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

Digital marketplaces

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' programs and offerings in 2023. To learn more visit: https://www.womeninchemicals.com/

Women in Chemicals: Empowering women in the chemical industry

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 throughout and I don’t see it changing,” Mark Costa, chairman and CEO of Eastman Chemical, told CW editor Rob Westervelt in the keynote session at Chemical Week's Financial Outlook & Sustainability Forum & Awards last month.

CW forum: Eastman CEO Mark Costa on the path to a circular economy

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 Middle East producers and the near-term outlook. Read CW's latest Middle East coverage at https://chemweek.com/MidEast

Assessing petrochemical prospects in the Middle East

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.

What's on the horizon for M&A

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.  

Sustainability in 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.

Sustainable Leadership

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.

Data Quality and compliance

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.

Arkema on sustainability

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.com.

Europe's gas crisis and chemicals

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.

What's in store for the second half?

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.

Sustainable 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.

First-quarter earnings recap

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 episode is being cross-posted with S&P Global's Commodities Focus podcast. For more Commodities Focus episodes, visit plattslive.com/media/podcasts.

How has the Russia-Ukraine war impacted polymer markets?

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.

Learning about supply chain sustainability

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.

Supply, and workforce, diversification

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.

2022 WPC preview

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.

The specialty chemicals industry gathers again

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

Differences in digital channels

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.

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