As part of its long-term pan-European partnership with Dow Corning, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, Hamburg, expands effective immediately its product portfolio with"Performance Products for the Electronic Industry" in the countries Germany, Switzerland and Austria (DACH).
Beside the existing distribution contracts for Central and Eastern Europe, this means an important expansion into the Western European regions.
Building on the April 2025 announcement, Dow will take actions across its three operating segments to support European profitability, resulting in the closure of sites in Germany and the UK.
Carbon black manufacturer Orion Engineered Carbons plans to rationalize production lines in North and South America and EMEA.
The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) welcomes the fact that Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and US President Donald Trump have averted the danger of a trade war for the time being.
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