LyondellBasell Develops 75% Recycled Content Chocolate Packaging with Mondelez at German Plant
LyondellBasell (LYB), in collaboration with Mondelez International, Amcor, and Taghleef Industries, ...
India's NOCIL to Invest INR 1.3 Billion to Expand Rubber Chemicals Capacity
On August 3, Nocil, an Indian rubber chemicals giant, announced plans to invest INR 1.3 billion (equ...
HEXPOL Acquires Italian Thermoplastic Materials Manufacturer Vipa Group
HEXPOL recently announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Italy's Vipa Gr...
U.S. Exempts Canadian Fertilizer from New 50% Tariffs Starting August 19
The United States' new 50% tariffs on certain Canadian imports will exempt potash, sulfur, sulfuric ...
U.S. ContextLogic Acquires gChem for $850 Million
ContextLogic Holdings announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with investmen...
Mosaic and Canada West Foundation Call on Canada to Treat Potash as a Strategic Commodity
The Mosaic Company and the Canada West Foundation have jointly authored an article calling on Canada...
APPLIED Acquires Van Asperen in the Netherlands in August 2026
APPLIED Adhesives, a supplier of bonding solutions, dispensing equipment, parts, and services headqu...
U.S. CF Industries Reports Q2 2026 Net Earnings of $727 Million, Below Expectations
CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) released its second quarter and first half 2026 financial results ...
US Sulfur Prices Rise to $1,300/Ton, Raising Concerns Over Phosphate Fertilizer Supply
Amid the ongoing impact of geopolitical events, international sulfur supply has slowed noticeably, w...
POSCO Air Solution Secures AS9100D Certification
POSCO Air Solution, the industrial gas subsidiary of POSCO Group, announced on August 6 that it has ...
US Ecovyst Q2 Sales Reach $250 Million, Raises Full-Year Guidance
Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) reported its second-quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2026, on...
Dutch Akzo Nobel and US Axalta shareholders approve $25 billion merger on August 5
Shareholders of Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. held separate general meetings on Au...
U.S. Phillips 66 Reports Q2 2026 Earnings of $3.8 Billion
Phillips 66 Co. reported its second-quarter 2026 results on August 5: total earnings and adjusted ea...
Spain's SUPERPAN Project Develops Recyclable Lightweight Composite Panels for Vehicles
The SUPERPAN project is exploring new materials and manufacturing processes to develop a new generat...
South Korean Company Exports First 220 Tons of Recycled Plastic Feedstock
On August 5, South Korean listed company Woori Technology announced that its subsidiary Wave Jeongeu...
Sinopec Commissions 50,000-Ton Specialty PVA Plant, Building World's Largest High-End PVA Base
Chongqing SVW Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinope...
Dow and Adient Launch Sustainable Polyurethane Seating Solution Specflex REN
Materials science company Dow and automotive seating manufacturer Adient have announced the commerci...
Nigeria's Dangote Refinery Plans $5 Billion IPO in October
Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery plans to raise approximately $5 billion through an initial publ...
Epoch Acquires Spanish Nylon Polymerization Plant for €4 Million
Epoch Biodesign (Epoch) has acquired a nylon polymerization plant in Spain for €4 million, becoming ...
Russian Refineries' Daily Processing Volume Drops to 3.6 Million Barrels in July, Lowest in Over 20 Years
Russia's oil refining volumes fell to their lowest level in over two decades in July. According to a...
AkzoNobel completes major phase of €22 million aerospace coatings expansion in France
AkzoNobel's Aerospace Coatings division has completed a major phase of its €22 million expansion pro...
China's Sinofibers Achieves 5,000-Ton Annual Capacity for T1100-Grade Carbon Fiber
Sinofibers Technology Co. Ltd. (Changzhou, Jiangsu, China) has completed the technical appraisal of ...
Linde to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Industrial Gas Complex in Phoenix, USA
Linde plans to invest $1 billion to expand its existing on-site industrial gas complex in Phoenix, U...
US HF Sinclair Finalizes Long-Term Base Oil Supply Agreements
HF Sinclair Corp. has finalized long-term base oil supply agreements to secure feedstock for the spi...
India's Shivtek Spechemi to Invest Over INR 1.5 Billion in Specialty Chemicals Plant, Commencing Production in 2027
Shivtek Spechemi Industries (the flagship company of Shiva Group of Industries) has acquired approxi...
US-based Lydian Secures $43 Million in Series A Funding
Lydian, a US-based synthetic fuel company, announced the completion of a $43 million Series A fundin...
US GracoRoberts Receives Strategic Investment from Tinicum
GracoRoberts, a specialty chemicals distributor, announced it has received a strategic investment fr...
BASF Germany: Engineering Plastics Recycling Requires a Combination of Multiple Technologies, Commercialization in China in 2025
Recently, researchers at BASF pointed out that the recycling of engineering plastics (such as compos...
Sweden Proposes Ban on PFAS in Clothing and Other Products
The Swedish government recently released a memorandum for public consultation, proposing a ban on th...
Axalta Sets Record Adjusted EBITDA in Second Quarter
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. reported its second-quarter 2026 financial results, with net sales of $1...