Chemical Week

Leon de Bruyn, CEO of Lummus Technology, and Debdas Sen, CEO of TCG Digital, join the podcast to discuss their new joint venture, Lummus Digital. They also discuss some of the challenges faced by chemical companies in digitalization, and the practical meaning of some digital-adjacent buzzwords.

In this sponsored episode, UBQ Materials' Sophie Tuviahu and Mainetti's Jeffrey Hsu join the podcast to discuss a partnership that's turning household waste into useful everyday products. This episode is sponsored by UBQ Materials, a start-up that has found a way to transform unsorted household waste into a bio-based thermoplastic. To learn more, visit www.ubqmaterials.com.

Dirk Elvermann, president/corporate finance at BASF, joins the podcast to discuss the company's green bond issue this past spring, a first for the industry.

Christophe Cabarry, CEO of SpecialChem, joins the podcast to discuss digitalization's promise and pitfalls for the chemical distribution sector.

Aida Jebens, Associate Director/Specialty Chemicals Insights at IHS Markit joins the podcast to discuss the latest Overview of the Specialty Chemicals Industry report. Key topics include the growth outlook for specialty chemicals, the impact of COVID-19, and which market sectors have the best prospects. To learn more about the report, visit: https://ihsmarkit.com/products/specialty-chemicals-updat...

Christophe Schilling, CEO and co-founder of biochems firm Genomatica, joins the podcast to discuss the results of the company's recent survey on public attitudes towards sustainability in the US. Key findings include that the public, especially younger generations, considers sustainability important even in the midst of a global pandemic.

PPG's Rebecca Liebert and Peter Votruba-Drzal joint the podcast to discuss the company's initiatives in coatings for electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles.

Joe Lupia, head of technology and product stewardship at Elementis, joins the podcast to discuss how the company engaging with customers and employees in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

CW editors Rob Westervelt and Vincent Valk chat about the recently-concluded earnings season, with an eye towards the uncertain outlook for the second half of 2020.

Azelis Americas CEO Frank Bergonzi joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion about his career, the company's rapid growth, and what Covid-19 means for chemicals distribution.

Manish Chawla, global managing director/energy and natural resources at IBM, joins CW's Rob Westervelt to discuss the industry's progress in digitalization, and what the Covid-19 pandemic means for the future of digital tools in industry.

CW editors Rob Westervelt and Vincent Valk chat about what we've seen so far from the chemical industry's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and what could happen going forward.

Socma president Jennifer Abril joins the podcast to discuss her career and the progression of women in the specialty chemicals industry. Live from Specialty & Custom Chemicals America in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sanjiv Rana, editor-in-chief of Agrow, joins the podcast to discuss the ChemChina-Sinochem ag merger and its implications for the agchems industry.

In our third annual outlook podcast, CW editors Rob Westervelt and Vincent Valk chat about what's in store for the industry in 2020.

In CW's first-ever movie review podcast, Rob Westervelt and Vincent Valk chat about the recent film "Dark Waters," which takes an often-scathing look at one of the largest environmental cases in the industry's history.

John Rogers, senior vice president at Moody's Investors Service, joins the podcast to discuss Moody's view on chemicals and credit markets in 2020.

David Bem, chief technology officer at PPG Industries, joins the podcast to discuss the R&D function at PPG.

CW editors Rob Westervelt and Vincent Valk sit down to discuss third-quarter 2019 earnings so far, with a focus on the softening economy and the 2020 outlook.

ACC chief economist Kevin Swift joins the podcast to discuss the mixed signals emanating from a soft economy.

CW editor-in-chief Rob Westervelt joins the podcast to discuss the 2019 Billion-Dollar Club and the future of the industry's leaderboard.

Nell Agate Tsui and Luke Bednarksi from the Global Battery Materials team at IHS Markit discuss the important role lithium plays in the electric vehicle market, supply-demand dynamics, and technology developments, with CW's Vincent Valk.

Socma's Robert Helminiak and Matt Moedritzer join the podcast to discuss the latest developments in the escalating trade spat between the US and China.

Damien Perriman, senior vice president/specialty chemicals at Genomatica, discusses the company's technology, and the role of biochemicals within the circular economy and the specialty chemicals industry.

IHS Markit VP Lyn Tattum and CW's Ian Young discuss first-quarter earnings, with a focus on Europe. Both Chemical Week and IHS Markit's Company Strategies and Performance provide in-depth coverage of quarterly earnings trends.