• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

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, 11 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Plastics Sustainability: Meeting the challenge

    Panel Oil Climate/Environment/Sustainability

    Plastics sustainability is one of the top priorities and a potential disruptor for the chemical industry. 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 infrastructure. The trend among plastics producers is toward a focus on waste management for societal and business benefit. How will this develop? This session will discuss the drivers and actions to ensure sustainability from a policy perspective, who should take responsibility across the value chain, and how technology and infrastructure development affect the outcome.

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    Storm over Plastics: Innovative technology solutions

    Panel Oil Technology/Innovation

    The growing global plastics sustainability movement is one of the biggest potential disruptors for the plastics industry and is putting future plastics resin demand at risk. Sustainability efforts around plastics will have significant implications for the entire energy and petrochemical value chain. How is plastics positioned as a material performance relative to carbon and energy efficiency? What are some of the innovative technologies and applications for plastics in the new circular economy?

Thursday, 14 March