General
General | 10 October 2025

Ahmedabad to host Cosmetics & Homecare Ingredients Expo in December 2025

The two-day exhibition will showcase over 90 exhibitors presenting more than 1500 ingredients

General
General | 09 October 2025

Geno partners with Sojitz to accelerate commercialization of Nylon-6

Sojitz has made a strategic financial investment to accelerate time-to-market

General
General | 08 October 2025

INEOS axes 20% of workforce in Hull blaming energy costs, dirt-cheap Chinese imports

Dirt-cheap carbon-heavy imports from China, produced using coal and emitting up to eight times more CO₂ than INEOS’s UK operations, are now flooding the market

General
General | 08 October 2025

2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi for development of metal–organic frameworks

The 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry have created molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases and other chemicals can flow

General
General | 07 October 2025

Marathon Petroleum receives six 2025 Energy Star certifications

The certifications highlight MPC’s continued leadership in operational excellence and sustainability

General
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

General
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

General
General | 06 October 2025

Elessent acquires Sulphurnet to boost global reach and filtration expertise

Sulphurnet brings deep expertise in sulfur purification and filtration

General
General | 05 October 2025

ARLANXEO to close synthetic rubber plant in France

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

General
General | 03 October 2025

BASF seeks partner for feed enzyme business

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

General
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

General
General | 03 October 2025

BASF reports progress on “Winning Ways” strategy

Financial targets 2028 and disciplined approach to capital allocation confirmed

General
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

General
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

General
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

General
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

General
General | 01 October 2025

PPG restores community center in Italy

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

General
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

General
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

General
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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