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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. Learn more about Univar Solutions at UnivarSolutions.com.

Jen McIntyre: Courage, Kindness, and Chemistry

28 mins; March 31, 2026

Pourin’ Up Some Texas Tea: Crude Talk with Bill Groel

27 mins; March 10, 2026

Corporate Accounts in a Changing Market

21 mins; February 25, 2026

Sideline Strategy: Trends in Chemical Distribution

30 mins; December 16, 2025

Driving Impact Across the Value Chain

30 mins; November 11, 2025

Rooted in Family, Driven by Chemistry

23 mins; September 16, 2025

Smart Acids: On the Road – Exclusive Insights from Our CKO Transportation Event

55 mins; August 26, 2025

Freight Futures

29 mins; June 25, 2025

From Alt Rock to Alt Fuels

25 mins; May 16, 2025

Tackling Tariffs Together - Expert Insights and Strategies

38 mins; April 09, 2025

Chips: Beyond phones and video games

23 mins; October 29, 2024

A look back at two legendary careers

19 mins; August 29, 2024

Pricing roller coaster ride and the return of ethanol

14 mins; June 25, 2024

Global Supply Chain 360 + Baltimore Key Bridge Incident

15 mins; April 25, 2024

Chef Mike's top food trends of 2024 + culinary product development

23 mins; March 05, 2024

Smart Acids' excellent adventure through science history and chemical innovation

19 mins; January 23, 2024

BASF shares global production outlook + why do producers need distributors?

10 mins; November 14, 2023

Energy Commodities Report: Is Oil & Gas dead?

12 mins; October 11, 2023

Ethanol Update Part 2: Navigating specially denatured alcohol permits

7 mins; September 28, 2023

The Industrial/Beverage split: Ethanol product moves

11 mins; August 30, 2023

Industrial Specialty Chemicals: Down to the nitty-gritty

14 mins; July 25, 2023

Smart Acids go to Washington - Featuring NACD CEO Eric Byer

21 mins; June 16, 2023

Ag Market: Growth, circularity, and seasonal changes

11 mins; April 14, 2023

Do you know your pale ales? Plus ethanol, IPA, and propylene pricing dynamics

9 mins; March 03, 2023

Current State of Trucking: Part 2 transportation market breakdown

9 mins; February 10, 2023

Reliance on rail: Part 1 transportation market breakdown

14 mins; January 27, 2023

Bulk chemical big picture of Chlor-Alkali market dynamics

9 mins; December 19, 2022

What's driving the future of distribution?

14 mins; December 08, 2022

Surfactants shifts and who's betting heavy on bio-based surfactants

11 mins; October 31, 2022

You Be the Chemist Challenge winners take on the Smart Acids

18 mins; September 29, 2022

Crude oil market report ahead of annual planning cycle

10 mins; August 26, 2022

Owning the last mile: Supply chain sustainability

21 mins; August 03, 2022

Revival of superfund tax and ripple effects across chemical space

16 mins; July 06, 2022

What's the big deal with bulk chemicals?

20 mins; June 16, 2022

International impacts, phosphate and surfactant moves

20 mins; April 28, 2022

Turbulent times and the solvents market

18 mins; March 24, 2022

State of transportation and food industry trends

28 mins; March 03, 2022

Wild world of propylene and crude pricing impacts in 2022

24 mins; February 07, 2022

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