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Wood PLC
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, delivering critical solutions to some of the most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials. Our world-leading experts in decarbonising, digitalising and optimising industrial assets provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries. Wood has local offices in all major energy and materials hubs…
GPCA announces shortlisted startups for 2ⁿᵈ Startup Nexus program
GPCA has revealed the shortlisted companies for the second edition of its Startup Nexus program, set to take place during the 19th Annual GPCA Forum. The initiative offers emerging startups a unique platform to showcase cutting-edge technologies to a global and regional audience of investors, industry leaders, and decision-makers. Ten promising startups focused on advancing…
Chemicals in a world of soft demand, overcapacities, and cost pressures
Chemicals in a world of soft demand, overcapacities, and cost pressures By Andreas Gocke, MD and Senior Partner; Frederik Flock, MD and Partner; Susumu Hattori, MD and Senior Partner; Amit Gandhi, MD and Senior Partner; Hasan Alkabeer, MD and Partner; Hubert Schönberger, Senior Director; Ilya Gorkov, Project Leader; Abhrajit Guria, Senior Manager; and Marcin Jedrzejewski,…
Innovation with purpose
Innovation with purpose In a special interview with GPCA Insight, Steve Prusak, President and CEO, Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem), shares how the company is balancing market responsiveness with transformative technology investments, and fostering a culture of agility and leadership As a chemical company, CPChem operates in a space where both customer demand and technological breakthroughs…
Driving transformation through strategic partnerships
Driving transformation through strategic partnerships What does it take to stay competitive in a rapidly changing chemical industry? GPCA Insight sat down with Dr. Markus Kamieth, CEO, BASF, to discuss why partnerships are at the heart of BASF’s strategy and how they enable sustainability and growth The theme of this year’s Annual GPCA Forum is…
Beyond the molecule
Beyond the molecule Peter R. Huntsman, President and CEO, Huntsman Corporation, explores the remarkable journey of one of the world’s leading chemical companies, and explains why “human chemistry” is at the heart of doing business Firstly, can you begin by telling us about the origin of Huntsman? Your story is quite extraordinary (from selling clam…
Resilience redefined: Building adaptive chemical supply chains for a volatile global market
Resilience redefined: Building adaptive chemical supply chains for a volatile global market By Aparajith Balan, Associate Partner, Diya Menon, Associate Director, Chemicals Growth Advisory, Frost & Sullivan The global chemicals market is witnessing one of its most volatile periods. A confluence of supply-demand imbalances, geopolitical tensions, energy price fluctuations and structural shifts in global manufacturing…
Gulf economic diversification: Petrochemicals consolidation gathers pace
Gulf economic diversification: Petrochemicals consolidation gathers pace By Sonia Abdul-Rahman, Partner, White & Case LLP Petrochemical producers across the Gulf are scaling up through mega-projects and M&A, with downstream capacity increasingly cementing itself as a cornerstone of long-term industrial growth. As the Gulf’s economies mature and push beyond hydrocarbons, petrochemicals have emerged as one…
Asia–GCC joint ventures: The rise of shared petrochemical asset ownership
Asia–GCC joint ventures: The rise of shared petrochemical asset ownership By William Chen, VP Asia Olefins; Matthew Thoelke, VP EMEA Olefins; Mariana Santos Moreira, Thought Leadership Director; Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS In the last five years, there has been a rise in shared petrochemical asset ownership announcements from Middle Eastern and Asian companies, mostly…