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11/02/2026

Fecc/ICIS Building Resilience in an Oversupplied World webinar – Watch the video with fascinating insights from ICIS

On 9 February 2026, Fecc and ICIS co-organised the webinar: 'Building Resilience in an Oversupplied World'. 

The webinar covered the following topics:

  • Chemical market situation globally, in particular Europe and Asia
  • Focus on oversupply and ICIS forecasts for when it will peak/get easier
  • Demand – macroeconomic backdrop, demographics
  • Impact on chemical industry – closures, ownership changes (what do the new owners plan to do)
  • Impact of tariffs – dragging economy but creating bright spots for chemicals, e. g. SE Asia
  • Other strategies to weather the storm “self help”

The speakers were:

  • Will Beacham | Deputy Editor, ICIS Chemical Business
  • John Richardson | Senior consultant for Asia-Pacific, ICIS

Watch the full webinar here: