Chemical Week

Chemical Week 's latest podcast is a collaboration with Platts Commodity Focus on the state of petrochemical markets. Kristen Hays, global market lead for polymers at S&P Global Commodity Insights, joins CW editor Rob Westervelt and CW markets editor Clay Boswell to assess the impacts of an economic slowdown, fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war, supply chain challenges, and volatile energy costs o...

Knowde founder and CEO Ali Amin-Javaheri joins CW editor Rob Westervelt to discuss how digital marketplaces are gaining traction in the chemical sector, overcoming the barriers and reluctance on digital adoption from suppliers and buyers, Knowde's progress, and how venture capital views the chemical sector. Knowde's marketplace is online at www.knowde.com

Women in Chemicals co-founders Amelia Greene, of Wego Chemical Group, and Kylie Wittl, of 3M return to the podcast to talk about the mission and growth of Women in Chemicals, a network and community of females working in the chemical industry. The conversation also addresses how networking, mentorship, and learning programs work for women in the industry and what's ahead for Women in Chemicals' pr...

Despite recent years being marked with the pandemic, trade wars, a supply chain crisis, and a possible manufacturing recession, the industry's commitment to creating a circular economy has begun to solidify—albeit with the usual suspects of challenges in policy alignment and feedstock security. "We've dealt with a lot of chaos, but the momentum in seriousness around sustainability has been present...

Chemical Week markets editor Mark Thomas assesses the outlook and key strategic issues impacting petrochemical makers in the Middle East in a discussion with CW editor Rob Westervelt. The discussion follows the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association annual meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier this month. Topics include crude-oil-to-chemicals investment, impacts of energy transition on Mi...

Chemweek's editor-in-chief Rob Westervelt sits down with senior editor Vincent Valk to discuss M&A outlook for the rest of 2022 and beyond as the economy heads into a tougher environment.

Robert McRae, vice president of transportation at Univar, and Liam McCarroll, global director of sustainability at Univar, join the podcast to discuss sustainability in chemical transportation.  

Clarke Murphy, partner and former CEO of executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, joins the podcast to discuss his book Sustainable Leadership and the importance of developing executives, board effectiveness, and the nature of leadership as companies navigate the challenges around sustainability.

Jackie Velazquez, director of environmental compliance at software firm Encamp, joins the podcast to discuss the the importance of data quality in environmental, health and safety (EH&S) compliance for chemical makers.

Tony O'Donovan, regional head of Arkema in North America, joins the podcast to discuss the company's sustainability initiatives, including deals to buy clean electricity and a push to reduce Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.

Chemical Week executive editor Ian Young joins the podcast to discuss the impact of the natural gas crisis in Europe on the chemical industry, with a particular eye towards BASF. This episode was recorded on 1 August. Since then, Covestro, another major German chemicals producer, has flagged gas supply risks in its second-half outlook. For current updates on this evolving situation, visit chemweek...

Martha Moore, chief economist at the American Chemistry Council, joins the podcast to discuss the group's Mid-Year Situation and Outlook and what's in store for the second-half of 2022.

Girish Malhotra, industry veteran and president of consulting firm EPCOT International, joins the podcast to discuss challenges in sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions reduction in active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing.

Chemical Week editor-in-chief Rob Westervelt joins the podcast to discuss an unusual first-quarter earnings season, and what it could mean for the year ahead.

In this special episode of Chemical Week's podcast, Luke Milner, managing editor of the EMEA olefins and polymers team at S&P Global Commodity Insights, discusses the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on European polymer markets, with CW senior editor Vincent Valk. Topics include whether buyers in Europe are avoiding Russian material and the impact of the recent reduction in demand. This epis...

Henkel's Astrid Bosten joins the podcast to discuss Together for Sustainability (TfS), an industry initiative to help drive sustainability through the chemicals supply chain, and TfS' learning platform, TfS Academy.

Megan Gluth-Bohan, CEO and owner of distributor TRI International, joins the podcast to discuss supply diversification efforts in the industry and her thoughts on gender diversity in the industry's workforce. This episode is sponsored by TRI International.

Chem Week editor-in-chief Rob Westervelt joins the podcast to discuss key themes for this year's World Petrochemical Conference (WPC), which will be held in Houston from March 22 to 25.

Jennifer Abril, president and CEO of specialty and fine chemicals trade group SOCMA, joins the podcast to discuss supply chain bottlenecks, demand outlook, and other key issues impacting specialties producers this year. This episode was recorded live at SOCMA's 2022 specialty and custom chemicals show in Forth Worth, Texas.

Jay Bhatia, founder and CEO of Agilis Chemicals, joins the podcast to discuss differing attitudes and methods towards digital commerce in the industry.

CW editor-in-chief Rob Westervelt joins the podcast to discuss the 2022 chemical industry outlook, including the demand outlook, supply chain issues, and the industry's decarbonization efforts.

Emilio Tenuta, chief sustainability officer at Ecolab, and Todd Reeve, CEO about Bonneville Environmental Foundation, join the podcast to discuss joint initiatives addressing water scarcity in the western US, as well as the importance of collaboration.

Honeywell's Mukesh Kumar and Rahul Chillar join the podcast to discuss the company's Asset Performance Management (APM) system, how it interacts with workers, and why APM is important for chemical businesses. This episode is sponsored by Honeywell. To learn more about APM, register for our webinar on 14 December by clicking here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3530231/8D02D1F78D95B0DEBB77398F7405059...

Joshua Baca, vice president of plastics at the American Chemistry Council, joins the podcast in to discuss the group's plan to accelerate a circular economy for plastics. This episode is sponsored by the American Chemistry Council.

Former ACC chief economist Kevin Swift joins the podcast to discuss his decades-long career covering the industry from an economist's perspective. This episode was recorded in late September.