Features

• Particularly since the Rio'92 UN Conference, environmental concern and regulatory design have been a constant in the world agenda.
• The book provides a historical background to the chemical industry and regulation and draws comparisons between different countries.
• The book contains a simple vocabulary, graphs and images which will help the reader to easily follow the topic.
• The volume will serve as a guide to every professional who works with regulatory issues, but also company strategists, executives, and research managers, including policy makers.

Summary

This book narrates the history of the chemical industry in conjunction with the emergence of environmental regulations by means of describing the different kinds of regulations that impact the industry. It shows how these different kinds of regulations impact the chemical plant and by consequence the industry chain. The main innovation cycles of this industry through patenting activity in the last century together with the evolution of the chemicals regulation in the EU are also described. It concludes with an explanation of how regulation pushed the emerging chemical industry of the 21st century and how a new family of regulations is emerging. Will be of interest to investors, business developers, policy makers, CSR officers, and related professionals involved in health, safety, and environmental (HSE) regulations and the adaptation of firms to social regulations. Research managers and researchers (engineers, scientists) in the chemical industry will also benefit from the book.