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Chemicals

Where the Chemical Squeeze Goes Next.

Published Jul 5, 2026

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Highlights at a glance

A sector-focused whitepaper on Europe's chemical downturn, the services-spend blind spot and how automation changes procurement's role.

  • Why Europe's chemical industry is facing a structural downturn, not just a rough year
  • The €100B+ blind spot: why services spend is the least-managed line on the balance sheet
  • How automation is reshaping procurement and where the real value is shifting
  • What the data says about AI adoption and cross-functional collaboration gaps
  • Why "just add coverage to your existing system" doesn't hold up and what actually works
  • A clear answer to the question every procurement leader is now asking: what is procurement for?

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Author’s intro

I am Gregory, Co-Founder of apadua, a ProcureTech company based in Cologne, Germany. apadua's platform helps enterprises and fast-scaling businesses source complex services through collaborative workflows and embedded AI agents.

Yours Gregory N. Vider, Co-founder of apadua

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