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Brenntag and Sudarshan Partner to Drive Colour Innovation in Asia-Pacific Beauty and Home Care Markets
Brenntag, a global leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Sudarshan Chemical Industries
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2 days ago2 min read


Lubrizol and Brenntag Expand Partnership to Drive Innovation and Growth in Vietnam
Lubrizol and Brenntag strengthened their partnership in Vietnam by bringing customers and industry leaders together to exchange market insights and explore innovative solutions for coatings, construction, and inks.
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4 days ago2 min read


Tioxide restarts titanium dioxide pigment plant in UK – heralding new era for historic Greatham site
Tioxide Materials Limited (Tioxide) today announced the successful recommissioning of the titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment production facility at Greatham in Hartlepool, marking a major milestone following LB Group’s acquisition of the site and its associated TiO2 pigment assets earlier this year.
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5 days ago2 min read


NUS and A*STAR researchers lead S$22 million SG Bio-SPRINT programme to develop sustainable plant-based specialty polymers
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have been awarded a research grant of S$22 million under Singapore’s national Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 masterplan to conduct cutting-edge research on greener polymers.
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5 days ago2 min read


VIGOR and Celanese Enter into a Strategic Partnership Agreement
Celanese and VIGOR Precision have formed a strategic partnership to advance high-performance plastic solutions for precision components.
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Aug 202 min read


Covestro-backed BioBTX advances sustainable production of aromatics from waste
Dutch circular chemistry company BioBTX, supported by Covestro, is developing the world's first commercial-scale facility to convert mixed plastic waste into aromatic chemicals using its proprietary Integrated Catalytic Cracking Process (ICCP) technology. The plant will be located at Chemical Park Delfzijl in the Netherlands and is expected to create 35 jobs. The facility will process around 20,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste annually, producing approximately 10,000 tonnes
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Aug 191 min read


LANXESS Introduces the Disflamoll Advance Platform for Ultra-Low TPP Plasticising Flame Retardant Solutions
LANXESS has launched Disflamoll® Advance, a next-generation platform for plasticising flame retardants with an exceptionally low triphenyl phosphate (TPP) content of less than 0.1%.
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Aug 171 min read


LANXESS Announces Adipic Acid Price Increase
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has announced an immediate increase in adipic acid prices, applicable worldwide.
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Aug 101 min read


Safic-Alcan and Primient expand their partnership into Central and Eastern Europe with the ZEMEA® propanediol range
Building on an established collaboration in Brazil, Safic-Alcan and Primient extend their relationship to anew territory — bringing 100% bio-based ZEMEA® propanediol to formulators across the DACH regionand Central and Eastern Europe.
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Aug 72 min read


Evonik-Licensed Hydrogen Peroxide Mega Plant Commences Operations in Leshan, China
Production has commenced at a new 200-kiloton-per-year hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) megaplant in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China, operated by Fuhua under Evonik's technology licence.
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Aug 22 min read


Surventis Expands North American Surface Treatment Capabilities with New Testing Lines in Blackman Township
Surventis, formerly BASF Coatings, has announced the launch of two new testing lines at its Blackman Township, Michigan, surface treatment production facility.
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Aug 22 min read


PTTGC Restructures GC Polyols to Strengthen Business Amid Challenging Polyols Market
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (PTTGC) has announced the restructuring of its subsidiary, GC Polyols Company Limited (GCP), as part of its strategy to adapt to prolonged weakness in the global polyols market and improve long-term business sustainability.
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Jul 301 min read


Oxea Raises Prices for Oxo Intermediates Across Europe
Oxea has announced price increases for its Oxo Intermediates portfolio across Europe, effective August 1, 2026, or as customer contracts permit.......
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Jul 261 min read


PTTGC Consolidates Full Ownership of GC Polyols and Restructures Business Amid Challenging Polyols Market
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (PTTGC) has completed the restructuring of GC Polyols Company Limited (GCP) by acquiring the remaining 17.9% equity stake from Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (14.9%) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (3.0%), increasing its ownership from 82.1% to 100%.
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Jul 241 min read


BASF Signs New Distribution Agreement for Innovative Cleaning Solutions
Brenntag, a global leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has entered into a new distribution agreement with BASF.
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Jul 202 min read


Brenntag Pharma Enters into Strategic Partnership with Evonik
Brenntag, a global leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has announced a new strategic partnership with Evonik REXIM® to distribute its GMP-grade amino acids across the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical markets in Europe, effective July 1, 2026.
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Jul 162 min read


Quanzhou Approves Sinochem Dongda’s 80,000 TPA High-End Specialty Polyether Polyols Project with Strict Environmental Safeguards
The Quanzhou Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau has officially approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Sinochem Dongda (Quanzhou) Co., Ltd.'s expansion project.
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Jul 131 min read


Amcor Expands Packaging Manufacturing Capacity in China
Amcor, a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, has commenced an expansion project at its flexible packaging manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China.
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Jul 121 min read


Biesterfeld hast extended partnership with LEHVOSS Group across Europe, excluding Nordic countries
Biesterfeld, one of the internationally leading distribution and service companies in the fields of plastics, rubber, specialty chemicals and ingredients, and LEHVOSS, a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of specialty chemicals, minerals, and polymers have expanded their partnership.
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Jul 92 min read


Amcor Supports Beverage Brands in Expanding Reusable Packaging Solutions
Amcor is urging beverage manufacturers to review their closure solutions as the adoption of reusable packaging and return systems accelerates under the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
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Jul 72 min read
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