ChemPoint Industry Rxns
Weekly commentary on trends and events in the chemical, ingredient and finished product markets.
Episodes
55 episodes
Industry Rxns - Ep. 55
Week of February 21st, 2022. Trans-Pacific vessel changes in March, housing construction market futures, Westlake business updates and more in this week’s podcast. With Kelli Kimball and Jeff Martin.
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Episode 55
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10:29
Industry Rxns - Ep. 54
Week of February 7th, 2022. Sustainability is the new consumer king, strong demand in many downstream manufacturing markets, tightening supply chain constraints apply pressure to update outdated legislation, and much more in this week’s Industr...
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11:28
Industry Rxns - Ep. 53
Lunar New Year & the upcoming Olympics create additional shipping turbulence, the heightened Covid cleaning culture is here to stay, US crude exports expected to rise in 2022, and more in this week’s Industry Rxns. With Kelli Kimball and Je...
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Episode 53
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9:46
Industry Rxns - Ep. 52
Week of January 24th, 2022. APAC growth rates, pricing impact to the EU economy, indulgent vegan chocolate from Cargill and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Jeff Martin.
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Episode 52
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9:09
Industry Rxns - Ep. 51
Learn more about global vehicle manufacturing projections of 2022 and beyond, Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners acquisition of Clariant’s Global Colorants and Thermo Fisher’s purchase of a cell and gene therapy manufacturer in this week’s p...
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Episode 51
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9:05
Industry Rxns - Ep. 50
Week of January 3rd, 2022. Happy New Year! In this week's podcast we'll cover container costs from China, Hexion is sold, ADM enhances their R&D with an acquisition and more. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 50
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9:02
Industry Rxns - Ep. 49
Week of December 6th, 2021. US manufacturing PMI analysis, crude reserves, Westlake acquires a Hexion business and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 49
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10:24
Industry Rxns - Ep. 48
Week of November 22nd, 2021. Vancouver port is cut off due to flooding, container rates fall, crude oil price futures and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 48
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12:02
Industry Rxns - Ep. 47
Week of November 8th, 2021. Update on global supply chain, rising threat of labor shortages, Ecolab to expand in the healthcare space, OxyChem not seeing a slow down this season, and much more in this week’s Industry Rxns. With Rick Hoener and ...
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Episode 47
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Industry Rxns - Ep. 46
Week of November 1st, 2021. We're in November and industries continue to react to a variety of external pressures. The EPA makes decisions on forever chemicals, LyondellBasell and Covestro innovate in the waste sector, Ecolab acquisitions and m...
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Episode 46
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8:12
Industry Rxns - Ep. 45
Week of October 25th, 2021. Tune in to this week’s Industry Rxns to find out which company acquired a dairy based flavoring enterprise for $450 million and learn the new brand name for Lonza Specialty Chemicals. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener...
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Episode 45
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8:28
Industry Rxns - Ep. 44
Week of October 11th, 2021. Food price index changes, Chevron expands their base oil portfolio, we nerd out on recent Nobel Prize winners and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 44
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9:11
Industry Rxns - Ep. 43
Week of September 20th, 2021. Dow makes shoes, DSM looking at focusing their portfolio, Germany manufacturing backlog hits records and more in this week's discussion. With Mark Friedl and Jeff Martin.
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Episode 43
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10:51
Industry Rxns - Ep. 42
Week of September 7th, 2021. Force majeure specifics from Ida, North America chemical rail overview, vegan auto interiors and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 42
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8:56
Industry Rxns - Ep. 41
Week of August 23rd, 2021. City in Michigan almost poisons its own citizens, Dow invests, port congestion updates and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 41
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8:57
Industry Rxns - Ep. 40
Week of August 16th, 2021. Cargill partners for an acquisition, INEOS completes a divestment and oil futures. All and more in this week's podcast! With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 40
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9:39
Industry Rxns - Ep. 39
Week of August 9th, 2021. Lanxess buys, Chemours sells, shortage survey has staggering results and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 39
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9:29
Industry Rxns - Ep. 38
Week of August 2nd, 2021. Huntsman acquisitions in focus, Chemours sells a division, US refineries not capitalizing on the energy boom and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 38
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11:24
Industry Rxns - Ep. 37
Week of July 26th, 2021. Homebuilding numbers, oil rig count changes, weekly rail indicators and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 37
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13:31
Industry Rxns - Ep. 36
Week of July 12th, 2021. A sale of a water treatment company, launch of specialty ingredient business, more M&A news in this week’s podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 36
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9:35
Industry Rxns - Ep. 35
Week of July 5th, 2021. Increased production capacity of a major chemical player, acquisition of a seed coatings business, a logistical agreement between two companies and much more in this week’s Industry Rxns. With Rick Hoener and Mark Friedl...
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Episode 35
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11:12
Industry Rxns - Ep. 34
Week of June 21st, 2021. Collaboration on lithium ion production, hand sanitizers are still a thing, movement in divestments and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 34
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12:08
Industry Rxns - Ep. 33
Week of June 14th, 2021. Oil pricing predictions, isocyanate manufacturing increases, a tire additives business is sold off and more in this week's podcast. With Mark Friedl and Rick Hoener.
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Episode 33
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