Company Dynamic

Henkel has agreed to acquire premium haircare brand Olaplex in a deal valued at approximately $1.4 billion, marking a significant step in its push into higher-end beauty categories.

• Henkel
• Olaplex

On March 31, 2026, Sadara Chemical Company—a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical—announced the complete suspension of operations at its large integrated petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

• Sadara

Starting April 1, 2026, Dow Chemical will double its polyethylene price increase in the U.S. and Canadian markets to 30 cents per pound.

• Dow chemical

BASF raised European standard amines by up to 30%, while LANXESS raised inorganic pigments by up to 20%, showing that cost pressure in European chemicals is continuing to spread from upstream into intermediates and functional materials.

XRG launched a squeeze-out for Covestro minorities at €59.46 per share, accelerating Covestro’s shift to concentrated ownership.

On March 26, German chemical giant BASF announced the full commissioning of its integrated Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, with an investment of approximately €8.7 billion.

• BASF

Syensqo has announced the launch of an AI-developed coffee peptide ingredient, Re2 Coffea Arabica Peptide, designed for scalp care.

• Syensqo
• coffee peptide

BASF Hannong Chemicals Solutions (BHCS), a joint venture established by BASF and Hannong Chemicals, has announced the official start of operations at its nonionic surfactant production base in the Daesan Industrial Complex, Seosan City, South Korea.

• BASF
• BHCS
• Hannong Chemicals
• Nonionic Surfactant

BASF’s Ridivex is built to answer resistant corn weeds with faster knockdown and longer residual control.

BASF’s Ridivex is built to answer resistant corn weeds with faster knockdown and longer residual control.

LANXESS’s 20% global hike in 1,6-hexanediol shows energy and raw material inflation is now being formally passed downstream.

BASF has recently announced that it is raising prices for butyl acrylate (BA) and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-EHA) in the Asia-Pacific region by up to US$100 per metric ton, effective immediately or as existing contracts allow.

BorsodChem’s €500/ton MDI increase shows Middle East-driven energy and raw material pressure is now moving fully into Europe’s polyurethane upstream market.

The EU approval shows GMO crop policy remains cautious, but not completely closed.

The EU approval shows GMO crop policy remains cautious, but not completely closed.

Deméter is entering China by selling not just seaweed extracts, but a clearer anti-stress value story.

Novo’s FDA warning is a reminder that compliance pressure grows alongside commercial success.

The founders’ planned exit marks a generational shift for BioNTech and the mRNA story it helped define.

BASF’s new biomass-balance polyols show how sustainability is becoming a practical industrial upgrade.

Symrise has announced the creation of a new Care & Wellness division, marking a strategic move to better align its capabilities across beauty, nutrition, and health.

• Symrise
• Care & Wellness division