Company Dynamic

INTEOS Styrolution, the world’s leading styrenics manufacturer, has successfully commercialized its 100% bio-based polystyrene, Styrolution PS 158K BC100.

• INEOS Styrolution

Ashland Inc. announced updates on its $60 million manufacturing network optimization initiative, a key component of its execution strategy.

• Ashland

Symrise subsidiary SFA Neroli opened its new perfume campus in Saint-Cézaire-Succiagne, near Grasse in southern France last week.

• Symrise
• SFA Neroli

Jakarta has announced a landmark move as Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power inked two MOUs totaling $10 billion.

ENEOS and Mitsubishi Chemical have completed a cutting-edge chemical recycling plant at the MCC Ibaraki site, leveraging Mura Technology’s Hydro-PRT process to turn discarded plastics into valuable oil.

A major breakthrough from Bayer could change the daily lives of breast cancer survivors.

Eisai Pharma, a global leader in human health care, has announced its ambitious move to launch a state-of-the-art Global Capability Center (GCC) in Visakhapatnam.

Bodo Möller Chemie Group, a leading global provider of specialty chemical products and solutions, announces the signing of an asset purchase agreement with Aqua Engineering Services.

• Bodo Möller Chemie
• Aqua Engineering Services

PT Chandra Asri Pacific (TPIA), a company under the control of Indonesian tycoon Prajogo Pangestu, is investing $908 million to build a world-class chemical manufacturing facility, slated for completion by 2027.

• PT Chandra Asri Pacific

As part of its ongoing commitment to advancing polymer technologies, Lubrizol has introduced Sancure™ 942, a next-generation waterborne, high-solids polyurethane dispersion (PUD) designed to deliver outstanding performance in wood coating applications.

• Sancure
• 942
• Lubrizol
• PUD

IMCD has officially opened its new Life Sciences Centre in Shanghai, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the beauty & personal care, pharmaceutical, and food & nutrition sectors in China.

• IMCD
• Shanghai

Azelis has announced the acquisition of ACEF, a well-established Italian distributor of specialty chemicals.

• Azelis
• ACEF

TotalEnergies has sold a 50% interest in its 604 MW portfolio of wind, solar and hydro assets in Portugal to a Japanese consortium for €178.5 million, representing an enterprise value of €550 million.

• TotalEnergies

ExxonMobil recently announced plans to sell shares of its French subsidiary Esso SAF to Canada's North Atlantic Refining Ltd.

On July 9, 2025, Novo Nordisk announced the submission of a higher-dose formulation of its obesity drug Wegovy to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval.

On July 7, Dow announced that its board of directors has approved the closure of three upstream assets in Europe to address structural challenges in the region and enhance profitability.

Toyobo and US biotechnology company DMC Biotechnologies have signed a joint research and development contract to cooperate in the development of sustainable chemical raw materials for general-purpose plastics.

• Toyobo
• DMC Biotechnologies

The Bodo Möller Chemie Group integrates the customer base of Spanish specialty chemicals distributor Química Tecnológica Norte (Quitec) into its distribution network.

• Bodo Möller Chemie
• Quitec

Azelis, a leading innovative service provider for specialty chemicals and food ingredients, announces an exclusive distribution agreement with Sharon Personal Care to distribute its portfolio in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.

• Azelis
• Sharon Personal Care

Dow Chemical recently announced that it will close three of its upstream assets in Europe, including the ethylene cracker in Buren, Germany, the chlor-alkali and vinyl (CAV) plant in Schkoborg, Germany

• Dow chemical