WITHOUT LOGISTICS: CHEMICALS EDITION
When logistics fails in chemicals, it doesn’t just delay delivery. It can disrupt entire industries. This report explores how chemical supply chains are adapting to risk, complexity and rising customer expectations.
WHEN LOGISTICS WORKS, THE WORLD WORKS
The chemicals sector is under sustained pressure, from shifting trade flows and regulatory change to climate shocks and rising ESG expectations. Disruption is now routine, not rare, and reliability has become critical to performance.
Without Logistics: Chemicals Edition reveals how chemical cargo owners are responding. The report explores how disruption is affecting reliability and resilience, and where investment in visibility, digitisation and supplier management is starting to shift the baseline.
WHEN EVERY SHIPMENT MATTERS
Chemical supply chains face more than 17,500 disruptions a year. The average incident costs US$700,000, with sector-wide losses now above US$12 billion.
More than half of cargo owners lose over a month of operational time in a disrupted year. For time-sensitive and hazardous shipments, the impact goes beyond cost. Delays raise safety risk, strain compliance, and damage reputation.
KEY STATISTICS REVEALED
Our research shows how disruption is reshaping performance and perception across the chemicals sector.
INSIDE THE REPORT
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THE RESILIENCE ASSUMPTION
Most cargo owners describe their operations as agile and resilient. But the data shows long recovery times, supplier challenges and widespread escalation to executive level. Confidence is high, but risk exposure remains.
WHEN DISRUPTION REACHES THE LAB
Delays in chemicals supply chains affect more than delivery. They raise safety concerns, increase compliance risk and can damage customer relationships. Disruption is now both operational and reputational.
DESIGNING FOR PREDICTABILITY
Leading companies are investing in visibility, forecasting and risk planning. These tools are helping them reduce delays, improve resilience and respond faster in a complex, highly regulated environment.
IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT LOGISTICS
The Without Logistics series explores the hidden value unlocked by logistics across sectors, from resilience to reputation, performance to profitability.
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