

Science
Surfactant Insights Podcast
TKS Publisher
With 40 years of expertise in science communication, Tekno Scienze Publisher (TKS) continues to evolve, providing high-quality information to a global audience of scientists, managers, and industry leaders. Based in Italy, TKS publishes three leading scientific journals - Chimica Oggi - Chemistry Today, Agro Food Industry Hi Tech, and Household and Personal Care Today - as well as the digital -only Italian publications Beauty Horizons and Nutra Horizons, known for their innovative and interactive content.
TKS now expands into the world of podcasts with The Surfactant Insights Podcast, an in-depth series dedicated to the surfactant industry. The podcast is hosted by Neil Burns, Managing Partner of Neil A. Burns LLC, an expert in the surfactants and oleochemicals sector. He produces major surfactant conferences, authors the Surfactants Blog, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Household and Personal Care Today.
The Surfactant Insights Podcast covers technical, commercial, and economic aspects of the surfactant value chain, particularly as it impacts household and personal care consumer products. Each five-minute episode will dig into a subject of current topical interest for manufacturers, users, and sellers of surfactants. We are open to requests for subject matter to cover on these podcasts. We hope you enjoy and find them useful.
TKS now expands into the world of podcasts with The Surfactant Insights Podcast, an in-depth series dedicated to the surfactant industry. The podcast is hosted by Neil Burns, Managing Partner of Neil A. Burns LLC, an expert in the surfactants and oleochemicals sector. He produces major surfactant conferences, authors the Surfactants Blog, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Household and Personal Care Today.
The Surfactant Insights Podcast covers technical, commercial, and economic aspects of the surfactant value chain, particularly as it impacts household and personal care consumer products. Each five-minute episode will dig into a subject of current topical interest for manufacturers, users, and sellers of surfactants. We are open to requests for subject matter to cover on these podcasts. We hope you enjoy and find them useful.
- 20 episodes
- Updated July 15
Episodes20
July 15 · 7 min
June 17 · 6 minDry Consumer Products – Current Trends - Episode 25
June 3 · 7 minUS Antidumping Filings on Fatty Acids - Episode 24
May 20 · 9 minBASF - Episode 23
May 6 · 6 minBio-based Ethylene Oxide - Episode 22
April 15 · 6 minPetro vs Oleo vs Other - Episode 21
April 1 · 8 minSkinification - Episode 20
March 18 · 6 minSulfonation - Episode 19
March 4 · 8 minStepan Company 2025 Earnings Release - Episode 18
February 18 · 7 minBiosurfactants at Commercial Scale? - Episode 17
February 4 · 8 minThe C12-14 Mid-Cut Squeeze - Episode 16
January 21 · 5 minThe 1,4-Dioxane Regulatory Landscape - Episode 15
Dec 23, 2025 · 6 minDistributors in the Surfactants Market - Episode 14
Dec 10, 2025 · 5 minMergers and Acquisitions in the Surfactants Space - Episode 13
Nov 26, 2025 · 7 minDigital tools in the Surfactant Supply Chain - Episode 12
Nov 12, 2025 · 10 minInvesting in Surfactants - Episode 11
Oct 29, 2025 · 8 minCircularity and Sustainability in Surfactants - Episode 10
Oct 15, 2025 · 7 minSurfactants Driving Beauty - Episode 9
Sep 24, 2025 · 6 minSurfactant Cost and Price Volatility - Episode 8