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General | 06 October 2025

Clariant rejects allegations from BP, ExxonMobil over ethylene cartel

Clariant firmly rejects the allegations and will adamantly defend its position in the proceedings

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General | 06 October 2025

PLASTICS and SPE to merge by end-2025

SPE will become a division of PLASTICS, governed by an Executive Committee modeled after SPE’s current leadership structure

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General | 06 October 2025

Elessent acquires Sulphurnet to boost global reach and filtration expertise

Sulphurnet brings deep expertise in sulfur purification and filtration

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General | 05 October 2025

ARLANXEO to close synthetic rubber plant in France

The Port Jerome site has remained in a structurally loss-making position

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General | 03 October 2025

BASF seeks partner for feed enzyme business

Nutrition Ingredients business unit to focus resources on core value chains and ingredients

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General | 03 October 2025

BASF divests Brazilian decorative paints business to Sherwin-Williams for $1.15 billion

Purchase price of $1.15 billion on a cash and debt-free basis

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General | 03 October 2025

BASF reports progress on “Winning Ways” strategy

Financial targets 2028 and disciplined approach to capital allocation confirmed

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General | 03 October 2025

Corteva to spin seed business into independent company

SpinCo to be a leader in advanced genetics and build upon a century-long track record of customer loyalty, elite breeding, market leadership and financial strength

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General | 03 October 2025

BASF India, SVU and ICC celebrate next-gen women in chemistry through We-Chemie Program

Launched in 2023, We-Chemie aims to bridge the gender gap in the chemical industry by equipping final-year BSc and MSc Chemistry students from underprivileged backgrounds

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General | 03 October 2025

Niron Magnetics breaks ground on rare earth free magnet facility in Minnesota

The new 190,000-square-foot facility will expand Niron Magnetics' capacity to supply rare-earth-free permanent magnets

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General | 01 October 2025

BASF completes sell of food and health performance ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Company

The transaction includes a production site in Illertissen, Germany, three application labs outside of Germany, as well as around 300 employees, who have transferred to LDC

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General | 01 October 2025

PPG restores community center in Italy

PPG provided a grant of €120,000 to the Municipality of Borgomanero

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General | 01 October 2025

LG Chem targets next-generation semiconductor packaging with high-resolution PID

PID is a photosensitive dielectric material used to form ultra-fine interconnects between semiconductor chips and substrates

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General | 01 October 2025

Borealis unveils Borstar Nextension polyethylene technology

The Borstar Nextension PE technology sets a new benchmark for flexible packaging solutions by enabling downgauging, improving cost efficiency

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General | 01 October 2025

Givaudan to acquire US-based fragrance house ‘Belle Aire Creations’

The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2025 or early in 2026

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General | 30 September 2025

Invista to discontinue operations at Maitland site

Production of Dytek A will be relocated to Invista’s Victoria site,

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General | 29 September 2025

Leistritz supplies 12 meters wide extruder for the world’s largest BOPP film line

Brückner Maschinenbau is recognized as the global market leader in lines for stretched films

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General | 29 September 2025

GNFC resumes operation of TDI-II plant post gas leak

The company successfully completed necessary checks and remedial measures

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General | 29 September 2025

Givaudan breaks ground on new fragrance facility in Guangzhou

Investment of ~CHF 40 million to strengthen our capabilities to serve local and regional customers in China

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General | 27 September 2025

Core Lithium terminates offtake agreement for Finniss Lithium project

All future Finniss spodumene production is now unencumbered and available for project partners or spot sales

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