This week, we discussed how the Boeing 737 MAX catastrophes underscore the importance of addressing design flaws and enhancing training. We also learned that Chemours put its top brass on leave amid an internal ethics audit triggered by concerns over ethics hotline reports, SEC filings and potentially skewed incentive plans.

However, there were bright spots. BASF, Lubrizol and NatureWorks are steering through the era of sustainable chemistry. And I agree with Whitney Houston that the children are our future.

--Traci Purdum, editor-in-chief