run smoothly – whatever the location.]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:51:00 +0200 Pointing the compass towards the customers http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/pointing-the-compass-towards-the-customers/ Chemion Logistik is investing in the topic of customer service Improving customer orientation and being successful together with the customer – this is the motto under which Chemion has placed two projects simultaneously: via a customer portal the logistics service provider is offering companies the chance to get transparent overviews about services rendered at the click of a mouse and to prepare individual evaluations. In order to anchor the topic of customer orientation even more firmly in the services, 160 Chemion employees have been intensively analyzing their services in a series of training courses and are viewing these from the customer’s perspective.  „Transparency with contracts, service packages and workflows plays an important role for the customer’s business as well as for that of the service provider“, according to Ralf Thiesen, Head of Marketing and Sales at Chemion Logistik GmbH. „Since in view of an increasing complexity in logistics and the high dynamics on the markets, companies and service providers are equally challenged to make quick decisions and to develop their business further.“ And that is why Chemion set up a customer portal in 2010 making the services and processes they have received transparent for the customers and enabling them obtain current daily evaluations. Irrespective of where and when the companies are, they can log into the portal by entering their password and, for example, issuing new orders in the fields of container logistics and transport. The stocks of containers, their movements on site as well as the status of post-courier-express and package-consignments to Chempark locations can be seen on the basis of container resp. internal dispatch numbers. Ralf Thiesen: „We will be continuously further developing the portal this year and integrating new functionalities until the whole service spectrum of Chemion is covered there in the last stage of expansion.“ Compass: customer orientation with passion
The prerequisite of a good all-round service which satisfies the customer from A to Z is the integrated orientation of services to meet the customer’s requirements. Out of this conviction a good 160 Chemion staff have been dedicating themselves to the topic of service since the middle of 2010 in a customized series of training courses going over several days and bearing the name “Compass - Customer orientation with Passion“. The basis for the training concept, which Chemion developed together with an external institute, was a customer satisfaction analysis. It showed which places in the process chain held optimization potential and gave impulses for the orientation of the further training in terms of content. The Chemion colleagues were divided into ten groups and developed various options on the basis of practical examples in order to design the customer care provided by the logistician in an even more proactive way. In so doing a balanced mix of participants from various fields, locations and hierarchies in the groups ensured that the training courses led to positive networking. The professional point of view of the participants is compared in the training sessions directly from the perspective of the service recipient, which is portrayed by representatives from client companies. This enables solutions to be developed when analyzing services and processes which suit the customers as well as the service provider. The workshop participants consider this factor to be decisive for the success of the training courses, as the feedback Ralf Thiesen receives from his colleagues has shown. „It is this combination of service provider and customer viewpoints in particular from which we draw valuable conclusions for our daily work and are able to adjust our service, which represents a great opportunity for every service provider.“ ]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:26:00 +0100 LANXESS is expanding its business relationship with Chemion Logistik http://www.chemion.com/press-room/press-releases/article/lanxess-is-expanding-its-business-relationship-with-chemion-logistik/ LANXESS is extending an existing logistics contract with Chemion: in the next five years the... LANXESS is extending an existing logistics contract with Chemion: in the next five years the service provider will continue to do the on-site transport of high-tech plastics from production at the Krefeld site as well as the storage and removal of the materials for the specialty chemicals company. With the extension of the contract LANXESS is also transferring the operation of a new warehouse as well as an open storage space on site to Chemion. „It is extremely important for us that the on-stock transports of our products undergo a smooth transition to production and that the materials are handled reliably and competently“, according to Detlef Broenen, Manager of Bottling of Semi-Crystalline Products BLAM MF at Lanxess. „Therefore, Chemion’s excellent knowledge of the local conditions in Chempark as well as its experience in dealing with sensitive goods are important criteria for us deciding in favour of continuing and expanding our business relationship.“ The specialty chemicals concern has already been working together with Chemion Logistik for several years now and has commissioned the service provider with carrying out the on-site transport of the plastics at the Krefeld location, including the storage and removal of the materials in general cargo storage. Chemion transports over 100,000 pallets annually between the production buildings and the warehouses and coordinates the storage and removal processes for LANXESS, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Both companies have now agreed by contract to continue their cooperation for further five years. In addition to its current services, Chemion will operate a newly built warehouse as well as an open depot for LANXESS. As semi-crystalline plastics, Polyamide Durethan and Polyester Pocan are mainly used for technical applications; in recent years LANXESS has constantly increased the production of these products. On the one hand, an extension of the existing storage capacities became necessary as a result of this: LANXESS decided to build a new warehouse with capacities totalling around 4,000 pallet spaces, which is located in the direct vicinity of the production plant and the Chemion warehouses at the Krefeld location. As is already the case in its own two warehouses, Chemion also provides additional services along with storage and removal in the LANXESS hall: upon the customer’s request, pallets are rearranged in the warehouse, product samples are taken, goods repalletised and wrapped in foil for the further transport to the customer’s premises. Chemion also takes on the task of the administrative processing of shipping orders and loading the goods on trucks including load securing. On the other hand, the increase in production quantities led to other precautions becoming necessary for the on-site transports, which enable an efficient handling of the excess quantities. The use up to now of rigid trucks with trailers, which bridged the distance between production and warehouses, had been tried and tested for the current transports, however was not ideal for the larger product quantities. In this respect investments were made in automated loading and unloading by means of shuttle technology. Now the products are transported from production to the warehouses by means of a special vehicle. The vehicle comprises a traction machine and a box trailer and can be automatically loaded from the rear. The special vehicle enables the loading and transport processes to become even more efficient. Dirk Braun, account manager for LANXESS at Chemion, is pleased about the trust LANXESS is placing in Chemion with the contract extension and the transfer of additional tasks. „We will do our utmost to support LANXESS with all processes to do with the handling of these high-tech plastics. ]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:04:00 +0100