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.
Ineos CEO Ineos calls on European politicians to save the chemical industry.
Merck to acquire the chromatography business of JSR Life Sciences, a leading provider of CDMO services, preclinical and translational clinical research, and bioprocessing solutions.
BASF sells a majority stake in its coatings business to the investor Carlyle.
Carbon black manufacturer Orion Engineered Carbons plans to rationalize production lines in North and South America and EMEA.
