Smart Acids™
Smart Acids, a Univar Solutions podcast, is the source for product insights and current market moves related to chemical and specialty ingredient distribution—breaking it all down one boron at a time. Join hosts Andy Erickson and Chris Ernst for straightforward and honest chat that speaks to the why behind pricing and supply, delivered in a smart, fun and entertaining way.
Smart Acids™
Pricing roller coaster ride and the return of ethanol
Learn about the alcohol market's ups and downs and gain valuable insights into what's ahead for IPA and ethanol.
The Smart Acids hosts welcome Duane "Papa Z" Ziolkowski, Product Director, Solvents for Univar Solutions. Listen as he explores the industry's latest market trends, including:
- Pricing fluctuations
- Changing market
- End-use evolution
01:50 – Welcome back, Papa Z
02:12 – Quiz: inventions that didn't exist before Duane's 40-year career
04:40 – Fickle propylene, pricing roller coaster
07:20 – Forward-looking view on propylene and IPA through 2024
09:05 – Ethanol market dynamics
10:36 – Synthetic market flux
11:46 – End market applications, impact of weight-loss drug surge
12:28 – Clean label demands and the return of ethanol
Smart Acids™ is the source for product insights and current market moves related to chemical and specialty ingredient distribution—breaking it all down one boron at a time. Join hosts Andy Erickson and Chris Ernst for straightforward and honest chat that speaks to the why behind pricing and supply, delivered in a smart, fun and entertaining way. Smart Acids is the winner of a B2 Silver Award, a top national recognition among leading global brands and marketers in B2B.
About the hosts: Andy Erickson, senior director of product marketing for essential chemicals, and Chris Ernst, senior director of product marketing for solvents, converse with guests from chemistry and specialty ingredient backgrounds who are keyed in to manufacturing and markets across industries.
Univar Solutions is a leading global specialty chemical and ingredient distributor representing a premier portfolio from the world's leading producers, and helping to keep communities healthy, fed, clean and safe. With the industry's largest private transportation fleet and technical sales force, unparalleled logistics know-how, deep market and regulatory knowledge, formulation and recipe development, and leading digital tools, we offer tailored solutions and value-added services to a wide range of markets, industries and applications.
