Industrial Chemicals
The World's Most Ambitious Wood-To-Chemicals Facility
A new German chemicals facility represents one of the biggest attempts yet to replace fossil carbon with biomass on a truly industrial scale.
Industrial Chemicals
Chemical Trade
Europe’s Chemical Industry is Being Forced Towards Opportunity
Why supply disruption is creating a mini rally for some European chemical producers and a long-term strategy for the sector as a whole.
Industrial Chemicals
The Permanent Crisis Facing Europe’s Chemical Industry
How energy shocks and geopolitics will destroy European chemical production.
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
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.
Industrial Chemicals
From Compliance To Risk: Rethinking Chemical Regulation
In an age of AI-assisted chemical product development, does the chemical safety regulatory system need an overhaul?
Industrial Chemicals
Is Chemical Regulation About To Catch Up?
The chemical industry has been playing regulatory whack-a-mole for decades. A class-based approach could lower risk—but not without disruption.
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.
Plastics industry
Endless Recycling for Acrylic Plastics?
In the world of chemicals, turning waste into feedstock is where the most interesting markets begin.
Chemical Trade
How Involution is Impacting Industrial Chemical Markets
Is overcapacity by Chinese chemical producers killing the entire industry?