Iran War Shock Forces Chemical Business Closures
How geopolitical shocks make chemical industry winners and losers.
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Endless Recycling for Acrylic Plastics?
In the world of chemicals, turning waste into feedstock is where the most interesting markets begin.
How Involution is Impacting Industrial Chemical Markets
Is overcapacity by Chinese chemical producers killing the entire industry?
Chemical Trading Reacts as Production Shifts East
As production moves to Asia, chemical suppliers must embrace global sourcing and digital platforms to stay competitive.
Europe’s Chemical Crunch Is a Chemical Trader’s Moment
Price hikes from major producers signal deeper supply pressure. For chemical traders, that often means new gaps opening in the market.
War Shows Manufacturers the True Value of Recycled Polymers
Recycled feedstocks are gaining long-term strategic value as petrochemical supply chains are being disrupted by conflict in the Persian Gulf.
Orphan Chemicals: The Quiet Trading Opportunity
Find out how online marketplaces can help when niche industrial chemicals lose their major producers, but product demand still remains.
How Chemical Markets are Now Pricing Risk
In a world of ongoing war in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East, and further tariff uncertainty, how can industrial chemical suppliers put a value on anything?
What Chemicals Companies Can Learn from Better B2B Models
From pricing to procurement, see how other B2B sectors are reshaping raw material trade and distribution.
Can the Chemical Industry Move Beyond Portland Cement?
The options available for raw material suppliers hoping to make headway for sustainable construction feedstocks.
Why Chemical Supply Chains Now Matter More Than Price
How raw material buyers and sellers are protecting themselves against the real cost of supply chain disruption.
Europe’s Energy Price Crisis: Can Chemical Production Be Saved?
How high energy costs are squeezing Europe’s chemical industry, and where industry plans and Brussels' policy align — and clash.
Industrial Chemicals
Electrifying Chemical Products for Sustainability and Profit
How chemical industry start-ups are exploiting the economic advantages of electrification.
Chemical Trade
EU-India Trade Deal: What It Means for Chemical Business
Who will benefit most from the new trade deal between India and the EU?
Chemical Trade
How the UK's Carbon Border Tax Will Impact Chemical Trade
The UK CBAM represents a significant shift in the regulatory and trading landscape for chemicals.
Chemical Trade
US TSCA Reform to Reshape New Chemical Approvals
How far will changes to America’s chemical industry regulation go?
Industrial Chemicals
When a Weakened European Chemical Industry Met CBAM
How will chemical and raw material sourcing be impacted now that tighter EU environmental rules have been enforced?
4 Warnings for Raw Material Sourcing in 2026
The 4 biggest raw material sourcing risks and how chemical buyers can stay competitive.
Industrial Chemicals
Turning Chemical Market Data into Competitive Advantage
How the power of information can result in chemical industry profit.
Industrial Chemicals
Europe vs America: Diverging Paths for Plastics in 2026
How raw material prices, manufacturing trends, global politics, and regional policy will impact the same industry differently on both sides of the pond.
Industrial Chemicals
Christmas Shopping vs. Chemical Procurement
How shopping for Christmas presents and sourcing industrial feedstocks and chemicals is actually the same challenge.
Chemical Trade
Is this the End of PFAS Production and Trade? – Maybe Not
Why industrial chemical traders should expect a reshaped, not a vanishing “forever chemicals” market.
Chemical Trade
Is this the End of PFAS Production and Trade? - Maybe
As the cost–benefit equation shifts, can there still be value in producing and trading “forever chemicals”?
Industrial Chemicals
EU Cobalt Plan Raises Raw Material Supply-Chain Risk
Will new safety limits on cobalt processing further undermine Europe’s chemical industry?