UNIDO CHEMICAL LEASING PLAN – REDUCING CHEMICAL STOCKPILES
April 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A GROUNDBREAKING business plan of chemical leasing, designed to stop manufacturers over-purchasing potentially dangerous substances, is being promoted in developing and emerging market countries by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). It is working with the Austrian government to introduce the system, which leaves suppliers owning their chemicals, leasing them as a service, rather than selling them as goods. The result is that suppliers have an incentive to deliver exactly the right amount of chemicals, reducing the ...
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