Podcast Overview
Is Europe's chemical sector facing a structural reset, or a temporary slowdown? As Middle East supply disruptions tighten feedstock availability and energy costs squeeze margins, the investment pipeline is shifting in ways that will define the sector for decades. In this episode, IIR's Shaheen Chohan (Senior VP of Global Analytics) sits down with Jean-Baptiste Mauduit (European Research Manager – Alternative Fuels, Chemical Processing) to analyze what IIR's latest data reveals about European chemicals and transportation fuels. They address petrochemical market contraction, green hydrogen as an e-fuel enabler, biomethane's growth and revenue potential, and fertilizer price pressures with green ammonia's long-term potential.
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