Chemical Trade
The New Reality for Specialty Chemical Markets
Weak demand and rising costs are reshaping the specialty chemicals sector, but the market is showing adaptability rather than sharp decline.
Chemical Trade
Chemical Trade
How to Gain Chemical Product Value with Logistics
Discover how logistics has become a key part of how a chemical product’s price is created—or lost.
Chemical Trade
From Panic To Pushback: A Chemical Spot Price Tale
Chemical spot markets are cooling fast as panic buying fades and buyers regain control.
Plastics industry
Recycled Feedstocks: Europe's Next Big Chemical Market
Will recycled feedstocks become not just about sustainability but the foundation of a revitalised trading market?
Chemical Trade
Youth: The New Force in Chemical Industry Sales
How younger chemical industry workers are driving innovation in chemical industry supply and procurement.
Chemical Trade
Iran War Shock Forces Chemical Business Closures
How geopolitical shocks make chemical industry winners and losers.
Chemical Trade
How Involution is Impacting Industrial Chemical Markets
Is overcapacity by Chinese chemical producers killing the entire industry?
Chemical Trade
Chemical Trading Reacts as Production Shifts East
As production moves to Asia, chemical suppliers must embrace global sourcing and digital platforms to stay competitive.
Chemical Trade
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.
Chemical Trade
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.
Chemical Trade
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.
Chemical Trade
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?