Surfactant Insights Podcast

Surfactant Insights Podcast

With 40 years of expertise in science communication, Tekno Scienze Publisher (TKS) continues to evolve, providing high-quality information to a global audience of scientists, managers, and industry leaders. Based in Italy, TKS publishes three leading scientific journals - Chimica Oggi - Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today - as well as the digital -only Italian publications Beauty Horizons and Nutra Horizons, known for their innovative and interactive content. TKS now expands into the world of podcasts with The Surfactant Insights Podcast, an in-depth series dedicated to the surfactant industry. The podcast is hosted by Neil Burns, Managing Partner of Neil A. Burns LLC, an expert in the surfactants and oleochemicals sector. He produces major surfactant conferences, authors the Surfactants Blog, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Household and Personal Care Today. The Surfactant Insights Podcast covers technical, commercial, and economic aspects of the surfactant value chain, particularly as it impacts household and personal care consumer products. Each five-minute episode will dig into a subject of current topical interest for manufacturers, users, and sellers of surfactants. We are open to requests for subject matter to cover on these podcasts. We hope you enjoy and find them useful.

Episodes

Stepan Company 2025 Earnings Release - Episode 18

March 4, 2026 • 8 mins
In this podcast, we the 2025 results for Stepan, a bellwether in the surfactants industry.

Tekno Scienze Publisher is an academic publisher in Italy. It publishes 3 scientific journals: Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today. Always attentive to scientific innovation, the TKS Group organizes events including the International Oligonucleotides and Peptides Conference e il CFR...
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Biosurfactants at Commercial Scale? - Episode 17

February 18, 2026 • 7 mins
In this podcast, we look beyond the hype and analyze who is actually doing what in this interesting new surfactant market.  

Tekno Scienze Publisher is an academic publisher in Italy. It publishes 3 scientific journals: Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today. Always attentive to scientific innovation, the TKS Group organizes events including the International Oligonucleotide...
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The C12-14 Mid-Cut Squeeze - Episode 16

February 4, 2026 • 8 mins
In this podcast, we look at the C12-14 carbon chain (Lauryl/Myristyl) alcohols their feedstock sources and pressures on supply today. 

Tekno Scienze Publisher is an academic publisher in Italy. It publishes 3 scientific journals: Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today. Always attentive to scientific innovation, the TKS Group organizes events including the International Oligo...
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The 1,4-Dioxane Regulatory Landscape - Episode 15

January 21, 2026 • 5 mins
In this podcast, we look at the current status of dioxane regulations and what they mean for the surfactant market.  

Tekno Scienze Publisher is an academic publisher in Italy. It publishes 3 scientific journals: Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today. Always attentive to scientific innovation, the TKS Group organizes events including the International Oligonucleotides and P...
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Distributors in the Surfactants Market - Episode 14

December 23, 2025 • 6 mins
In this podcast, we look at how distributors add value in the surfactants value and some challenges and opportunities going forward. 

Tekno Scienze Publisher is an academic publisher in Italy. It publishes 3 scientific journals: Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today. Always attentive to scientific innovation, the TKS Group organizes events including the International Oligon...
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Mergers and Acquisitions in the Surfactants Space - Episode 13

December 10, 2025 • 5 mins
In this podcast, we look recent M&A trends in the surfactant value chain and how we expect that to impact the business overall.  

Tekno Scienze Publisher is an academic publisher in Italy. It publishes 3 scientific journals: Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today. Always attentive to scientific innovation, the TKS Group organizes events including the International Oligon...
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Digital tools in the Surfactant Supply Chain - Episode 12

November 26, 2025 • 7 mins
In this podcast, we look broadly at the use of digitalization in its many forms in the business of surfactants. This includes generative AI, machine learning and laboratory information system.  

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Investing in Surfactants - Episode 11

November 12, 2025 • 10 mins
In this podcast, we look at the public and private markets for investing in surfactants and take a closer look at the more recent innovations backed by venture capital.

