Chemicals supply chain

December 9, 2019

The chemical industry has enjoyed strong and consistent performance over the last decade. The market is now being affected by new challenges, from increased global competition and changing customer requirements to disruptive new technologies while increased demand for sustainability, safety, and efficiency is changing not only the way companies work, but the products they produce.

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Project Logistics Alliance

The Project Logistics Alliance (PLA) was founded on the 20th of December 2016 by industry experts around the globe to address the special demands of project freight forwarding for small and mid-size enterprises. PLA is an independent network specifically designed to form a global network of Project Cargo experts. The Project Logistics Alliance connects the very best people, agents, and companies in the industry in one network. It is our mission to build on the expertise that our members jointly possess, focussing on maintaining high quality service and furthering the unique knowledge required to service the project forwarding industry appropriately. By creating a platform on which solely industry experts can communicate and collaborate, we aim to be the pinnacle towards which the industry aspires

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