Company Dynamic

Pfizer’s warning shows drug pricing policy is now tied directly to investment decisions.

The deal shows biological crop inputs are moving into structured U.S. distribution.

BASF’s Ulsan EPS shutdown shows ordinary EPS capacity is harder to defend as Asia’s styrenics chain enters deeper asset rationalization.

Roche is maintaining its German diagnostics investment but warns future projects may be reassessed.

Japanese chemical giant Shin-Etsu Chemical announced plans on June 11 to build a rare earth refining plant in Fukui Prefecture, its first new domestic facility of this kind since 2008. The project requires at least 35 billion JPY in investment, with the Japanese government providing roughly half in subsidies. The move responds to supply security concerns after China imposed export controls on seven heavy rare earths in April 2025 and further restricted exports to Japanese military users in early

• Shin-Etsu Chemical
• Rare Earth refinery

On June 11, Wanhua Chemical restarted its 900,000 t/y PDH unit and 600,000 t/y PO/CHP unit at the Penglai Industrial Park after a 46-day shutdown. The PDH unit produces propylene, while the PO unit manufactures propylene oxide. Their restart will significantly boost domestic PO supply, potentially easing raw material cost pressure for polyether polyol producers. However, the actual cost reduction depends on how much PO prices fall. China's PDH operating rate has risen to 67.64%, increasing propy

• WanhuaChemical
• PDH
• PO/CHP
• Polyether

Röhm has launched its new methyl methacrylate (MMA) production plant in Bay City, Texas, now operating at full capacity using its proprietary LiMA technology. This is the first C2-based MMA plant in North America and the global debut of the LiMA process at industrial scale. With an annual capacity of 250,000 tons, the facility produces MMA for acrylic glass, coatings, adhesives, and resins used in automotive, construction, and healthcare. The plant uses ethylene-based feedstocks for improved eff

• Röhm
• methacrylate
• MMA

China’s titanium dioxide market is stuck: weak domestic demand caps gains, while exports and costs limit downside.

BASF’s Encina partnership signals a race to secure the next generation of circular feedstocks.

Toray Corporation (Tokyo) has decided to sell its equity stake in Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd. The shares will be transferred to Japan Samyang Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of South Korea’s Samyang Group.

• Toray
• Samyang

In early June, two international chemical giants announced strategic pullbacks.

• Dow
• Celanese

In June 2026, the global chemical industry is witnessing a new wave of price increases. Three major MDI players – BASF, Covestro, and Huntsman – issued price hike notices in late May 2026, with increases ranging from USD 0.22 to 0.35 per pound.

• BASF
• Covestro
• Huntsman
• MDI

Covestro has officially inaugurated a new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) Application Development (AD) Center in Guangzhou, China.

• Covestro
• TPU

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) has announced that it will discontinue production and sales of several epoxy resin grades at its Tokai Plant Kawajiri site in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

• Mitsubishi chemical

Brazil’s SISPA platform could reshape pesticide registration speed, transparency, and market entry.

On May 27, 2026, AkzoNobel publicly disclosed that it has rejected a joint acquisition proposal submitted by Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams.

• AkzoNobel

Brazil’s pesticide registration activity keeps Latin America central to global agrochemical competition.

Brazil’s pesticide registration activity keeps Latin America central to global agrochemical competition.

Argentina’s GHS label rules make hazard communication a stronger agrochemical export requirement.

Argentina’s GHS label rules make hazard communication a stronger agrochemical export requirement.