The View (by: The Chemical Company)

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 118 | January 2025 Episode 118 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition kicks off the new year in style. The team reviews topics from the new administration coming into effect, to tariff changes and worldwide trade, to trends in logistics and an update from TCC’s own Jill Goldstein on customer service and order flo...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 117 | December 2024 Episode 117 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition has the full TCC team putting a bow on the 2024 year, and previewing what’s to come in 2025. Including a recap of the recent Vinyl Compounders Conference and overall regulatory and economic trends for Q1, listen to Robb, Javier and the team gi...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 116 | November 2024 Episode 116 of The View from Jamestown Podcast Edition introduces TCC VP of Operations Kerri McNamara to the podcast! The team recaps the recent APLA conference down in Colombia, as well as fallout and impacts of the election results in the chemical markets. - Introducing Kerri McNamara, TCC VP of...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 115 | Chemicals Update with Kathy Hall & Pablo Giorgi Join host Ben Sawicki with our recurring quarterly guests from Chemical Marketing Analytics Kathy Hall & Pablo Giorgi. On episode 115 of The View from Jamestown, we review impacts of the election results just a few days post-decision, and what potential impacts th...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 114 | October 2024 Episode 114 of The View from Jamestown has the guys back from the annual EPCA conference in Berlin, Germany. Listen to TCC President Robb Roach’s thoughts on the general mood at EPCA, feedback about the European markets and outlook for 2025. - EPCA Feedback - European chemical outlook for Q4 and 20...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 113 | September 2024 Listen to Episode 113 of The View from Jamestown as the team reacts to the FED’s decision to lower rates by 0.5%. In other news, a pending port strike tentatively effective Oct 1 has shippers scrambling to understand timelines and impacts of shuttered ports, even for a matter of days. - US Fed cu...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 112 | August 2024 The time has come for the Fed’s target rates to begin lowering in the US, which is slated to have impacts from housing demand to automobile sales to business investment and everything in between. Cory Mullins joins the podcast to review key changes in markets including Methanol and MEA, and Javier u...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 111 | July 2024 The chemical world, and global supply chain in general continue to monitor and evaluate similar global trends – Rising ocean freight rates and tightening availability, a diversifying political picture in the US, and welcomed rainfall helping production and logistics pinch points throughout Latin Ameri...

Join host Ben Sawicki for a regular quarterly conversation with Kathy Hall, including an update on oil, gas, Benzene and Propylene, the current U.S. Geopolitical situation, and other impending factors including ocean freight, and a quick start to hurricane season. Stream all of this and more on Episode 110! Kathy Hall: Executive Director Product Management, Global Petrochemicals Petrochem Wire kha...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 109 | June 2024 Summertime is here in New England, and business has remained steady through the beginning of the year. The team is closely monitoring Asian impacts on business for North & South America, as ocean freight rates, geopolitics and varying tariffs are impacting pricing, availability and supply for Q3. - As...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 108 | May 2024 The busy spring travel season comes to a close with the American Coatings Show & NPE officially behind the team. Stream Episode 108 of The View from Jamestown to recap the American Coatings Show and NPE, as well as an update on business in general midway through Q2. In addition, stay tuned for the seco...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 107 | Q2 2024 Projections with Kathy Hall & Pablo Giorgi Join host Ben Sawicki for a regular quarterly conversation with Kathy Hall, and for the first time Pablo Giorgi, for a recap of Q1 and outlook to Q2 indices including oil, gas, Benzene, Propylene and more. Benzene and Propylene have steadily increased to begin...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 106 | April 2024 The team is back from the AFPM IPC in San Antonio, and ready to recap the week and its' meetings. With supply issues driving price changes and availability, TCC's global sourcing capabilities was in full focus as the market scrambles to secure supply for Q2. Global freight and logistics will continue...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 105 | March 2024 Supply disruptions are leading the conversation this month with raw material tightness and price increase letters industry wide. A flow of FM letters over the past two weeks has had many users of all sizes scrambling to secure supply as we head into Q2. Coupled with ongoing ocean freight delays and c...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 104 | Olefins & Global Markets with Steve Lewandowski Join Host Ben Sawicki for a discussion with Steve Lewandowski. Steve is the VP of Global Olefins for Chemical Marketing Analytics by OPIS, a Dow Jones Company. Ben & Steve chat all things olefins and global markets, including global overcapacity, how the Americas...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 103 | February 2024 All eyes are on ocean freight and global logistics for Episode 103, the February 2024 Edition of The View from Jamestown. Bot the red sea and Panama canal, as well as other worldwide factors are causing bottlenecks across the world. Producers can’t get raw materials in, or finished goods out, in a...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 102 | January 2024 Episode 102 kicks off 2024, and it’s been a fast start to January. The TCC team reviews an uptick in business to start the year after an early “soft opening”, optimism for the year, and getting back to some old school selling tactics with travel and building relationships. - Ocean shipments a major...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 101 | 2023 Recap and Q1 Projections with Kathy Hall Join Host Ben Sawicki for a discussion with Kathy Hall of Petrochem Wire / Opis for a recap of 2023, specifically the end of the year ending on a relatively stable note. Kathy’s projections are much of the same to start 2024, with some stability on raw material pric...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 100 | December 2023 Welcome to Episode 100 of The View from Jamestown! On Episode 100, we reminisce a bit about the last 99 episodes of The View. We revisit the stock market, energy prices and demand from early 2023 until today, as well as our forecasts for Q1 and all of 2024 for both product sales, and the logistics...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 099 | November 2023 On Episode 099, the team recaps AJ & Javier’s travel in Latin America this past week for customer meetings and the APLA, and review various global trends including freight, logistics, supply issues, price increases and more. - APLA 2023 Recap with Javi & AJ - Oil Prices Off 15% - Plasticizer Incre...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 098 | October 2023 The TCC team is back from recent travel including VinylTec, the EPCA in Vienna and customer visits. Tune in for an update on the sentiment in the market, feedback about the year, and early thoughts about 2024. - Recap of VinylTec, EPCA and recent travel - Slow Hurricane Season to start - Q3 Financi...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 097 | Q4 2023 Preview with Kathy Hall Join Host Ben Sawicki for a discussion with Kathy Hall of Petrochem Wire / Opis for a recap of the third quarter, and Kathy’s projections for the end of the year and into early 2024. With uncertainty looming regarding oil prices, energy cost fluctuations, and demand for 2024, sta...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 096 | September 2023 Summer is coming to a close, and all of the typical Q4 concerns, and then some, are coming to light, including: - Hurricane Season across the eastern US - Monitoring Year End Inventories & Costs - “Seeding The Market” with samples, new and improved products, new supply positions - Great time to t...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 095 | A Conversation with Cory Mullins Episode 095 is a conversation with TCC Sales & Product Manager Cory Mullins. Cory, based in Texas, manages a basket of products for TCC, and our discussion includes a conversation about Methanol, n-Butanol, MEA, and other additives. In addition, listen to a Q&A with Cory about t...

“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast Hosted by The Chemical Company Episode 094 | August 2023 August has brought about supply chain tightness, plant outages, freight capacity outages (15%!), and demand on the rise. Stream Episode 094 today to learn more. - Pricing is trending up - Section 301 China Tariffs Expected to Expire September 30th - Destocking is over - Yellow LTL Bankruptcy removin...