Chemical Week

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

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/

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.

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

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.