Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 17 February 2026

Brenntag and Westlake Epoxy expand strategic partnership into India

Brenntag will distribute Westlake Epoxy’s portfolio of epoxy resins and solutions for coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) and construction applications

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS)
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS) | 17 February 2026

UBE Corporation backs UK carbon capture innovator Immaterial

Immaterial develops, manufactures, and engineers gas separation and storage solutions based on m-MOFs

General
General | 17 February 2026

Syngenta launches revolutionary X-Terra hybrid wheat in France

X-Terra hybrid wheat provides a level of performance and consistency that will outpace conventional varieties

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 17 February 2026

Avantium, Will & Co team up to launch bio-based FDCA into CASE market

The collaboration leverages Will & Co’s deep industry knowledge and Avantium’s patented YXY Technology to produce and promote FDCA as a sustainable chemical solution

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 17 February 2026

UK’s first commercial Biomethanol bunkering service launches at Port of Immingham

The service will provide marine bunkering for biomethanol, a leading green fuel for shipping

General
General | 17 February 2026

BASF India, SVU, and ICC continue to empower young women in chemistry through ‘We-Chemie’ Initiative

The program supports final-year BSc/MSc chemistry students, particularly from underserved communities

General
General | 17 February 2026

UPL makes history with secondary GDR listing on NSEIX

By adding the NSE International Exchange (NSEIX) as a secondary venue, the program offers investors greater trading flexibility and expanded market access

R&D
R&D | 16 February 2026

Mitsubishi turns CO2 into jet fuel in breakthrough synthetic fuel demo

The breakthrough was achieved at MHI’s Research & Innovation Center in Nagasaki

Digitization
Digitization | 16 February 2026

Schneider Electric unveils industry’s first open, software-defined DCS

In a recent global research report conducted with Omdia, Schneider Electric found that closed industrial systems drain mid-sized industrial companies of 7.5% of annual revenue due to downtime, inefficiencies, and compliance retrofits

Gas
Gas | 16 February 2026

Petrobras lands landmark free-market gas deal with Cerbras

Petrobras has been expanding its operations in this contracting environment

General
General | 16 February 2026

Avient reports mixed 2025 earnings, projects growth for 2026

Looking ahead to 2026, Avient expects mixed demand conditions but sees growth potential from its ongoing initiatives

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 16 February 2026

Neste expands in Sweden with new lubricants warehouse

Neste’s OEM-approved lubricants, developed in Finland for the harsh northern climate, cover a wide range

Digitization
Digitization | 16 February 2026

Zeon Corp invests in Chemify to supercharge digital chemistry innovation

Chemify’s breakthrough Chemputation technology digitizes and automates the entire chemical discovery process

Chemical
Chemical | 16 February 2026

Dober acquires Lygos agronomy & water treatment businesses to expand specialty chemical portfolio

The two companies had previously collaborated on Soltellus polymer manufacturing

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 16 February 2026

Elcogen, JNK India partner to drive solid oxide technology in India

Under the MoU, the companies will explore using Elcogen’s proprietary solid oxide stacks and modules to recover and utilize waste heat

Policy
Policy | 16 February 2026

Europe must act now to save chemical industry from "Unsurvivable" market pressures: Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Since the first Antwerp meeting in February 2024: 101 sites have closed, 25Mt of chemical capacity has gone; 75,000 jobs have been lost and €70bn wiped from Europe’s asset base.

Digitization
Digitization | 16 February 2026

Mott MacDonald strengthens India footprint with Ahmedabad office expansion

The company plans to accelerate recruitment of specialists in design, digital delivery and project management

Chemical
Chemical | 16 February 2026

Acutaas secures controlling stake in Korea’s Indichem to boost semiconductor portfolio

This joint venture investment, approved by Indian and South Korean regulators, was finalized at a par value of KRW 500 per share plus premium

Digitization
Digitization | 16 February 2026

Yokogawa & ANYbotics join forces to revolutionize industrial inspections with autonomous robots

The collaboration aims to streamline the management of both explosion- and non-explosion-proof robots conducting autonomous inspections in industrial facilities

Chemical
Chemical | 16 February 2026

Sudarshan Chemical targets high-value growth with new Genpact-powered global capability center

The Center consolidates previously distributed enterprise functions into a single, integrated hub

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