County officials in Taiwan ordered Formosa Petrochemicals to close a refinery unit on Monday after a fire on Sunday. Formosa Petrochemicals must pass air quality and other safety inspections before it can reopen the unit in its Mailiao refinery complex, officials with Yunlin county said. The refinery has a capacity of 540,000 barrels per day.
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.
Ineos CEO Ineos calls on European politicians to save the chemical industry.
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.
