ANTOLIN

Downward trend for automotive supplier continues in Q1 / Sales secure positive result

INDORAMA

Venator's former titanium dioxide plant in Spain to resume operations

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

MOL extends force majeure in Hungary to all grades of PE and PP

DOW CHEMICAL

Chemicals giant begins cutting 4,500 jobs globally / In Netherlands alone, 605 employees to be made redundant

LANXESS

Q1 earnings, sales drop due to currency swings, lower volumes / Positive momentum since March due to Middle East conflict / 2026 forecast maintained at EUR 450-550 mn

RÖCHLING

Further decline in turnover / Only European market growing / Forecast for 2026 at previous year's level

OMYA

European distribution agreement signed with SK Chemicals for TPE-E

KIMPUR

Turkish PU systems company acquires competitor Kobe

SAUDI ARAMCO

Oil and gas major exits Rapid project in Malaysia / State-owned Petronas takes full control

BIESTERFELD

Distribution of Osaka Soda high-performance elastomers in UK, Ireland / Key applications include automotive, industrial sealing

RECTICEL

Belgian insulation specialist acquires compatriot Isopanel

EPOCH BIODESIGN

Tech specialist to open PA 6.6 bio-recycling demo plant in London / Commercial reprocessing activity set for 2028 / MoU signed with Invista

3M

Australia sues US group over PFAS firefighting foam / Government seeking billions in damages

MITSUBISHI

Spin-off of petchem activities moves forward / New structure to focus on end-use markets

MOL

Follow-up: Tiszaújváros cracker to remain offline for several months

AUTOLIV

Automotive safety systems specialist plans closure of Turkish plant / Production to be relocated to other sites

ALPLA

Austrian packaging producer plans HQ job cuts

ADNOC

Chair of Covestro's supervisory board Rainer Seele: ‘The EU has over-regulated domestic markets'

PRYME

Repeated reactor failures force closure of only chemical recycling plant

VENATOR

TiO2 producer to shut Krefeld-Uerdingen site permanently / Around 350 jobs affected