Chemical Week

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.

CW editors discuss key takeaways from the 2019 IHS Markit World Petrochemical Conference, including sustainability issues, the role of geopolitics in industry, and a shift in the outlook.

Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist at IHS Markit, discusses the global macroeconomic outlook, including the causes of the Chinese slowdown, geopolitical risks, and what could prevent a recession.

CW's Vincent Valk chats with Jim Seward, vice president of sustainability and technology with LyondellBasell, about the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (of which LyondellBasell is a founding member) and the global challenge of fighting plastic waste.