• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Dewey Johnson

S&P Global

Vice President, Research & Analysis, Chemical

Dewey Johnson, Vice President, Base Chemicals Insight, S&P Global, is responsible for global insight and research covering the major chemical value chains, including aromatics and fibers, olefins and derivatives, inorganics (chlor-alkali, vinyls, and soda ash), plastics and polymers, and syngas chemicals (methanol, acetyls, and ammonia). Based in Houston, Mr. Johnson joined IHS Markit (through its acquisition of Chemical Market Associates, Inc. [CMAI]) in 2009. His experience in the petrochemical industry covers all aspects of the business—financial, commercial, operations, research, strategy design and business planning, business development, and consultancy. Prior to joining S&P Global, he was with Eastman Chemical Company, where he spent more than 29 years in strategic and commercial roles with various business groups and corporate functions. Mr. Johnson held management positions in commercial development, global sourcing, P&L for key businesses, market development, and market & strategic analysis of chemical markets and businesses. Mr. Johnson has led multiple complex engagements in strategy development and execution, global sourcing, business simulation & game theory and dynamic modeling, sales/ marketing, and business development. He has been a frequent guest lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, UVA Darden School of Management, and SUNY at Albany School of Public Policy. Mr. Johnson holds BS and MS engineering degrees from Tennessee Technological University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and an MBA in general management.

Sessions With Dewey Johnson

Monday, 9 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Plastics Sustainability: The Challenges and Emerging solutions

    Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals

    Plastics sustainability is one of the top priorities and a potential disruptor for the chemical industry as well as determining the future role of plastics in our society. Much work remains to develop sustainable business models and behavioral models to address this systemic issue with transformation of the linear approach to plastics into a circular economy. Initiatives are underway to end plastics waste with an articulated approach of clean-up, infrastructure development, innovation, and communications. What is the status of these developments? What are the drivers and actions to ensure plastics sustainability from a policy perspective? Who should take responsibility across the value chain? How will technology and infrastructure development affect the outcome?

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 03:00pm - 03:45pm (CST) / -

    Plenary - Plastics Sustainability: Meeting the challenge

    Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals

    Plastics sustainability is a key issue for the industry and for society. New policies are banning plastics in single-use applications and prescribing aggressive plastics recycling goals. Concurrently, global plastics annual consumption is greater than 300 million tons and is growing at a multiple of GDP with increasing plastics waste. Now, participants in the plastics value chain are responding to the crisis. What interventions are underway? Are there success stories? Can the linear business model change course to systemic circularity and how long before we see an inflection point?