Since 2026, the Japanese chemical industry has entered a period of accelerated strategic adjustment, with the government and enterprises working together to intensively launch significant initiatives in areas such as supply chain restructuring, b

Recently, according to reports from the U.S. law firm Hartley LLP, following BASF’s earlier settlement of the first agreement in a case accusing several companies of conspiring to manipulate the prices of chemicals used in pol

  Fusing supercar DNA with electronic engineering, the limited-edition AI PC co-branded by HP and Ferrari demonstrates the narrative power of industrial aesthetics in CMF design. It transforms Ferrari’s mechanical luxury DNA into a visually striki

On June 5, Röhm reached a major milestone at its methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant in Bay City, Texas, USA: its proprietary LiMA technology achieved full-scale industrial operation at full capacity for the first time worldwide. Since the pla

Medical device contract research and manufacturing service provider Cordica Medical recently completed the acquisition of the micro injection molding business segment of RapidWerks, thereby strengthening its production capacity to meet the increasing

On June 4, Celanese, a global specialty materials and chemical company, announced a key capacity optimization initiative to support the “growth and enhancement” strategy of its Engineered Materials business. Over the past several years, Celanese has

On June 3, Bloomberg reported that the European Union is preparing to warn businesses and the public that a trade conflict between China and the EU may erupt as Brussels considers new restrictive measures against China to rebalance their uneven econo

Recently, Toray Industries, Inc. of Japan and PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of Thailand’s national oil company PTT, jointly announced that they had successfully developed the world’s first complete manufacturing technology

On May 28, 2026, a Reuters report sent shockwaves through the semiconductor materials industry: Japan’s government-backed Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) is considering selling chip materials maker JSR. Two years ago, this government-backed fund p

On May 20, 2026, Sumitomo Plastic Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Suzhou Branch (Sumitomo) and the Taiwan Association for Computer-Aided Mold Technology (ACMT) officially signed a memorandum of cooperation for a technology partnership alliance.

Recently,Eastman Circular Solutions Managing Director Eric Dehouck said in an interview at PRSE that the company’s PET depolymerization project in Normandy, France, is “alive, more than ever,” but construction has been put on hold as the company wait

According to Plastics Vision, as of May 26, the chemical leak incident in Garden Grove, Orange County, Southern California, has entered its sixth day. Although the risk of a catastrophic explosion has been largely eliminated after five days of intens

Wacker Chemie has explicitly stated that the sharp rise in raw material and logistics costs is the core reason forcing its price increase. Since the spring of 2026, the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East has directly driven up the crac

SK chemicals’ plastic materials have been certified as compatible as feedstock for European recycling processes. On May 26, SK Chemicals announced that its copolyester ECOTRIA CLARO and PET product line, the SKYPET family, had been recognized by the

Recycled plastics come from complex sources, and product quality control is unstable, with uneven performance, making them difficult to apply in high-end fields. To address the severe disconnect between the material side and the application side of r

On May 22, 2026, ExxonMobil officially confirmed that its No. 1 steam cracker on Jurong Island, Singapore, which had been in operation for 24 years, had been shut down, affecting an annual ethylene production capacity of 900,000 tons. I. Reconstruct

Asahi Kasei has developed a new type of photosensitive polyimide film that aligns with the semiconductor industry's trend toward panel-level packaging. This product combines the core technological advantages of the company's liquid photosensitive pol

Celanese has announced price increases for a range of engineering materials products in response to recent market developments and multiple factors, including global supply chain disruptions. Despite the ever-changing market environment, Celanese wil

On May 21, BASF issued two announcements simultaneously: it will sell its silicates business to PQ Corporation, and it announced the launch of a cross-divisional transformation project named “CoreShift.”For those who have been following this German c

BASF India announced its fourth-quarter results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, showing a significant 155% increase in net profit to Rs 690 million, compared with Rs 270 million in the same period last year. Revenue from operations rose 9.1