The State of the Chemical Industry: Outlook for 2025 & Beyond
The industry continues to face disruptions and major changes in the global geopolitical situation, global economy and the chemical industry dynamics, Société de Chimie Industrielle has gathered an exceptional expert panel to share their views on the topic of “The State of the Chemical Industry: Outlook for 2025 and Beyond.” Each speaker will give his perspectives on what is happening, why it is happening, and what one can expect for the rest of 2025 and beyond. After the three presentations, there will be a round table discussion moderated by Peter Young which will include comments and questions from the audience.
Featured Speakers:
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Joseph Chang
Global Editor
ICIS Chemical Business
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Robert Westervelt
Editor-in-Chief
Chemical Week
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Peter Young
CEO
Young & Partners
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Meet our Speakers:
Joseph Chang is Global Editor of ICIS Chemical Business, a weekly publication focusing on making sense of chemical prices worldwide. This includes price trends, and the factors impacting these trends in both the short term, and the long term. He has been with ICIS and one of its predecessor publications for over 20 years, specializing in coverage of financial topics such as macroeconomics, capital spending patterns, equity and debt markets, and mergers and acquisitions.
Robert Westervelt is editor in chief of Chemical Week by S&P Global and has covered the global chemical industry for more than 25 years. He was named editor of Chemical Week in December 2006. His team is responsible for coverage and analysis of news and trends affecting the global chemical industry. Before being named editor in chief, he was senior editor, responsible for news and markets coverage of the Americas.
Peter Young is CEO and a Managing Director of Young & Partners, an international investment banking firm focused on the chemical and life sciences industries. Young & Partners serves the M&A, capital raising, bankruptcy and restructuring, strategy and financial advisory needs of large and medium sized companies in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia.