The theme of this edition is present from its first two stories: strategies and outlook for 2025 and a retrospective on the industry in 2024. On the positive side, innovation and technology integration hit new heights last year, and 2025 is shaping up to be the chemical industry’s strongest year in a while. However, the inauguration of President-Elect Trump on Monday brings worries about what his long-touted new tariffs could bring, although not everyone is so pessimistic.
— Jennifer Ramsay