Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that it will discontinue the production and sales of certain epoxy resin products at the Kawajiri Site of its Tokai Plant in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, with the related business expected to cease around the end of September 2027.Gradually conclude. This decision involves multiple product lines, including:Bisphenol A liquid epoxy resin, Bisphenol F liquid epoxy resin, liquid and solid epoxy resins, and various curing agents。 For some products, the Company expects to continue maintaining market supply and sales by outsourcing production to external enterprises. The company has set September 30, 2027 (planned) as the final production date for the relevant products.

Shanghai BASF May TDI settlement price is 16,200 RMB/ton, down 2,800 RMB/ton month-on-month, and the June listing price is 20,000 RMB/ton, down 3,000 RMB/ton month-on-month.

May 29 news,Lianhong New TechnologyThe company stated on the interactive platform that it is initiating the construction of the PEEK project, which is expected to be completed and put into production by 2027, and it will not affect the company's current operating performance; the UHMWPE materials produced by the company are currently not supplied directly to humanoid robot manufacturers.

On May 26, SK Chemicals announced that its copolyester ECOTRIA CLARO and PET series products under the SKYPET family have been recognized by the European recycling assessment organization RecyClass as recyclable within the PET recycling system. The seven certified products include five copolyester products from the ECOTRIA CLARO series and two general PET products from the SKYPET series. Among them, five products—ECOTRIA CLARO 100, ECOTRIA CLARO 200, ECOTRIA CLARO 300, ECOTRIA CLARO 100 CR50N, and ECOTRIA CLARO 200 CR50N—received the "Full Compatible" rating, meaning they can be recycled together without restrictions throughout the entire PET recycling process. The other two SKYPET products—SKYPET BR and SKYPET BR-V—received the "Limited Compatible" rating, indicating they can be recycled under specific process conditions.

Shandong Zhemei’s annual production capacity of 160,000 tons of PMMA has officially commenced operation. The company’s Phase I project, with an annual capacity of 160,000 tons of PMMA, covers an area of 136 mu, while Phase II covers 150 mu, with a total investment of RMB 2 billion.

Recently, the environmental impact assessment document for the 250,000 t/y C4-to-1-butene project of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-Based New Materials Co., Ltd. has been made public. The project will construct a 250,000 t/y 1-butene unit, adopting a domestically developed integrated process of “selective hydrogenation + super pre-fractionation + 2-butene isomerization + etherification de-isobutene + precision rectification.” The plant will produce 140,000 t/y of polymer-grade 1-butene, 18,300 t/y of MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether), and 89,700 t/y of heavy C4. The main construction contents include a feedstock system, hydrogenation reaction unit, super pre-fractionation unit, 2-butene isomerization unit, etherification de-isobutene unit, and precision rectification unit. Public utilities will rely on the existing facilities within the plant, and supporting environmental protection facilities will be constructed.

Recently, the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange officially introduced foreign traders to its polyester futures sector. This opening to overseas participants includes seven futures and options products: paraxylene (PX), bottle chip, short fiber futures and options, as well as purified terephthalic acid (PTA) options. Combined with the PTA futures that were opened to foreign traders in 2018, this has established a comprehensive polyester industry chain market pattern characterized by a full range of products, complete tools, and global coverage.

May 22nd,Wenzhou Ecological Environment Bureau Pingyang Branch, Zhejiang ProvinceIssue a decision to order the cessation of construction. The company involved in the case is Wenzhou XX Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., and its legal representative is Zhan XX. It is reported that on May 15, law enforcement officers conducted an inspection at this company. It was found that the environmental impact assessment document had not been approved, and the construction of the silicone rubber mixing project was started without authorization. This behavior violates the relevant provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou Ecological Environment BureauOrder the company to immediately stop the project construction.

It is reported that GNFC, India has announced that its TDI plant in Dahej is scheduled to undergo annual planned shutdown maintenance from May 30, 2026 to June 11, 2026, with a total maintenance duration of 13 days. During this period, the company’s TDI plant in Bharuch will continue to operate normally to ensure a stable supply to customers.

On May 25, the main contracts of energy and chemical commodity futures collectively weakened. Fuel oil fell more than 7%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and crude oil dropped over 6%, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bottle-grade chips, paraxylene (PX), PTA, and benzene declined more than 4%, short fiber main contracts fell nearly 4%, asphalt, styrene, polypropylene, and propylene main contracts dropped over 3%, while methanol and ethylene glycol fell more than 2%.

