“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

“Sustainability & Plasticizers – A Conversation with Perstorp”

Episode 084

Episode 084 includes a conversation with a key strategic sourcing partner, and good friends at Perstorp. Listen to Martin Hansson, Global Plasticizer Business Manager, and Todd Jones, Global Key Account Director & Regional Sales Manager chat about the global marketplace from their eyes, including both growth and slowing in various markets, Europe versus North American market dynamics, and a bright future in sustainable plasticizers.

- Global Marketplace Overview

- North America versus Europe – Supply, Demand and Production Outlooks

- A bright future in sustainable plasticizers

- Perstorp’s acquisition by Petronas

Featuring:

Martin Hansson, Global Business Manager, Plasticizers

Todd Jones, Global Key Account Director

Host: Ben Sawicki, Marketing & Sales Specialist, The Chemical Company

https://www.perstorp.com/

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 083 | November 2022

- Two very different halves of 2022: Supply, Demand, Pricing and more

- Recap of APLA & European Travel from Javier – General mood, supply & demand, pricing for 2023

- Sasol nButanol FM remains, expected to restart before year end

Featuring:

President Robb Roach

VP of Sales AJ Petrarca

Latin American Operations Manager Javier Fernandez

Inside Sales Manager Nicole Greenberg

Special Guest: VP of Business Development Ray Altenburger

Host: Marketing & Sales Specialist Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

Find the TCC Team at the following upcoming events!

PLASTICS Compounders Conference – December

World of Concrete – January 2023

Chemicals America / SOCMA – March 2023

Logistics Update Courtesy of The Logistix Company

http://www.thelogistixco.com/

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 082 | October 2022

- Many customers “Rightsizing” Inventories

- K-Show Review & General Opinions from European Partners

- Chemical Industry News: Strong Q3 returns, some outages & FM’s with OXO Alcohols

- Energy Prices: Crude Flat, but large decreases in US & EU Natural Gas last 30 days

- Massive decrease on ocean freight from Asia, port congestion at all time low

Events & Tradeshows

Upcoming:

NACD Annual Meeting

APLA

PLASTICS Compounders Conference

Featuring:

President Robb Roach

VP of Sales AJ Petrarca

Latin American Operations Manager Javier Fernandez

Inside Sales Manager Nicole Greenberg

Host: Marketing & Sales Specialist Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 081 | Q3 Recap & Q4 Projections with Kathy Hall of Petrochem Wire

Join Host Ben Sawicki for a discussion with Kathy Hall of Petrochem Wire to summarize Q3, and discuss an outlook on Q4 raw materials as it relates to Energies, Benzene, Propylene, Styrene and Ethylene.

Kathy Hall

Executive Director Product Management, Global Petrochemicals

Petrochem Wire

By Opis, a Dow Jones Company

https://www.petrochemwire.com/

Host: Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 080 | September 2022

- Many customers “Rightsizing” Inventories

- High energy costs, slowing demand across many sectors

- Companies look to correct inventories ahead of Q4 year ends

- China Typhoon headlining significant global weather events for September

- Rail Strike Averted

Events & Tradeshows

Upcoming:

EPCA

NACD Annual Meeting

APLA

PLASTICS Compounders Conference

Featuring:

President Robb Roach

VP of Sales AJ Petrarca

Latin American Operations Manager Javier Fernandez

Inside Sales Manager Nicole Greenberg

Host: Marketing & Sales Specialist Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

“A Challenging Regulatory Climate” – Discussion with NACD VP Regulatory of Affairs Jennifer Gibson

Episode 079

Episode 079 is a chat with Jennifer Gibson. Jennifer is the VP of Regulatory Affairs with the NACD, and has been with the NACD nearly 20 years. We chat all things regulatory, including:

- Superfund Tax: What it is, and how to navigate it

- Trade & Tariff: Will the China Tariffs Go Away?

- Shipping & Transportation: The bad, but also the good news!

- EPA Rule Making & Focus: Updates with TSCA and more

Featuring:

Jennifer Gibson VP of Regulatory Affairs, NACD

National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)

Host: Ben Sawicki, Marketing & Sales Specialist, The Chemical Company

https://www.nacd.com

https://www.nacd.com/government-affairs/about-government-affairs/

www.thechemco.com

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 078 | August 2022

- Public concerns from companies on Rhine River levels for production & supply

- Nat Gas supply concerns for Q4, companies looking at alternative energies

- Importance of long-term employees to a companies’ brand

- Nat Gas up big, but Crude Oil down a bit

- Featured Product: Winter Seasonal Products – Methanol, Glycols

Events & Tradeshows

Upcoming:

NACD Chemedge

EPCA

NACD Annual Meeting

APLA

PLASTICS Compounders Conference

Featuring:

President Robb Roach

VP of Sales AJ Petrarca

Latin American Operations Manager Javier Fernandez

Inside Sales Manager Nicole Greenberg

Host: Marketing & Sales Specialist Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

Produced by:

Kettlebottom Creative

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 077 | July 2022

- Supply & Demand “Wobbling” the past few weeks

- Chemical Industry Q2 Results Mixed

- Ocean Freight Rates out of Asia Improving

- Featured Products: DCPD

Events & Tradeshows

Upcoming:

NACD Chemedge

EPCA

APLA

PLASTICS Compounders Conference

Featuring:

President Robb Roach

VP of Sales AJ Petrarca

Inside Sales Manager Nicole Greenberg

Host: Marketing & Sales Specialist Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

Produced by:

Kettlebottom Creative

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 076 | June 2022

- Record Benzene Pricing in June

- Superfund Tax Beginning in July

- Update on China & Global Sourcing

- Featured Products: HMD

Including:

Freight Update courtesy of Joe Hassenfratz with The Logistix Company

http://www.thelogistixco.com/

Events & Tradeshows

Upcoming:

Chemicals America Charleston SC

Southwestern Fertilizer Conference

K-Show Germany

Featuring:

President Robb Roach

VP of Sales AJ Petrarca

Inside Sales Manager Nicole Greenberg

Host: Marketing & Sales Specialist Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

Produced by:

Kettlebottom Creative

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“The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast

Hosted by The Chemical Company

Episode 075 | Discussion with Kathy Hall of Petrochem Wire

Join Host Ben Sawicki for a discussion with Kathy Hall of Petrochem Wire. With decades of experience reporting on and tracking markets including Benzene, Ethylene, Styrene and Propylene, Kathy Hall has her pulse on the global petrochemical industry.

Ben & Kathy discuss topics such as current Benzene pricing and the differing markets between the US and Asia, Kathy’s “first love” following Ethylene markets, as well as her perspective and outlook on all four raw materials to round out 2022.

Kathy Hall

Executive Director Product Management, Global Petrochemicals

Petrochem Wire

By Opis, a Dow Jones Company

https://www.petrochemwire.com/

Host: Ben Sawicki

www.thechemco.com

Produced by:

Kettlebottom Creative

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