Rob Westervelt

Growing pains: The coming years look to be boom times for the lithium industry, with surging demand from electric vehicles and government incentives in many countries. But rapidly scaling up capacity globally will be a challenge. okt.to/Yc0h1B

Cefic: EU chemical production to decrease 8% in 2023 as weak demand continues. okt.to/OZC9YM

OMV has decided to enter talks with state-owned Adnoc over a potential combination of the companies’ Borealis and Borouge petrochemical and polyolefin joint ventures as equal partners. okt.to/fMOzLP

State-backed investment firm to acquire JSR Corp. in a bid to reinforce Japan’s position in semiconductor materials. okt.to/fKJY3N

LyondellBasell to delay shutdown of Houston refinery to early 2025. okt.to/ZauQTR

In the bin: Will EPA’s National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution stymie recycling by pyrolysis? The features of pyrolysis that are most attractive to the plastics industry have made it a bogeyman within the environmental community. okt.to/sIuM4t

PPG earnings beat consensus, sees similar macroeconomic conditions in Q2. okt.to/5yuATp

WPC 2023: Huntsman CEO labels Europe’s energy-transition policies unrealistic okt.to/p6OoyC

Rob Stier, senior lead/global petrochemical analytics at S&P Global Commodity Insights, joins CW editor @WesterveltCW for a look at how global petrochemical makers are coping with the downturn. Listen now: okt.to/ZkRbus

@KristenHays07, global market lead for polymers at S&P Global Commodity Insights, joins CW editor @WesterveltCW and CW markets editor Clay Boswell to assess the petrochemical market ahead of #SPWPC Listen now: okt.to/Erd64i

Ukraine invasion anniversary: Conflict exposes Europe’s structural weaknesses in chemicals okt.to/9EHbF5

CW markets editor @thomas_ihs assesses the key strategic issues impacting Middle East producers in a podcast with CW editor @WesterveltCW Listen now at: okt.to/jmMSis

Talks get under way to develop international plastic pollution treaty. okt.to/Z7wbr2

Power play: Geopolitics cloud China’s investment outlook. chemweek.com/document/show/p…

THIS WEDNESDAY - Chris Jahn, President, and CEO @AmChemistry discusses how the US #chemical industry is lowering its #carbon #emissions, contributing to a #sustainable future while also growing the US #economy. Join the conversation okt.to/m8iGPl

DuPont terminates $5.2-billion Rogers Corporation acquisition. okt.to/nM8N9W

With #K2022 underway, read up on #recycledplastics and how lack of waste feedstock limits supply, creates price premium for recycled polymers. okt.to/jVcsZR