Lotte Chemical's Malaysian subsidiary, Lotte Chemical Titan, recently announced that its steam cracking plant and derivatives complex in Merak, Cilegon, Indonesia, with an investment of $3.95 billion, has commenced commercial operations. The project

ITHomeOn October 23, it was reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that Samsung Electronics is increasingly involved in manufacturing chips for the automaker, indicating that the South Korean company is gradually entering a market originally domina

In October 2025, Toyota Motor Corporation announced approximately​​2.2Trillion yen​Acquired all shares of the group-related company Toyota Industries Corporation for approximately RMB 104 billion in cash and facilitated its delisting. Source of imag

In late September 2025, the Dutch government implemented asset freezing and governance intervention measures against Nexperia, a semiconductor company with Chinese investment, citing national security concerns, which triggered a chain reaction. In re

Daicel Corporation announced that it will acquire all operations of Polyplastics Co., Ltd. through an absorption-type merger effective April 1, 2026. This marks the official end of the Celanese joint venture relationship that began in 1964, with Poly

A fire broke out at a garment factory in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and an adjacent chemical warehouse on October 14 local time, resulting in at least 16 deaths and multiple injuries. According to Reuters, Jasim, an official from th

On October 15, ZS News learned that, according to a customer letter seen by Platts, a division of S&P Global Commodity Insights, on October 14, LG Chem Ltd. announced plans to shut down its high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant located in Daesan

I. The world's first China-Europe Arctic container express shipping route successfully opened. Zhuan Su Shijie has learned that local timeOn the night of October 13 (in the early morning of October 14, Beijing time), the "Istanbul Bridge" cargo ship,

Recently, CheZhiWang obtained official images of the all-new Toyota Corolla from relevant sources. During the Toyota brand conference held on October 13, a mysterious model never seen before appeared in the teaser video. Because the vehicle has the w

The current state of the plastic processing equipment market is complex. Will there be a recovery in 2026? The answer is intricate. At the 2025 K Show in Germany, the Plastics Industry Association released the "Global Trends Report," with Chief Econo

[DT New Materials]It has been learned that recently, Toray Industries announced the sale of its remaining stake in LG Toray Hungary Battery Separator Co., Ltd. to LG Chem. After the completion of this transaction, Toray will completely withdraw, and

The advanced air mobility (AAM) company Vonaer from South Korea will purchase 20 hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which will accelerate Plana's goals in certification, financing, and market access. Plana US Inc. has si

On October 8, Swiss industrial giant ABB announced that it had reached an agreement with Japan's SoftBank Group to sell its robotics business unit for $5.375 billion. This news instantly sparked excitement in the global tech and industrial sectors, d

On October 2nd, specialized observations found that South Korea's chemical industry giant Kumho Petrochemical is deeply mired in a management rights dispute.The incident originated from Kumho Petrochemical's plan to issue exchangeable bonds using its

India imposes an anti-dumping duty of up to $761 per ton on Chinese antioxidants for a period of five years. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India issued an announcement, making an affirmative final anti-dumping ruling on Certain A

According to foreign media reports, recently, Frank Krol, CEO of Mitsubishi Europe, stated that Mitsubishi Motors will no longer launch a successor to the current Colt small car, which is based on the Renault Clio model, as the company is refocusing

Message: India imposes import restrictions on goods originating from or exported by China.PVCWallpaper anti-dumping investigation Directorate General of Trade Remedies, India27A notice was issued to conduct an anti-dumping investigation on imported w

The petrochemical industry in East Asia is undergoing the largest restructuring in decades, as China, Japan, and South Korea are accelerating the phase-out of outdated cracking units to reduce excess ethylene capacity. Industry insiders expect that b

On September 23, ABB Robotics launched the OmniCore™ EyeMotion vision system, which can be equipped on all ABB robots with OmniCore. It can perceive the surrounding environment using any third-party camera or sensor and adapt in real-time even in com

Various types of electric vehicles are in high demand in the EU market. Chinese cars, in particular, are very popular, while Tesla continues to decline. Electric vehicles are experiencing overall growth, and Chinese automakers are thriving in the EU,