Company Dynamic

On September 21, the Human Microbiome Venture Capital Division of DuPont announced the establishment of a research partnership with Procter & Gamble, focusing on the discovery and development of innovative next-generation probiotics for human health.

• next generation probiotics

Hansen recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire HMO producer Jennewein Biotechnologie for EUR 310 million, officially entering the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) market.

• Hansen
• Jennewein
• HMO

According to Platts analysis data, global ethanol production in 2019 is estimated to be approximately 113 billion liters, compared to approximately 108 billion liters in 2018.

• global ethanol market
• factories shut down

On this energy transition road, there are many “radicals” such as Shell, Total, and Statoil that aim to achieve net zero emissions, and there are also “slowers” such as Gazprom and Saudi Aramco who intend to reduce their carbon footprint.

• shell oil transformation
• zero emission

Ultramid Advanced N flame-retardant polyphthalamide (PPA) is used to make the terminal head located on the junction box, which helps power charging and data synchronization.

• BASF Casio
• PPA material

• Dow
• environmental protection
• Plastics cirular economy

Sanofi and GSK today completed and signed an advanced purchase agreement with EC to supply up to 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine once the vaccine is approved.

• sanofi covid 19
• gsk vaccine

Master Kong Holdings recently released its interim results for 2020, and as of June 30 this year, the company's revenue rose 8% year-on-year to $32.934 billion and net profit was $2.653 billion, up 47.26% year-on-year.

• china beverage market
• master kong market

After analyzing the domestic and foreign markets of butanol and the application of downstream products, the production capacity of butanol products has been overcapacity, and the market demand for downstream products is insufficient。

• butanol surplus
• downstream insufficient

On April 22, Yangzi Petrochemical-Basif Co Ltd, a 50-50 joint venture between Sinopec and BASF, announced the expansion of its neopentyl glycol capacity.

• BASF china
• Neopentyl Glycol china
• Neopentyl Glycol BASF

Currently, the company has received an advance payment of 380 million euros (approximately US$448 million) from Roche and will also be eligible for additional milestone payments.

• Roche acquisition
• Inflazome

The two parties also conducted in-depth discussions on platform promotion, policies and regulations, data exchange, newsletters, website WeChat and other key content of information service platforms.

• Firmenich cooperation

Neopentyl glycol is a unique polyol. Due to its high chemical and thermal stability, it has excellent performance in many end applications, especially in the production of polyester and alkyd resins for various coatings and plastics.

• Sinopec BASF
• neopentyl glycol

BASF launched the innovative DURA-COLOR coating anti-aging technology, which can protect the coating for a long time and prevent it from aging. This revolutionary technology aims to improve the durability of exterior wall coatings,

• coating anti aging technology
• BASF innovative coating

On September 18, Clariant laid the cornerstone of a state-of-the-art catalyst manufacturing facility in the Pinghu Dushan Gang Economic Development Zone in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. Clariant_china

• Clariant china
• clariant factory
• china chemical trend

Recently, Clariant's active ingredients business chain announced the launch of Prenylium, the first product launched by Clariant after establishing a new partnership with French biotech company Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT), aimed at improving skin sm

• cosmetic chemicals
• Clariant active ingredients

Under the influence of such policies, the long-term major changes in the specialty API industry are beginning and will enter the “three highs” era of “high barriers, high investment, and high returns”.

• Featured API
• industrial upgrade

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has reportedly purchased 10 LNG cargoes for delivery from November to March next year.

• sinopec news
• china lng

On September 18, Clariant announced that it has laid the foundation for a state-of-the-art catalyst production base in Dushan Port Economic Development Zone, Pinghu, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province.

• Clariant China
• catalyst plant

On September 15th, Sumitomo Chemical announced that it would set up Zhuhai Sumika Composite Plastics Co., Ltd. Wuxi branch in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province as its fifth polypropylene production base in China.

• Sumitomo chemical
• polypropylene production base