The View (by: The Chemical Company)

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 143 | June 2026 Episode 143 of The View from Jamestown is our June 2026 edition, features a discussion on recent travel and business meetings, a recap of markets and business as we approach the halfway point of the year, thoughts for the second half of 2026, and a brief World Cup update from Javier Fernandez. Featuri...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 142 | May 2026 Episode 142 of The View from Jamestown is our May 2026 edition, including an update on oil markets and chemical impacts, price updates and trends, featured products including Adipic Acid and Plasticizers, and most importantly - remembering to count our blessings. Also included is a logistics update fro...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 141 | Q2 2026 Update with Kathy Hall Join host Ben Sawicki for our quarterly update with Kathy Hall, and including TCC’s own VP of Business Development Ray Altenburger. Highlights Include: Impacts of Iran War and Conflict Oil, Gas, Benzene, Propylene and raw material price trends What’s Kathy Monitoring? - Q1 Chemica...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 140 | Government Update with the ACD Join host Ben Sawicki for a chat with Brian Callahan, Senior VP of Government Affairs with the Alliance for Chemical Distribution. Topics discussed include the Oil / Iran crisis, tariffs, trade and IEEPA refunds, rail legislation and upcoming changes in government seats. The Allia...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 139 | AFPM 2026 Episode 139 of The View from Jamestown is our 2026 AFPM recap episode! The team recaps conversations around the recent AFPM conference, as well as an update on supply and pricing moving into April 2026. Featuring: President Robb Roach VP Sales & Marketing AJ Petrarca Inside Sales Manager Nicole Iannuc...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 138 | Surfactants with Neil Burns Episode 138 is an in-depth discussion on the global surfactants market with Managing Partner, Board Member and Consultant Neil Burns. Featuring: Neil Burns Neil A Burns LLC https://www.neilaburns.com/ www.thechemco.com Join us in San Antonio: https://thechemco.com/sanantonio Search f...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 137 | February 2026 Episode 137 of The View from Jamestown, our February 2026 edition, includes a compressive update on business thus far in Q1, including how the winter weather is impacting shipments in and around the northeast, and an outlook on demand for the coming months. Featuring: VP Sales & Marketing AJ Petra...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 136 | January 2026 Episode 136 kicks off 2026 with a recap of the recent winter storm and impacts, planning around the upcoming Chinese New Year, and TCC’s Cocktail Party & Meetings in San Antonio. Featured products discussed includes Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA), TOTM Plasticizer, 8-10 TM Plasticizer, TINTM Plasticiz...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 135 | Q1 2026 Update with Kathy Hall Join host Ben Sawicki for our quarterly update with Kathy Hall, and special guest Miguel Cambeiro from OPIS. The group recaps 2025, specifically the last few weeks and months, and a view forward for the early part of 2026. Highlights Include: European rationalization, asset acquis...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 134 | December 2025 Episode 134 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition includes an update on the recent “holiday rush” in business and orders the past few weeks, as well as a deep-dive into logistics trends for year-end and into 2026. Featured products discussed includes Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA), Antimony Trio...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 133 | November 2025 Episode 133 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition is the full TCC team’s update on steady business in November and December, and reasons to be optimistic for Q1 and the new year. Featured products discussed includes Adipic Acid, Ethanol, ATO, TOTM and more! Featuring: TCC President Robb Roach...

The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 132 | Q4 2025 Update with Kathy Hall Join host Ben Sawicki for our quarterly update with Kathy Hall. Ben & Kathy review recent tariff news, OPEC headlines, and demand indicators for Q1, 2026 and beyond. Benzene, Styrene, Ethylene, Propylene and more are in-focus as Ben & Kathy review trends for the end of the year, an...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 131 | October 2025 Episode 131 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition includes a discussion from sales & customer service on planning ahead for year-end, and anticipating January demand. Featuring: VP Sales & Marketing AJ Petrarca Sales & Customer Service Manager Kaitlyn Hagan Customer Service Manager Jill Goldst...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 130 | September 2025 Episode 130 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition features a recap of the recent EPCA conference held in Berlin, Germany. We recap conversations with producing partners and customers operating both within Europe, and globally, as to the business outlook and environment for the end of the yea...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 129 | August 2025 Episode 129 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition features a discussion on “getting back to business”. Tariffs have mostly settled, and businesses are strategizing their supply chains for the end of the year, and looking to 2026. TCC remains focused on our People, not Portals, and getting creat...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 128| July 2025 Episode 128 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition is an update on summertime business, with a mix of vacation time and plant turnarounds as well as emergency orders and an uptick in business in some industries. Featuring: President Robb Roach VP Sales & Marketing AJ Petrarca Inside Sales Manager N...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 127 | Q3 2025 Update with Kathy Hall Join host Ben Sawicki sitting down with quarterly guest Kathy Hall, and TCC’s VP of Business Development Ray Altenburger for an update on tariffs and trade, and forward-looking impacts on oil, gas, Benzene, Propylene and more. Stream all of this and more on Episode 127! Kathy Hall...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 126 | June 2025 Tariffs have been a buzzword for a few months now, and global markets are continuing to understand the various downstream impacts. From overall demand and production, to alternative supply sources, to interest rates and consumer optimism, all seem to be driven by tariff headlines. Featuring: President...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 125 | May 2025 Late spring has started in New England, and what is normally a busy time of year for many raw materials and intermediates has been overshadowed by tariffs and shifts in global trade. Energy costs are lower, imports from Asia have fallen off, and businesses large and small are evaluating what it means f...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 119 | Q1 2025 Update with Kathy Hall Join host Ben Sawicki for a regular quarterly conversation with Kathy Hall, including an update on business to start the year, the averted port strike concerns, and what President Trump has signed into law in the first 24 hours of his presidency. Stream all of this and more on Epi...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 123 | Tariff Update with Diaz Trade Law Tariffs have been dominating the headlines, rightfully so, after Trump’s April 2 announcements. Check in with Ben and the Diaz Trade Law team on what’s the latest, and what it means for you and your business. Highlights: Baseline & Reciprocal Tariffs Key Effective Dates Exempti...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 122 | AFPM 2025 Recap The team is back from AFPM in San Antonio, and “uncertainty” is the buzzword of the day. Stream the TCC team’s feedback on how meetings went, how people and companies are planning for the year ahead, tariffs & port call fees, featured products from the week in San Antonio and how TCC can support...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 121 | February 2025 Episode 121 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition recaps the first ~ thirty days of the new administration in the US, including tariff announcements (and rescindments), global negotiations and updates on trade. - Status of US Tariffs: Mexico, Canada, China and more - Business update to start...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 120 | Methanol Markets with Dave McCaskill Join host Ben Sawicki, along with TCC Sales & Product Manager Cory Mullins and “Mr. Methanol” himself, Dave McCaskill, on a dynamic global market overview of Methanol. The team reviews what’s happening in Methanol, how we’ve gotten to where we are today, and what 2025 and be...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 119 | Q1 2025 Update with Kathy Hall Join host Ben Sawicki for a regular quarterly conversation with Kathy Hall, including an update on business to start the year, the averted port strike concerns, and what President Trump has signed into law in the first 24 hours of his presidency. Stream all of this and more on Epi...