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March 15th, 2002 Notes from the Forum Viewpoints from the Field Headline News TrendWatch CMS Forum News Member Focus A publication of the CMS Forum; a project of the Chemical Strategies Partnership Welcome to the CMS Insider! The CMS Forum is pleased to present the inaugural edition of its newsletter, "The CMS Insider". Now entering its third year, the CMS Forum continues to pursue its mission of "growing the awareness and practice of economically and environmentally beneficial chemical management services." The CMS Insider will play a key role in helping us to accomplish this mission. The purpose of the newsletter is to educate a growing audience about chemical management services and provide relevant news and trends that affects the CMS industry. We hope you enjoy and benefit from reading the CMS Insider and we welcome your comments and suggestions for future issues. Warmest Regards, John D. Claussen CMS Forum Director Top 10 Activities to Expand the CMS Market by Tom Bierma and Frank Waterstraat, Illinois State University Chemical Management Services (CMS) is being adopted by more and more companies in a variety of industry sectors. What can be done to accelerate the trend and expand the CMS market "pie" - an objective beneficial to all stakeholders? Tom Bierma and Frank Waterstraat, professors at Illinois State University, suggest a list of the "Top 10 Activities" to expand the CMS pie, along with supporting materials, in their report, Chemical Management: Overcoming Barriers to Diffusion. Read Full Story... GE Specialty Materials to Acquire Water Treatment Services Business of BetzDearborn GE Specialty Materials, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the water treatment services business of BetzDearborn from Hercules Incorporated (NYSE:HPC). More Safety-Kleen Announces Agreement With Clean Harbors for Acquisition of SK Chemical Services Division PR Newswire; Feb 25, 2002 Safety-Kleen Corp. today announced that the Company has reached a definitive agreement with Clean Harbors, Inc. , an industry-leading environmental services provider, to acquire Safety-Kleen's Chemical Services Division. More ChemConnect and GE Operation Services Announce Inventory Management Solution Agreement Business Wire; Feb 11, 2002 ChemConnect(R), the leading online marketplace for chemicals and plastics, and GE Operation Services, a division of General Electric, today announced that together they will provide enhanced Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) inventory tracking and management tools and services for ChemConnect Members. More IT & e-Commerce in 2002 Chemical Week The chemical industry will not be making heavy cuts in IT investment this year, despite mounting pressure to reduce costs and spending in 2002. More CMS Silicon Valley Pilot Project CSP teamed with the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group and the Santa Clara County P2 program to launch a pilot program for Silicon Valley Manufacturers to reduce chemical use and waste in Silicon Valley. More Emerging Technologies Financial Times, Sep 25, 2001 New high throughput research and process technologies emerging in the US promise to change the very nature of chemical manufacturing and could pose a threat to the competitiveness of manufacturers elsewhere. More GM's Road Well-Traveled Green At Work Magazine GM's environmental principles focus on products, plants and partnerships. What do these elements entail? Is one more important than another? To GM's top environmental execs Harry Pearce and Dennis Minano, actions speak louder than words. It is why they eagerly encourage comparison of GM's environmental programs with those of their competitors. More An Organizational Guide To Pollution Prevention U.S. Office of Pollution Prevention Presented by the U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development, this report provides tools and information to help start or evaluate pollution-prevention programs. More Tools from the Pacific NW Pollution Prevention Center (PPRC)... Greening Supply Chains PPRC; Dec. 2002 You'll find solid background information, practical suggestions on implementing the techniques, information about who else is already implementing these practices, and loads of links. More Growing Number of MBA Programs Back Sustainability World Resources Institute Eighty-two MBA Programs worldwide include social and environmental topics in their curricula, but far greater integration of these issues is needed according to a new report. More CMS Forum Workshop 3/12/02 CSP, the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (SVMG), and the Santa Clara County P2 Program are hosting a CMS Workshop on March 12, 2002 at Philips Silicon Valley Center in Sunnyvale, CA. More CMS Forum Welcomes the Following New Members: Air Products and Chemicals Delta Air Lines DaimlerChrysler Corporation General Motors Corporation Henkel Corporation Raytheon Company Seagate Technology CMS Forum The mission of the CMS Forum is to grow the awareness and practice of economically and environmentally beneficial chemical management services." The Chemical Management Services (CMS) Forum, a member-based non-profit program, was launched in January 2000 by the Chemical Strategies Partnership (www.chemicalstrategies.org) and a group of three current CMS Forum members. The founding members believed that a collective effort is necessary to grow the market for CMS, to the benefit of all stakeholders. In the past two years the CMS Forum has grown to include 17 members from the CMS provider, manufacturing customer, and academic communities. The primary goals of the CMS Forum are to: Increase the market demand for chemical management services Document and promote the economic and environmental benefits of CMS Standardize CMS definitions to foster market development Provide a forum for CMS providers, their Tier II suppliers, and customers to access information, research, and networking opportunities CMS Forum staff work closely with members to establish priority activities and specific initiatives each year. In 2002, the CMS Forum will continue working to grow the CMS industry and make CMS a best practice in chemical management worldwide. Priority activities include an increasingly targeted communication campaign focused on key business and industry audiences, the convening of three regional and industry specific workshops, promoting the benefits of CMS to attract new members and help produce a more receptive customer base, and launching initiatives in both Asia and Europe. We welcome your interest and participation! For more information on the CMS Forum, or to become a member, visit the CMS Forum website. Founding Members Ashland Chemical Haas Corporation URS Corporation/Radian International Members Air Products and Chemicals Baker Petrolite Chemical Strategies Partnership DaimlerChrysler Corporation Delta Air Lines Dow Corning Corporation General Motors Corporation Henkel Corporation Illinois State University Raytheon Company Rockwood Electronic Materials Seagate Technology Shell Fluid and Facilities Management University of California CMS Workshops In 2002, CSP will convene three different CMS workshops: March 12, 2002 Philips Silicon Valley Center, Sunnyvale, CA July 2002 Singapore October 2002 Chicago, IL 2002 Event Highlights CMS Forum members and the Chemical Strategies Partnership participate in several conferences each year as a speaker or attendees. Some of the conferences CMS Forum members or CSP plan to speak at this year include: Globe 2002: International Trade Fair and Conference on Business and the Environment March 13-15, 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia Semiconductor Environmental Safety & Health Association (SESHA): 24th Annual Symposium and Exhibition April 2-5, 2002 Palm Springs, CA National Pollution Prevention Roundtable: Blazing the Trail to Sustainability April 2-5, 2002 Portland, OR Confidence in Chemicals and the Toxic Debate April 16-17, 2002 London, UK Surface Technology Association April 18, 2002 Fremont CA Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Management Systems June 3-4, 2002 Orlando, Florida Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology June 9-14, 2002 New Hampshire Entech: Environmental Mgmt. and Technology Conference and Exhibition June 11-13, 2002 Atlantic City, NJ Semicon West July 17-24, 2002 San Francisco and San Jose, CA Click here to unsubscribe | Copyright (c) 2002, CMS Forum, all rights reserved CMS Forum, 423 Washington St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 421.3405; Fax: (415) 421-3304; Email: newsletter@cmsforum.org