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Exploring Digital Transformation’s Impact on Chemical Research with DOW. CIEX 2024 Speaker Interview with Rui Vogt Alves da Cruz, VP of Core R&D, Dow Today, we interviewed Rui Vogt Alves da Cruz from Dow to discuss key insights ahead of his upcoming session at CIEX in Indianapolis this October. Rui Cruz, vice president for Dow […]

Circular Economy: How Specialty Polymers Can Enable Sustainable Solutions – Insights from CIEX 2024 Speaker interview with David Thomas, Global R&I Director, Specialty Polymers, Syensqo CIEX: Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would you like delegates to remember? David: During the panel session my core […]

Pioneering Sustainable Innovation: Ashland’s Strategy for a High-Tech, Low-Carbon Future. Interview with CIEX NA speaker- Osama M. Musa, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Ashland CIEX: Osama, thank you for joining the speaker panel for CIEX 2024! Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would […]

Enhancing Domestic Supply Chains and Recycling Critical Battery Materials with Cirba Solutions Interview with CIEX NA 2024 speaker -David Klanecky, CEO, Cirba Solutions   CIEX: Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would you like delegates to remember? David: During my session at this year’s CIEX […]

Driving Sustainable Chemistry: Overcoming Challenges and Harnessing Opportunities in the Chemical Industry Speaker Interview with Joel Tickner from Change Chemistry   CIEX: Without giving too much away – what is the core message of your talk and what would you like delegates to remember? Joel: Commercialization and adoption of sustainable chemistry are challenging given the […]

From Green Electricity to Chemical Resources   Dr. Andreas Kicherer is Vice President Sustainability at Brenntag Group. An award winning executive leader in sustainability management, corporate sustainability strategy development and implementation by developing and using quantitative assessment tools. More than 25 years of experience leveraging in-depth chemical industry expertise and exceptional insights to support and […]

A Sustainable Future in Sight? Overcoming Barriers in the European Chemical Landscape Pierre Joris is an Engineer in Physics, holding a M.Sc. from the University of Stanford, and an Advanced Executive degree from Kellogg’s School of Management, Chicago. Pierre has 36 years of international experience in the Chemical Industry. He built his career for 29 […]

Transitioning to Sustainability: Insights from Walmir Soller at CIEX Europe 2023   Walmir Soller is CEO of Braskem Netherlands BV, International Holding and Trading for Braskem SA, and VP Olefins/Polyolefins Europe and Asia, having under his responsibility the international trading of Feedstock, Chemicals and Polymers, Global Chartering, production sites in Germany (Polypropylene) and Netherlands (Recycling) […]

Evonik: Transitioning from fossil fuel to clean energy – presentation Highlight from CIEX 2022   Transitioning from fossil fuel to clean energy as a consequence of the current crisis Becoming more energy independent and less vulnerable to commodity price shocks driven by supply and demand with renewable energy Reducing the use of fossil fuels and […]

This year the CIEX conference will be held in Frankfurt, Germany on the 5 & 6 October. Leading up to the event, we speak to Coralie Alonso, Ashland R&D Leader for Hair Care and Home Care to give you a glimpse of what to expect from her session: The challenge of balancing performance and sustainability […]