Chemical Week
Podcasting about issues that impact the global chemical industry.
Latest episodes
Apr 22, 2020 • 25min
Digitalization in the time of Covid-19
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.
Apr 1, 2020 • 27min
The Covid-19 pandemic hits 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.
Mar 4, 2020 • 9min
Socma's Jennifer Abril
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.
Feb 5, 2020 • 13min
ChemChina-Sinochem and the future of ag
Sanjiv Rana, editor-in-chief of Agrow, joins the podcast to discuss the ChemChina-Sinochem ag merger and its implications for the agchems industry.
Jan 17, 2020 • 29min
2020 Outlook
In our third annual outlook podcast, CW editors Rob Westervelt and Vincent Valk chat about what's in store for the industry in 2020.
Dec 31, 2019 • 24min
"Dark Waters" and industry's reputation
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.
Dec 19, 2019 • 12min
Moody's on 2020 and credit markets
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.
Nov 26, 2019 • 28min
Innovation at PPG
David Bem, chief technology officer at PPG Industries, joins the podcast to discuss the R&D function at PPG.
Nov 6, 2019 • 15min
Earnings so far
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.
Sep 18, 2019 • 19min
The shaky economy
ACC chief economist Kevin Swift joins the podcast to discuss the mixed signals emanating from a soft economy.
