State of the Chemical Industry

Martha Moore

Managing Director, Economics and Statistics

American Chemistry Council

Martha Gilchrist Moore is the Chief Economist and Managing Director for Economics and 
Statistics at the American Chemistry Council. Martha analyzes the impact of various policy 
initiatives and energy trends on the chemical industry. In addition, she produces forecasts 
for the economy and chemical industry. She also directs the Council’s research on the 
direct and indirect economic contributions of the business of chemistry and the benefits 
to consumers. Martha has worked on chemical industry issues for more than 25 years 
and is an authority on the market dynamics for the chemical industry and its end-use 
customer industries. Martha holds a master’s degree in economics from Indiana University 
and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the 
National Association for Business Economics and the US Association for Energy Economics 
(USAEE) and serves on the board of the National Capital Area Chapter of USAEE.

Traci Purdum 

Editor in Chief

Chemical Processing

Traci Purdum, an award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering manufacturing and management issues, is a graduate of the Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent, Ohio, and an alumnus of the Wharton Seminar for Business Journalists, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Purdum, who has been with Chemical Processing since 2008, serves as moderator to the brand’s many webinars and roundtables. She also hosts the podcast Process Safety With Trish & Traci.