Collaboration
EVONIK INDUSTRIES
Collaboration
Between Evonik & Alibaba
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212 augmented and virtual reality to conduct interactions with our customers remotely providing expertise on products and applications .”
In order to drive the company ’ s digital transformation , Hahn explains that as part of his role as CDO , he is tasked with looking into opportunities for partnerships within the industry and cross industries . “ We have a couple of partnerships with large technology companies as well as smaller companies and startups . When we started our transformation journey , I asked myself : where do trends come from and where are they being driven forth ? Which led me to Alibaba and IBM , for example . Partnerships in my view are really essential in order to develop innovative business model components , driving collaboration and learning from others .”
Expanding on the impact of COVID-19 , Hahn reflects that “ in comparison to other sectors the chemical industry is doing relatively well . I believe that the reason for this is that the industry is still generating output . At Evonik Industries we are
DECEMBER 2020