“Quo vadis, chemical distribution?”, by Dorothee Arns, and interview of Lars Wallstein, in CHEManager

The CHEManager journal, which is also a media partner for our upcoming Fecc Annual Congress, released on 16 July 2025, the op-ed written in German by our Fecc Director General, Dorothee Arns: “Quo vadis, chemical distribution?”

The article explores the following topics:

• Increasing challenges for the chemical industry
• The EU and industrial policy
• The chemical trade as a value chain partner

A key statement:

• In the current situation, with the extreme cost pressure on European producers, chemical distributors can now make full use of their supply chain excellence and provide their partners with reliable and substantial support.

On the other hand, Fecc's President, Lars Wallstein, was interviewed in this same issue. In his interview, “The courage to think anew”, he discussed the topics:

• Consequences of the U.S. tariff policy
• Resilience of the chemical value chain
• Challenges and opportunities for the European chemical industry

A key statement:

• Whether through customer proximity, consulting expertise, speed of adaptation, or global market knowledge — chemical distribution is part of the solution, even when things become challenging and complex.

You can read the full article and interview here.