Meet Valona Intelligence at ChemSpec Europe

Specialty chemical markets rarely change overnight. The signals are there long before the disruption: a regulatory consultation moving through committee, a competitor’s pilot plant quietly coming online, a shift in feedstock availability buried in a trade journal, a new technology appearing at the edges of adjacent markets.

The companies that stay ahead aren’t guessing. They’ve built the capability to catch these signals early and act while others are still figuring out what happened.

Valona Intelligence helps global manufacturing enterprises build exactly that. At ChemSpec Europe 2026, discover how industry leaders are turning market complexity into decisions they can make with confidence.

🎤 Attend Our Session

Signal Before the Storm: How to Read Market Shifts Before They Disrupt Your Business

When: Wednesday, 6 May 2026 | 11:45–12:15
Where: Strategy Stage, Hall 7
Speaker: Kasia Hartwig, Director, Research & Consulting, Valona Intelligence

Markets in specialty chemicals signal before they move. The challenge isn’t a lack of information — it’s knowing which signals matter. In this session, Kasia Hartwig draws on examples from specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals to show how companies can build a practical market and competitive intelligence capability that turns market complexity into confident decisions.

You’ll discover:

• The key forces currently reshaping the specialty chemicals landscape
• How to systematically monitor the signals that indicate meaningful change
• A practical framework for separating noise from developments that require action

About the speaker: Kasia Hartwig has spent 15+ years solving the challenge most organizations struggle with: transforming fragmented market signals into resilient strategies that hold up under pressure. As Director of Research & Consulting at Valona Intelligence, she has advised hundreds of global firms across chemicals, healthcare, automotive, and manufacturing, helping them shift from reactive to predictive.

🤝 Visit Our Booth

Stand 7H61, Hall 7

By the time most companies notice a competitor’s move, the window to respond has already closed. Come see how Valona changes that.

Valona is a competitive and market intelligence platform that monitors 200,000+ sources across 115 languages, tracking competitor strategy, financial performance, market trends, regulatory shifts, and investment signals continuously. The result: leadership teams that make high-stakes decisions with complete context, and organizations that act before the market reacts.

Built for chemicals: Get an exclusive look at Valona for Chemicals, the industry’s first intelligence platform purpose-built for chemical manufacturers. Track competitors, raw materials, product applications, regulations, and strategic moves across the full chemical value chain.

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• Catch market shifts and competitive moves months before they become crises
• Track signals across global markets, in 115 languages, continuously
• Turn intelligence into timely decisions, not retrospective reports