Company Dynamic

Dongsung Finetec, a subsidiary of South Korea's Dongsung Chemical, will invest a total of 25 billion won (approximately US$18.65 million) this year to increase production equipment for ultra-low temperature insulation materials for LNG ships.

• Dongsung Finetec

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• adenine vs adenosine

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• acalabrutinib vs ibrutinib

BASF has made an equity investment in Utah-based startup 3Helix and will exclusively commercialize its collagen-hybridizing peptide (CHP) technology in the personal care market, beginning in 2025. BASF will also join 3Helix's board.

• BASF
• 3Helix's

China agrochemical industry weekly

• herbicide
• Acephate
• Apresa

Brazil's Sipcam Nichino disclosed that it intends to market an innovative version of the insecticide Cefanol, Cefanol Gold, in November 2023, with a more advanced formulation and a 22% increase in the active ingredient Acephate.

• Sipcam
• Cefanol
• Gold
• formulation
• Acephate

Actimilk (INCI: Varies) is an eco-minded line of three plant-based milks. Composed of 5% vegetable oil emulsified with 2% phospholipids, Actimilk provides perfect biocompatibility and tolerance.

• IFF
• plant based
• cosmetics ingredients
• phospholipids

At the SEPAWA Congress in Berlin, October 25-27, BASF presented the company’s latest solutions for the home care and industrial & institutional (I&I) cleaning and personal care markets.

• BASF
• Sustainability Natural Cosmetics
• cosmetics ingredients
• Skin care

DuPont announced on November 1, 2023 that it would complete the previously announced sale of an 80.1% ownership interest in the Delrin® homopolyoxymethylene (H-POM) business to an affiliate of TJC LP (TJC) on that day.

• TJC LP
• DuPont

On October 31st, BASF announced its quarterly report for the third quarter of 2023. The report revealed a decline in sales, primarily attributed to significant price decreases in the materials, chemicals, and surface treatment technology business sectors.

• BASF

Consumers and producers will increasingly prioritize hair care products that encompass a substantial number of natural ingredients, aiming to minimize their exposure to harsh chemicals.

• Natural Hair Care Ingredients
• BASF
• Hair care
• plant based

Recently，Adama announced that it will expand the market coverage of Apresa®, a pre-crop premixed herbicide that has a broad spectrum of herbicides and is 20% more effective than barrel blends.

• Adama
• Apresa
• agriculture
• herbicide

Sumitomo recently revealed that its newly launched Excalia Max (Inpyrfluxam+ Tebuconazole) fungicide has been registered in Brazil for the control of grain and seed rot diseases and soybean stem break disease. Such epidemics can seriously reduce grain qua

• Sumitomo
• Inpyrfluxam
• Tebuconazole
• Oxazosulfyl

On October 31, Shandong Sino-Agri United issued an announcement that the company intends to invest in the construction of science and technology transformation center project, 700t/a Cyflumetofen technical project,

• Sino-Agri
• Cyflumetofen
• acaricide

On October 31, Wanhua Chemical issued an announcement stating that according to the "Announcement of Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. on the shut down of production and maintenance of the equipment of its subsidiary BorsodChem Zrt."

• wanhua chemical

starting from the first half of 2026, Japanese multinational chemical company Asahi Kasei will invest in new coating equipment for Hipore™ lithium-ion battery separators at its factories in the United States, Japan and South Korea.

• separator coating

The chemical industry is currently facing unfavorable situations such as slowing economic growth, declining demand and oversupply.

• Dow
• Wacker
• Sanyou
• Wanhua
• Covestro

Albaugh recently announced that its Maxtron™ 4SC herbicide (active ingredient: 42.0% Ethofumesate) has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Albaugh
• Maxtron
• Glyphosate

Recently, Anhui Huilong accepted a survey of specific objects and was asked about the construction progress of Chlorantraniliprole technicals and intermediates invested by Huilong's wholly-owned subsidiary.

• Huilong
• Chlorantraniliprole
• intermediates

Syngenta (Australia), a global leader in plant health, and Metagen, an agricultural biotechnology company based in Queensland's Lockyer Valley, have announced a collaboration to develop innovative biological solutions.

• Syngenta
• Metagen
• biotechnology