Listen "Episode 195: Albemarle (Katie Pyfer) "
Episode Synopsis
Katie Pyfer is a Senior Director of Energy Storage responsible for global pricing at Albemarle. She has a PhD in analytical chemistry.
Topics:
Product analysis
Managing market cycles
Price discovery
"Micro" managing
Battery demand
Commodity or specialty chemical?
Tolling
The blending game
Qualification
Competitive tension
The benefit of lithium auctions
Price transparency
Contracts
The future of "futures"
Topics:
Product analysis
Managing market cycles
Price discovery
"Micro" managing
Battery demand
Commodity or specialty chemical?
Tolling
The blending game
Qualification
Competitive tension
The benefit of lithium auctions
Price transparency
Contracts
The future of "futures"
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