Chemical Week

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.

Isabelle Gubelmann-Bonneau, senior vice president and circular economy head at Solvay, chats with CW about the circular economy in specialty chemicals and Solvay's initiatives in that area.

Brendan Allgood, chief technology officer of AI-driven drug discovery firm Numerate, chats with CW's Vincent Valk about AI's role in pharma and pharma ingredients, including how AI can complement chemistry and what AI can't do. Live from CPhI North America in Chicago.

Stefan Schlag of IHS Markit chats with CW about the outlook for battery materials, including lithium supply ramp-ups, issues with cobalt supply, and confidence in aggressive demand growth forecasts for lithium-ion batteries.

Equate Petrochemical CEO Ramesh Ramachandran talks with CW about the company's growth and investment plans, as well as its' outlook for the coming year. Live from the 2019 World Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

ACC president Cal Dooley chats with CW about the industry's sustainability efforts and regulatory priorities for 2019. Live from the World Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Sasol's Steve Cornell chats with CW about the ramp-up of the company's massive petchems project at Lake Charles, Louisiana, and whether market sentiment has stabilized in early 2019. Live from the 2019 World Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

IHS Markit's Kurt Barrow chats with CW about the outlook for petrochemical feedstocks, and other refining-related topics. Live from the 2019 World Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

IHS Markit VP Roger Green chats with CW about China's outbound acquisition efforts, a key part of the country's downstream push. Live from the 2019 World Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell, chats with CW about the outlook for petrochemicals and the company's sustainability and plastics waste efforts. Live from the 2019 World Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio.