Borouge International has appointed Roland Janssen as Chief Commercial Officer, effective October 1, 2026. Janssen will be based at Borouge International’s headquarters in Vienna.
Expanding cooperation to build a sustainable mobility ecosystem by combining materials expertise with automotive innovation.
BASF plans to acquire Evonik. Both chemical companies have confirmed that talks are underway. Evonik rejects BASF’s initial offer.
With an investment of €2.4 billion, Moeve is anchoring from Huelva the development of the largest green molecules hub in Europe’s energy sector.
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Evonik plans to close two smaller sites in its German production and technology network next year.
Ineos is idling all three of its world-scale chemical plants in Hull after energy prices climbed to 12 times those in the United States, the company announced.
German CDMO Prange has sold all remaining shares in Adragos Pharma to FSN Capital.
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Unveiled in April 2026, Brenntag's biopharma brand, Byphar, is aimed at companies in the biopharmaceutical industry. Joakim Rehné, President of Brenntag Pharma EMEA, explains the strategy behind the new brand.
In 2026, Enamine celebrates 35 years — from a small grant-funded Kyiv lab to a global partner with 3,000+ people across six countries.
Bayer is beginning to roll out major Crop Science innovations in key agricultural regions worldwide. These blockbuster products are expected to generate peak sales of at least €500 million.
Syensqo is investing in a new compounding line for high-performance aromatic polymers at its Panoli site in India, strengthening its ability to serve customers in one of the world's fastest-growing automotive markets.
AkzoNobel opened a €7.5 million innovation lab at its Sassenheim R&D hub to speed up development of sustainable, solvent-free, energy-efficient powder coatings.
Asahi Kasei opened its new wet-process lithium-ion battery separator coating line in Charlotte, North Carolina. The move supports the company's North American battery separator strategy.
The new Mumbai, India, facility will offer technical testing and application support to diaper and hygiene product customers worldwide.
The two companies renew their global cooperation agreement, extending two decades of collaboration on lubricants and clean mobility.
H.B. Fuller announced that shareholders of Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) approved H.B. Fuller’s proposed acquisition of AMS.
H.B. Fuller confirmed receipt of an unsolicited proposal from Ancora Holdings to acquire its Building Adhesives Solutions business for between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion in cash.
The partnership gives Asahi Kasei a foothold for expanding its electrolyte technology to the Chinese market.
Univar Solutions has acquired Interpur Chemicals, a leading distributor of polyurethanes and powder coatings in Europe.
Having chosen “Turning Current Fragmentation into Future Success” as the motto of FECC’s Annual Congress 2026, FECC is emphasizing what in their view is also the overall goal for Europe’s industrial supply chains.
The project represents a major milestone in the industrial deployment of Catalyxx’s technology and has been recognized as a Project of National Interest (PIN) by the Portuguese Government.
Fully integrated production in Mobile, Alabama (USA) strengthens supply reliability in the Americas. Completion of backward integration across hubs in Mobile, Antwerp, and Singapore enhances global competitiveness.
Air Liquide is investing over $160 million to build a new Arizona facility supplying ultra-high-purity gases, including low-carbon hydrogen, to a leading chipmaker's fab expansion, starting operations in 2028.
Shell has agreed to sell its Sprng Energy renewables business in India to Aditya Birla Renewables for $1.8 billion, as part of its strategy to streamline and improve returns in its power portfolio.
Syensqo has broken ground on a multi-million-dollar expansion at its Havre de Grace, MD site, boosting capacity by over 30% to meet growing aerospace demand for structural adhesives and surfacing products.
Ineos and Recuro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a state-of-the-art advanced recycling facility at Ineos’ Bamble polymer site in Norway.
Evonik is modernizing the API production at its Tippecanoe site in the US Over the next five years, the company will invest $100 million in upgrading key plant components.
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The Coatings transaction between Carlyle and BASF, announced on October 10, 2025, was completed on June 30, 2026.
Bucci Composites gains access to Syensqo's Double Diaphragm Forming process as both firms aim to qualify materials with OEMs and lift production of structural parts and battery housings.
Covestro is supporting its growth ambitions in the MDI market by building an MDI production facility at its Shanghai site.
Merck has agreed to acquire Bio-Techne in an all-cash deal valuing the company at approximately $11.3 billion.
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup.
