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Then let us introduce ourselves.

ChemAdvice is a team of experienced senior management consultants from the chemical industry who find well-founded, industry-specific solutions for your company.

We provide you with clear statements and reality-tested strategies from proven industry experts who know your challenges from their own professional experience.

With our advice, we focus on the chemical industry, life sciences and related industries. We also assist investors and companies in these sectors in Merger & Acquisition processes (M&A).

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„ChemAdvice wurde vor über 20 Jahren gegründet, um die Herausforderungen der Zukunft mit unseren Kunden der Chemieindustrie und Life Sciences zu lösen. Viele fühlen sich dazu berufen, wir haben die Expertise, Erfahrung und die Methoden, um auch zu liefern“
Dr. Volker Schlüter, Managing Partner ChemAdvice

Dr. Volker Schlüter

Managing Partner ChemAdvice

Our services

This is how we help our clients in the chemical and life science industries:

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Strategy

We develop tailor-made strategies for companies that face up to the challenges of dynamic markets. Our expertise enables you to create new future prospects in a changing environment.

Operations

We help you to systematically identify, analyze and effectively implement risks and opportunities in order to fully exploit your operational potential.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Our detailed analysis of the positioning and future viability of companies or business units helps you to make a well-founded assessment of the strategic opportunities and risks of M&A projects and to make well-informed decisions.

The team

Experts with experience — your competitive advantage

Dr. Volker Schlüter

Dr. Volker Schlüter

Managing Partner

Specialty Chemicals, Operations

Bayer, TriPlan, Arthur D. Little

Dr. Arthur Steinmetz

Dr. Arthur Steinmetz

Managing Partner

Food ingredients

Nutrinova, Celanese, Hoechst

Dr. Lutz Krafft

Dr. Lutz Krafft

Equity Partner

Agro- & Biosciences

Bayer, AgrEvo

Dr. Wolfgang Ebertz

Dr. Wolfgang Ebertz

Equity Partner

Manufacturing & SHE

Clariant, Hoechst

Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Partner

Resins & Intermediates

Bakelite, Witco, Schering

Dr. Jan Verdenhalven

Dr. Jan Verdenhalven

Senior Advisor

Carbon & Composites

Dolan, SGL, Hoechst, McKinsey

Dr. Joachim Hackenbruch

Dr. Joachim Hackenbruch

Senior Advisor

Specialty & Fine Chemicals

WeylChem, Clariant, Hoechst

Dr. Andreas Lotz

Dr. Andreas Lotz

Senior Advisor

Food Ingredients

Nutrinova, Celanese, Hoechst

Hans Chen

Hans Chen

Chief Representative China

Dr. Kai Pflug

Dr. Kai Pflug

Senior Advisor China

Dentsply, DeTrey

Stratley, Arthur D. Little

With our industry-experienced experts, ChemAdvice has been offering management consulting with a clear industry focus since 2003. Our company is based in Wiesbaden, Germany in the Rhine-Main area.

We differ significantly from traditional consultancies:

The unique ChemAdvice approach combines the methodical expertise of senior consultants with the international industrial and management experience of our senior advisors.

With this proven concept, ChemAdvice offers a unique consulting service. Our consultants know your challenges, are immediately on topic and are trustworthy sparring partners on equal level.

All partners and senior advisors have decades of management experience from the chemical industry and life sciences. Another special feature is our expertise in China. Some of our colleagues live and work in China and offer direct insights into the Chinese market.

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Awarded for seven years in a row as "best consultant"

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Your benefits

ChemAdvice helps you to reposition your company.

Chemical and life science companies are 
acutely challenged.

Climate change and increasing sustainability requirements are questioning established chemical value chains. Global inequalities and geopolitical conflicts threaten globalization and make access to markets and raw materials difficult. Volatile prices and rising costs for energy and raw materials are aggravating the situation. New competitors from growth regions are putting established companies under pressure, while increasing regulatory requirements in Europe are further restricting room for manoeuvre.

ChemAdvice provides solutions.

  • Analysis of your company's initial strategic situation
  • Creating transparency in changing markets or with regard to disruptive technologies
  • Development of corporate and business strategies as well as sustainability or ESG strategies
  • Performance improvement and operational 
excellence programs
  • Change management to implement concepts 
into practice
  • Industry experience in your M&A projects

Our extensive chemical industry, concept development and sustainability expertise makes the difference.

These are your benefits:

  1. Transparency about changing market and competition requirements
  2. Clarity about risks that pose a risk to business
  3. Identification of urgent need for action
  4. Definition of a clear corporate or business strategy with unique selling points
  5. Align your business for the future
  6. Sustainable implementation ensures competitive success
  7. Convincing for investors, employees and the public

Together with us, you will overcome current challenges and create sustainable benefits for the future.

News

Aktuelle Themen und Publikationen

Whitepaper: 3 Fehler im operativen Wandel

Whitepaper: 3 Fehler im operativen Wandel

Die deutsche Chemieindustrie steht unter massivem Druck: steigende Energiepreise, regulatorische Hürden, geopolitische Risiken und wachsender Wettbewerbsdruck aus Asien zwingen Unternehmen zum Handeln. Dieses Whitepaper zeigt, wie Sie mit gezielten operativen Maßnahmen nicht nur bestehen, sondern gestärkt aus dem Wandel hervorgehen.

Whitepaper: Chancen für Chemieunternehmen in disruptiven Zeiten

Whitepaper: Chancen für Chemieunternehmen in disruptiven Zeiten

Erfahren Sie in unserem Whitepaper, wie Sie als Chemieunternehmen den Wandel erfolgreich meistern.

Opportunities for Biobased Specialty Chemicals

Opportunities for Biobased Specialty Chemicals

In this article, you’ll learn how the chemical industry is responding to rising sustainability demands by tapping into the potential of bio-based specialty chemicals. As fossil resources contribute significantly to CO₂ emissions, bio-based materials are seen as a solution to reduce emissions and meet growing sustainability requirements. Bio-based chemicals are increasingly used in consumer goods and specialized materials that impact health and the environment directly. The article highlights how chemical companies can benefit from bio-based alternatives that improve both performance and sustainability.

De-risking or Doubling Down?

De-risking or Doubling Down?

In this article, you’ll learn about the strategic challenges German chemical companies face in China. Amid increasing geopolitical tensions, there’s debate over whether deeper investment in China or targeted "de-risking" is the wiser path. While BASF, Merck, and other firms continue to tap into China's growth potential, they’re also exploring risk-mitigation strategies, such as local production specifically for the Chinese market ("In China for China"). In extreme cases, divesting Chinese operations could be considered. The article highlights the balance between opportunities and risks in China’s dynamic market.

Karin Thomann

Karin Thomann

Your initial contact

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