ESG Finance

LyondellBasell & TM Capital on what higher interest rates and credit costs mean for chemical M&A

Chandradev Mehta, Director, M&A at LyondellBasell and Anthony Giorgio, Managing Director at TM Capital talk about the issues likely to impact deal making in the chemical M&A space over the next 6-18 months.

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Green Finance

Beth Burks, Director of Sustainable Finance, S&P Global Ratings speaks on how investor and industry ESG commitments are growing stronger.

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Chris Ashton, Managing Director & CEO, Worley

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Jim Fitterling, Chairman & CEO, DOW

Jim Fitterling, Dow chairman and CEO, assesses the resilient demand Dow is seeing in key markets across the world despite volatility and the steps Dow is taking to drive to net-zero by 2050.

13:35

Arsenal Capital, SK Capital Partners and LyondellBasell directors discuss M&A as a core competency.

Arsenal Capital Senior Partner John Telebantos, SK Capital Partners Managing Director Mario Toukan and LyondellBasell Director, M&A Chandradev Mehta discuss ways to make M&A work in an uncertain environment.

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IHS Markit's Darren Stobbart discusses China's impact on ag commodities demand and prices

A rise in demand for agricultural commodities from China has pushed prices up, boosting planting intention levels, says Darren Stobbart, senior analyst/crop science at IHS Markit. Global weather has also favored yields and crop protection demand.

25:55

How Canada is upping its investment game

Petrochemical investment in Canada is experiencing a resurgence thanks to cost-advantaged feedstock, infrastructure, government incentives, and access to Asia, Alberta’s Industrial Heartland is poised to benefit of post-Covid investment activity.

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M&A- finding opportunity in uncertainty, Kevin Yttre - Grace Matthews

Despite challenges and “deceleration of deals” due to the pandemic, there is a “frothy M&A environment,” says Kevin Yttre, President & Managing Director at Grace Matthews.

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ESG investing and chemicals, Emilio Tenuta - Ecolab

“ESG is still a priority, and for businesses, it is more important than ever,” says Emilio Tenuta, chief sustainability officer Ecolab. Even during challenging times such as 2020, which saw a pandemic and sharply lower economic activity.

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Chemical Markets in Recovery, Mark Eramo - IHS Markit

The pandemic will be viewed "as an inflection point for the global energy transition," says Mark Eramo, global vice president/OMDC at IHS Markit. "Caus[ing] a faster pace of change versus what we've seen in the past."

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A case study in strategic scenario planning, Mark Douglas - FMC

Companies should “set out a vision [and] have belief in that vision despite the fact that you will face inflection points,” says Mark Douglas, president and CEO of FMC.

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Managing Covid-19 disruption in markets, Mike Hollands - Syngenta

Mike Hollands, Head of Global Supply & HSEQ at Syngenta Crop Protection shares how Syngenta Crop Science has managed the market disruption following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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