ICIS Podcast: ‘Think Tank: Israel/Iran conflict hits chemicals, distributors adapt to VUCA world’, with Fecc DG Dorothee Arns

June 17, 2025. Fecc's Director General, Dorothee Arns, was invited to speak at the most recent ICIS chemical podcast, hosted by ICIS Deputy Chief Editor Will Beacham.

Together with Paul Hodges, Chairman of UK-based chemical consultancy group “New Normal Consulting”, they discussed the following topics:

• The current situation for European distributors, supply chain & demand trends
• Impact of global overcapacity driven by China and the subsequent wave of production closures across Europe
• The impact of tariffs & trade conflicts on the European chemical value chain
• How to build resilient value chains
• Big trends to drive chemicals in Europe over the next 5-10 years
• Potential impacts of the Israel-Iran conflict.

There's plenty more to uncover — listen to the podcast for the full discussion!