Japan's JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, an oil refining unit of JX Holdings, said on Friday it plans to shut its Kawasaki naphtha cracker, with ethylene production capacity of 404,000 tons per year, on June 18 for repair work.
The company said the shutdown was to fix a problem and that the cracker would be restarted on June 22.
Merck to acquire the chromatography business of JSR Life Sciences, a leading provider of CDMO services, preclinical and translational clinical research, and bioprocessing solutions.
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.
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.