Cailian PressMay 18th, electric news,Kingfa Sci. & Tech.(600143.SH) released an announcement on the record of investor relations activities. The company is a leading enterprise in special engineering plastics in China, with the most complete product portfolio and the largest industrialized scale. Its products have entered the supply chains of many leading industry customers, and the company’s LCP resin has achieved bulk supply to leading customers in AI computing power, new energy and other industries. By the end of 2025, the company had formed an annual production capacity of 39,000 tons of semi-aromatic polyamide, LCP and polyarylethersulfone synthetic resins. Among them, the first phase of the 5,000-ton/year facility of the 15,000-ton/year LCP synthetic resin project and the thousand-ton-scale polyimide project have both been successfully put into operation. At present, in the AI computing power sector, the company has launched ultra-thin halogen-free flame-retardant PPA and high-flow, low-warping LCP materials, meeting the stringent requirements of AI server high-speed connectors for dielectric performance and transmission efficiency. High-strength, low-noise halogen-free flame-retardant PPA, LCP, PES and PEI are widely used in ultra-high-speed cooling fans, providing key material support for the stable operation of AI servers. Transparent thin-wall flame-retardant PCR-PC and PPSU products meet the heat-resistance and environmental compliance requirements of high-temperature components in computing servers, and have already been applied in bulk in the industry.

Recently, Stepan announced that effective July 1, 2026 (or as contracts allow), it will increase prices by $0.185/lb for STEPANPOL® and TERATE® rigid polyester polyols used in the Americas. This increase is in addition to the price announcement that took effect on May 15, 2026. The adjustment is necessary due to the continued rise in raw material, freight, and energy costs.

Recently, global chemical giantsEastman(Eastman) officially issued to global customersPrice Increase NoticeIt announced that, effective June 1, prices for polyester, copolyester, and cellulose ester products will be increased across the board. The specific increase is as follows: Polyester and copolyester products will be increased by USD 0.30/kg (approximately RMB 2,051/ton), bringing the cumulative increase in 2026 to USD 0.55/kg. • Some copolyester products for which price increases were announced on April 2 will be subject to an additional increase of USD 0.05/kg.(approximately 342 RMB/ton)The cumulative increase in 2026 is also US$0.55/kg. • Cellulose ester polymer up by $0.25/kg(Approximately 1709 yuan/ton)。

住友电木In its Q4 FY2026 earnings report, the company disclosed that its main business revenues were led by high-performance plastics, semiconductor-related materials, and lifestyle-related businesses, amounting to ¥28.229 billion, ¥27.784 billion, and ¥25.779 billion, respectively, accounting for 34.41%, 33.87%, and 31.42% of total revenue.

Recently, LyondellBasell has expanded its Purell product portfolio and further deepened its collaboration with healthcare customers. The Purell series of materials, specifically developed for the healthcare sector, is widely used in products such as syringes, ampoules, IV bottles, diagnostic device housings, laboratory ware, inhalers, and medical packaging.

The main plastic futures contract on Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by over 2%, to 8,347 yuan/ton. The main bottle chip futures contract on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange surged by 6%, to 8,886 yuan/ton.

On April 20, Wanhua Chemical released its 2025 Annual Report and the First-Quarter Financial Report for 2026. The first quarter of 2026 witnessed significant growth: revenue reached RMB 54.052 billion, a substantial year-on-year increase of 25.50%, setting a new record; net profit attributable to shareholders amounted to RMB 3.718 billion, up 20.62% year-on-year. Specifically, revenue from polyurethane products totaled RMB 19.294 billion; revenue from petrochemical products and trading reached RMB 20.506 billion; and revenue from fine chemicals and new materials products amounted to RMB 10.345 billion.

On April 20, at the media day of CHINAPLAS 2026 International Plastics Exhibition, Bao Lewei, Senior Vice President of Basf Asia-Pacific Specialty Materials, stated that Asia-Pacific remains the growth engine of the global plastics industry. He pointed out that in 2025, the Asia-Pacific region will account for 46%-55% of global plastics market revenue and production.

Chengzhi Co., Ltd. announced that, focusing on its existing core business, it plans to extend its chemical new materials industrial chain. Through Nanjing Chengzhi Clean Energy Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, and Nanjing Chengzhi New Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the former, the Company will invest in the construction of an ethylene value-chain extension project (60,000 tons/year of n-propanol and 200,000 tons/year of methyl methacrylate (MMA)) and a high-end optical new materials project (100,000 tons/year of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)) at the Nanjing Jiangbei New Area New Materials Science Park. The total investment for the project amounts to approximately RMB 3.901 billion.

Geelonghui, April 13 | Nanjing Juli Long (300644.SZ) stated on the investor interaction platform that the company has formed a special R&D team for chip encapsulation materials business in 2025. Currently, it is in the early stage of technology exploration and R&D, and has not yet formed cooperative supply with customers.