New Year Business Uptick | Episode 136, January 2026

Описание: “The View from Jamestown” Chemical Podcast
Hosted by The Chemical Company
Episode 136 | January 2026

Episode 136 kicks off 2026 with a recap of the recent winter storm and impacts, planning around the upcoming Chinese New Year, and TCC’s Cocktail Party & Meetings in San Antonio.

Featured products discussed includes Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA), TOTM Plasticizer, 8-10 TM Plasticizer, TINTM Plasticizer and more.


Featuring:
VP Sales & Marketing AJ Petrarca
Latin American Operations Manager Javier Fernandez
Inside Sales Manager Nicole Iannuccillo
Host: Marketing & Sales Manager Ben Sawicki

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In this episode:

Winter storm fern: what disruptions looked like, and why things largely avoided worst-case outcomes

Energy → chemicals: natural gas moves and what that could mean for methanol and related chemistries

Inventory mindset: “safety stock” and planning ahead when lead times get tight

Import planning: Chinese New Year timing (and why the impact can stretch beyond the official dates)

Sourcing notes: momentum in Asia + growing interest in Latin America for shorter lead times and trade advantages

Tech disruption: what a Microsoft outage looked like operationally (including email + planning systems)

2026 events: the team shares details on annual cocktail party (March 29 in San Antonio)

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0:00 Intro
2:15 Winter Storm Fern
4:40 Pricing Changes
6:24 Business Update
6:59 Packaged Products
8:47 Chinese New Year
10:03 Tariffs
11:38 IEEPA Status
12:27 Freight & Logistics
13:21 Chemical Sourcing
14:28 More on Tariffs
15:33 Product Update
17:00 Verizon and Microsoft Outages
18:32 AFPM
21:58 Closing