PODCAST: Nigel Davis reflects on 45 years in chemicals journalism, future trends

LONDON (ICIS)–On the eve of his retirement, ICIS Think Tank stalwart Nigel Davis and colleagues pick out key chemical industry turning points and point to the future.

• Energy transition will have massive impact on chemicals
• Tariffs could drive era of deglobalization
• Chemicals journalism helps bring clarity to markets
• Editorial content and analytics explain what is happening and why
• Get past the press release and uncover the truth
• Trusted sources of information are more important in an age of fake news
• Listening, thinking, analysing are key journalistic skills
• Key turning point when China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001

In this Think Tank podcast, Will Beacham interviews Nigel Davis and John Richardson from the ICIS market development team and Paul Hodges, chairman of New Normal Consulting.

Editor’s note: This podcast is an opinion piece. The views expressed are those of the presenter and interviewees, and do not necessarily represent those of ICIS.

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