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Circularity and Sustainability in Surfactants - Episode 10

October 29, 2025 • 8 mins
In this podcast, we look at the concept of circularity and how it applies to the current surfactant industry. We also consider recent innovations in incorporating circularity into surfactants.  

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Surfactants Driving Beauty - Episode 9

October 15, 2025 • 7 mins
In this podcast, we look at the roughly 15% of the market for surfactants that is in personal care and cosmetics. These products are used by consumers every day and the surfactant provides cleaning, emulsification, foaming and other sensorial and functional benefits. It is a good market for new suppliers with new ingredients to get started in.

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Surfactant Cost and Price Volatility - Episode 8

September 24, 2025 • 6 mins
In this podcast, we look at the key commodity drivers of surfactant costs and how different types of surfactant respond to cost variability. We consider how recent disruptions in the supply chain have impacted business strategies in the surfactant value chain.

Tekno Scienze Publisher is an academic publisher in Italy. It publishes 3 scientific journals: Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Pe...
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Surfactants Beyond Cleaning - Episode 7

September 10, 2025 • 7 mins
In this podcast, we cover the 25 – 30% of the surfactant market (by weight) that is not directed to cleaning. In this segment, there are many markets including : Food, Construction, Crop Protection, Emulsion Polymerization, Lubricants, Metalworking Fluids, Oil & Gas, Textiles, Paints and Coatings, Pulp and Paper and Other. These markets are generally high margin specialty markets which require a deep applications understanding ...
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The Regulatory Maze - Episode 6

August 27, 2025 • 7 mins
In this podcast, we look at some key regulations affecting the household and personal care markets, which every surfactant manufacturer should be aware of.  These include dioxane limits in consumer products and surfactants, the EU’s CLP and Detergents regulations, TSCA, the INCI system, China’s CSAR and of course EUDR. Plan early and get expert advice before getting started. There’s a lot to deal with.  

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Surfactant Growth in Asia-Pacific - Episode 5

August 13, 2025 • 5 mins
Here we look into an extremely important region for surfactant consumption, production and innovation. Southeast Asia produces around 90% of the world palm and palm kernel oil, critical starting points for much of the world’s surfactants. China has enormous and growing surfactant production capacity, currently far in excess of its demand. Other countries in Asia, particularly Korea and Japan are setting global trends for consumer p...
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Succeeding in Specialties - Episode 4

July 30, 2025 • 6 mins
This podcast is a sequel to Episode 1 where we started to discuss specialty surfactants.  Here, we go into more detail on the differences between commodities and specialties  We’ll also cover briefly some case studies and consider guidelines for companies wishing to transition all or part of their business mix to specialty surfactants.

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Surfactant Supply Chain, Global Disruptions - Episode 3

July 9, 2025 • 5 mins
In this podcast we take a look at  the many recent sources of disruption which have impacted the surfactant supply chain on a global basis. How have these disruptions impacted the industry and how should companies deal with the current challenges and prepare for future unforeseen events?

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The Rise of Bio and Bio-based Surfactants - Episode 2

June 25, 2025 • 8 mins
In this podcast, we examine the key drivers for bio-based and sustainable surfactants, such as consumer demand for eco-friendly products and stricter regulations. We’ll also explain the difference between "bio-based" and "biosurfactant" and provide examples of all the various types of surfactant which carry some type of “bio” label. 

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Specialty and Commodity Surfactants – What’s the Difference? - Episode 1

May 9, 2025 • 6 mins
This episode looks at what makes a specialty surfactant so special and what makes it different from a commodity surfactant. We consider the different roles for these different types of surfactant and the different challenges in selling and marketing of each type. We also cover the markets where you would expect to see each type of surfactant and the process technologies used to make them.

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Surfactant Insights Podcast - Trailer

May 8, 2025 • 4 mins
The Surfactant Insights Podcast covers technical commercial and economic aspects of the surfactant value chain, particularly as it impacts household and personal care consumer products. Each five minute episode will dig into a subject of current topical interest for manufacturers users, and sellers of surfactants. We are open to requests for subject matter to cover on these podcasts. We hope you enjoy and find them useful.

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