The focus of Technology Watch is to continually gather and analyse strategic information about technology and trends in technology. By locating and disseminating the information that is considered relevant we provide a powerful tool to aid decision-making. Technology Watch falls into the broader category of 'Competitive Intelligence', which also covers strategic information about markets, products, competitors, legislation, etc.

For  most businesses having strategic information on a global scale is a key element in obtaining and maintaining an advantage over their competitors. The ultimate goal of Technology Watch is to help the companies make strategic decisions and thus improve competitiveness and innovative capacity.

Supported by an expert team and covering a variety of fields and technologies relevant for Plastics Value Chain companies, there is a wide range of selective information options:

• News references: Specific news items of interest to the user
• Technological reports: Experts on specific technologies can give further details on customer's request 
• Customised dossier: News items about the sectors and technologies relevant to that user (with topics selected at registration), and access to full text of reports published on the Web site
• Enquiries: To be used if specific information  (e.g. on technology, patents, quality) is needed over the course of a company's development activity
• Alerts: Customised, regular strategic information relevant to the user's activity
  
  Contents of this sections will be charged under a pay-per­-use basis.