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Podcasting about issues that impact the global chemical industry.
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How are SOEs shaping industry's present and future? (opens the original)
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Chemical Week publisher and S&P Global Energy head of conferences content Rob Westervelt joins the podcast for a discussion of CW's Billion-Dollar Club issue and the 2026 Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC). Rob and podcast host Vincent Valk discuss the competitive pressure created by China's massive state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and how incumbent producers are responding, exemplified by this year's Billion-Dollar Club ranking. Rob also discusses some key takeaways from APPEC.
How can biomanufacturing help secure lithium supply? (opens the original)
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AlkaLi Labs co-founder and CEO, Luis Valencia, and BioMade program director/technology, David Nathan, and program manager, Jonathan Valdez, sit down with Chemical Week specialties editor Sotirios Frantzanas to discuss biomanufacturing developments , including a new biomanufacturing program led by AlkaLi Labs with support from BioMade that is developing a scalable microbial process to extract lithium from oil-field produced water. The Chemical Week podcast is the industry's premier platform for w
What drove higher chemical margins in the second quarter? (opens the original)
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Chemical Week editors Vincent Valk and Sotirios Frantzanas and S&P Global Energy price reporter Nayana Khosla join host Jameson Croteau for a discussion on second quarter chemical earnings. The panel examines how Middle East geopolitical tensions and related supply disruptions temporarily tightened global markets, lifting margins for many North American and European producers even as underlying demand remained weak. Topics include supply-chain shifts, specialty chemicals' resilience, continued w
What's driving the chemical M&A rebound? (opens the original)
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Federico Mennella, managing director and head of chemicals and materials, DC Advisory, joins host Vincent Valk for a discussion on the chemical M&A rebound in 2026. Large deals look to be returning as companies grow more comfortable with volatility and pursue portfolio repositioning, while smaller and midsized transactions remain constrained by financing and valuation gaps. Topics include AI-linked surges, private equity hesitation and which end markets remain the most resilient for deal making.
Can chemical producers turn Middle East volatility into an advantage? (opens the original)
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Paul Kurias, S&P Global Ratings director, lead analyst, corporate ratings, and Danny Krauss, S&P Global Ratings director, join host Vincent Valk for a discussion on the 2026 credit outlook for the chemicals sector. The sector outlook remains mixed as US chemical companies may benefit in the near term from Middle East-related supply disruptions and relative cost advantages, but those same geopolitical pressures could create longer-term risks through inflation, weaker demand and stress in vulnerab
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