Chemical Week

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.

CW's Vincent Valk talks to Kathy Shelton, chief technology officer at FMC, about her career and how the R&D process works at FMC.

CW editors Vincent Valk and Rob Westervelt chat about the industry's outlook for 2019. Political and economic uncertainty, slowing growth in China, and plastics waste are expected to be key themes in a year that already looks set for turmoil.

CW's Vincent Valk chats with Mike Sison of KeyBanc about a volatile year on Wall Street and what it means for chemical-industry equities in 2019.

CW's Vincent Valk chats with Keith Arnold, CEO of MFG Chemical, and Paul Turgeon, board member at MFG, about succession planning and the challenges of growing a small business.

CW editors Rob Westervelt and Vincent Valk chat about the outlook for third-quarter earnings amid raw-material cost inflation and a recent stock-market swoon.

Chem Week's Vincent Valk chats with Eric Linak, director for coatings and resins at IHS Markit Chemical, about a shortage in epichlorohydrin (EPI) and its' impact on epoxy markets.

Chemical Week's Vincent Valk discusses tariffs, China, and the potential impact of a trade war with Robert Helminiak,vice president of legal and government relations with specialty chemicals association SOCMA.

CW's Vincent Valk discusses a white-hot chemicals M&A market with Roger Green of IHS Markit.

CW Senior Editor Vincent Valk chats with Kevin Swift, chief economist at the American Chemistry Council, about the group's mid-year situation and outlook.

CW Senior Editor Vincent Valk chats with Peter Nieuwenhuizen, chief technology officer at AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, about the company's Imagine Chemistry challenge and open innovation in the chemical industry. Live from the Imagine Chemistry 2018 finals in Gothenburg, Sweden.

CW editor-in-chief Rob Westervelt chats with Frank Bergonzi, president of Azelis Americas, about the company's growth strategy, consolidation, and why suppliers are pushing more business to chemicals distribution.

CW Editor-in-Chief Rob Westervelt interviews Jim Fitterling, COO of DowDuPont's materials science division and future CEO of Dow Chemical. Live from the 2018 World Petrochemical Conference in Houston.

CW Senior Editor Vincent Valk chats with IHS Markit Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh about the global economy, live from the World Petrochemical Conference in Houston.

CW Senior Editor Vincent Valk chats with SpecialChem founder and CEO Christophe Cabarry about digitization in chemicals, including why the industry has been slow to embrace digital, which areas have seen the most progress, and whether "Chemazon" is a realistic possibility.

Chem Week editors remember Jon Huntsman, a true industry pioneer, who passed away on February 2 at age 80.

Chemical Week editors Vincent Valk and Rob Westervelt chat about the industry's mostly-positive outlook for 2018.