COVESTRO

Outlook for 2025 downgraded yet again / Preliminary Q2 core profit seen down 16%

KIMPUR

Turkish PU system house enters recycling business / PET bottle waste processed into polyols

BOREALIS

Austrian company wins polymer patent case against Mitsui Chemicals / Production of polyolefin elastomers for solar applications affected

WESTLAKE

Collaboration with Alpha Recyclage Composites / Expansion of carbon-fibre composites recycling

FUENIX ECOGY

Dutch pyrolysis tech developer files for insolvency

VYNOVA

PVC producer discontinues Dutch production / Demand too weak

COVESTRO

EU to review Adnoc purchase under antitrust law / Will deal be overturned last minute?

EXXONMOBIL

Second chemical recycling plant starts up in Texas / Capacity to be doubled

DOW CHEMICAL

US chemical company to shutter plants in Germany, UK / Around 800 jobs at risk

BASF

Sale of XPS insulation board business to Bachl closed / Purchase of 49% share in Domo's Alsachimie JV finalised

ECOCORTEC

Manufacturer of corrosion-protection packaging expands Croatian plant

HOFFMANN + VOSS

German compounder acquired by PolymerCycle Group

EXXONMOBIL

US Supreme Court upholds judgement against petchem giant for emissions violations / USD 14.25 mn to be paid in penalty

SHELL

Energy giant partners with Yokogawa Electric on robotics, AI plant maintenance

AMERICHEM

Consolidation of European activities under US brand / Streamlining advances company's 2030 sustainability goals

SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL

Ireland's EPA clears dw2 oxo-biodegradables / Materials technology group hails announcement

SABIC

Petchem giant to shutter UK cracker / European exit unfolds

COVESTRO

Acquisition of Swiss film manufacturer Pontacol

NOVAMONT

Bioplastics specialist and parent Eni fined more than EUR 32 mn / Italian antitrust authority slams ‘exclusionary' marketing scheme for biodegradable bags

ALBIS

Distribution of technical BASF compounds in Italy