Company Dynamic

The European Union (EU) has recently made a significant decision regarding the authorization period for the DSM 19455 preparation of Buchneri Lactobacillus as an additive in animal feed.

Kering has announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The luxury group's group revenue (reported) fell 11% year-on-year to €4.504 billion.

• Kering

Well-known beauty retailer Sephora has officially launched clean skin care brand Drunk Elephant in all online channels and 250 physical stores in mainland China, and plans to expand the number of stores to 300 by the end of the year.

• Sephora
• China
• Drunk elephant

Asahi Kasei announced that it will build an integrated factory in Ontario, Canada for base film manufacturing and coating of Hipore wet lithium-ion battery (LIB) separators.

• Asahi Kasei

Soybean rust resistance gene was cloned in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

• gene
• Soybean
• agrochemical

The European Union (EU) has recently announced an extension in the authorization period for the use of plant lactobacillus DSM 3676, plant lactobacillus DSM 3677, and bifidobacterium DSM 13573 formulations as feed additives for all animals.

Novartis, a leading pharmaceutical company, has recently announced its impressive financial results for the first quarter of 2024.

Covestro, together with partners across the automotive value chain, is pioneering the concept of car-to-car closed-loop plastic recycling, which is emerging as a promising solution to the industry's plastic waste management challenges.

• Covestro
• NIO
• Volkswagen
• TÜV Rheinland

Ultramid Ccycled, BASF’s sustainable polyamide PA6 and PA6.6 product range, is now certified by the Recycling Statement Standard (RCS) for textile applications. The label enables manufacturers to sell certified textiles produced using recycled raw materia

• BASF
• Ultramid Ccycled

Beiersdorf and Rubedo Life Science have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership to develop breakthrough anti-aging solutions for the global facial care market.

• Beiersdorf
• Rubedo life science

US multinational contractor KBR has been awarded a license contract for phenol technology in China by SABIC Fujian Petrochemical Company.

• KBR
• SABIC Fujian

Adama has launched a new broad spectrum grain fungicide called Avastel® in the European market. The product consists of two active ingredients, Fluxapyroxad + Prothioconazole, and is designed to provide European grain growers

• Avastel®
• Prothioconazole
• Fluxapyroxad

The rapidly developing biopesticide market presents both opportunities and challenges

• biopesticide
• agrochemical
• Chemical

In the recent legal inspection of urea export declaration, a large number of phenomena such as non-standard trade contracts and false inspection have seriously disrupted the order of urea export, promoted irrational market fluctuations,

• fertilizers
• agrochemical
• Chemical

In a recent development, pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has agreed to pay a staggering $100 million to settle a portion of the lawsuits related to its popular heartburn medication, Zantac.

Procter & Gamble Co reported a profit increase recently as strong demand in the United States and many European markets offset weakness elsewhere due to tensions in the Middle East and poor performance in China.

• P&G

BASF acquires a 49% stake in the Vattenfall's Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms.

• BASF
• Vattenfall

International agrochemical giant UPL and trading company Bunge have launched a new agricultural input distributor in Brazil, Sinova, combining the two companies' local distribution channels and resources.

• Sinova
• Formulation
• technicals

Recently, Syngenta has launched a new fungicide, Evagio Forte, in the UK to help control crop disease for the 2024 planting season.

• Evagio
• Forte
• Mandipropamid
• Amisulbrom

Ipsen's commitment extends to granting exclusive global rights to two candidate products, with potential milestone payments reaching as high as $1.8 billion.