Welcome to 2026. In order to see where we are going, we need to see where we’ve been. I’ve included the predictions that the American Chemistry Council’s Chief Economist, Martha Gilchrist Moore, offered us last year as well as PwC’s shot at the 2026 crystal ball. Come Monday, Moore is back at the medium table with her 2026 prognostications. Stay tuned. – Traci Purdum, EIC and hopeful crystal ball gazer.