According to the latest news, in the first three quarters of this year, Dow accumulated a loss of $967 million; INEOS's BDO plant faces the risk of closure, with its 200 jobs "under threat"; to make matters worse, the European Carbon Border Adjust

On October 20, Toray announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Refinverse to deepen their cooperation in recycling nylon 66 resin from airbag waste. According to the division of labor between the two parties, Refinverse is resp

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

According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the matter revealed that German auto parts supplier Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. is considering selling part of its business shares and has been in discussions with potential advisors regarding this p

BASF, as a leader in the global chemical industry and sustainable product innovation, recently announced a strategic partnership with International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF). IFF is a leader in the field of biosciences innovation, and the two co

October 14, 2025 - NxLite™ announced the completion of a $9.2 million Series A financing to accelerate its next-generation energy control. Deployment and continued enhancement of its Advanced Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) center's capacity. This

LyondellBasell is enhancing the standards of its mechanically recycled materials through significant investment in the research and development capabilities of its Frankfurt Innovation Center. The company is intensifying its R&D efforts at this c

October 14, 2025,Oriental YuhongThe announcement states that the transaction for the acquisition of 100% equity in Construmart S.A., a leading building materials retail company in Chile, has been successfully completed through two wholly-owned subsid

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

On October 20, Specialized Plastics Vision learned that the American chemical recycling company Agilyx has completed the acquisition of a 44% stake in GreenDot. This transaction was initially announced in July of this year. GreenDot is a waste manag

On October 17, 2025, Boston Scientific announced the acquisition of Nalu Medical for approximately $530 million (about 3.8 billion RMB) in cash. This neurostimulation company, which has been established for less than a decade, is renowned for its "w

Recently, Dow, INEOS, Trinseo, Arlanxeo, Toray, 3M, and Polyplastics have successively announced a series of strategic measures involving products such as polyether polyols, epoxy resins, chlorine, MMA (methyl methacrylate), polystyrene, synthetic r

October 16, 2025 -BASFA memorandum of understanding has been signed with LEMON Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "LEMON"), in which both parties will collaborate to utilize Freeflex® fibers made from BASF's Elastollan® thermoplastic polyurethan

Antonio Freitas, the local union president, stated that Braskem SA has completely shut down its chlor-alkali plant in Maceió, Brazil, and is currently dismantling it for scrap metal recovery. On October 16, Freitas pointed out that this shutdown mark

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

Recently, the American chemical recycling startup Resynergi's planned chemical recycling project for waste plastics in Rohnert Park, California, faced strong opposition from local residents, resulting in an extremely strict project review that could

On October 16th, Daicel Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Daicel") and its wholly-owned subsidiary Polyplastics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Polyplastics") announced a group corporate restructuring plan, with the core content bei

Oriental Yuhong (002271) recently announced that the transaction for acquiring 100% equity of Chile's Construmart S.A. has been fully completed, marking the official establishment of the company's international building materials retail channel layou

Swedish composite material manufacturer Polykemi Group plans to increase the capacity of its US plant by 50% by 2027, driven mainly by the unexpectedly strong growth of the North American market. The company launched production at its Gastonia plant