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

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

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

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?

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

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

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?

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

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