Company Dynamic

In the tumultuous world of the pharmaceutical industry, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has once again demonstrated its firm steps in acquisitions and expansions.

DSM Firmenich, an innovator in nutrition, health and beauty, has announced the sale of its yeast extract business to Lesaffre, a major global player in fermentation and microbiology.

• DSM Firmenich

LyondellBasell (LYB) recently announced the launch of an additional production line at its Advanced Polymer Solutions (APS) business in Dalian, further expanding its presence in China.

• LyondellBasell
• Advanced Polymer Solutions

China agrochemical industry weekly

• Pendimethalin
• Cyclobutrifluram
• Bifemetstrobin

On June 18, 2024, Hunan Haili and MojiaBio (Shanghai) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Changsha.

• Isocyanatomethane
• phosgene
• Haili

Recently, Jiangsu Flagchem’s green pesticide research and development center project in the relevant website circular price publicity. The green pesticide research and development center project is a laboratory research and development project

• Flagchem
• pesticide
• agrochemical

Chinese scientists have deciphered the smell code of insects, opening a new chapter in the prevention and control of agricultural pests

• agrochemical
• pesticides
• insects

Sumitomo Chemical of Japan made another progress in the field of agrochemistry, and its new Strobilurin fungicide Bifemetstrobin was granted provisional approval by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

• Strobilurin
• Bifemetstrobin
• Inpyrfluxam

Basf recently announced that it plans to launch six new crop protection active ingredients in the Brazilian market, a move that marks the company's further deepening in the agricultural technology sector.

• Mefentrifluconazole
• Pyraclostrobin
• Fenpropimorph

Recently, some investors asked Anhui Huilong’s Chlorantraniliprole project production time and capacity in the investor interactive platform

• Chlorantraniliprole
• Huilong
• intermediates

Recently, Hunan Lier’s annual output of 100,000 tons of green plant protection formulation project in the relevant website approval publicity.

• Lier
• formulations
• Glufosinate-P
• Glufosinate
• ammonium

Large pharmaceutical companies often rely on aggressive acquisition strategies to drive innovation and growth.

Recently, Ming Jie Bio officially announced that it has formally licensed the global rights of the TL1A antibody FG-M701 to AbbVie.

Huntsman Group has officially opened a new Innovation Center in Tienen, Belgium, to enhance its R&D capabilities and strengthen its commitment to customers in the region.

• Huntsman

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, TotalEnergies EP (Brunei) BV, to Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad, an independent Malaysian oil and gas exploration and production company, for $259 million.

• TotalEnergies
• Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad

Dow has announced the development and launch of its innovative REVOLOOP recycled plastic resin family. The launch marks a milestone in Dow’s commitment to advancing circularity and waste diversion.

• Dow
• REVOLOOP recycled plastic resin

China agrochemical industry weekly

• Fluopicolide
• Mefentrifluconazole
• Flumetnicam

The 2nd Western China Plant Protection Information Exchange & Pesticide and Sprayer Facilities Fair (2024) will be held in Chengdu in September

• Pesticide
• agrochemical
• Fair

Clariant, a specialty chemicals company focused on sustainability, announced that it has won a contract to supply CATOFIN catalysts to the first paraffin dehydrogenation plant of Qingyang Tongxin Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd.

• Clariant
• CATOFIN catalysts
• Qingyang Tongxin
• Lummus

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has decided to build a new plant at its Kyushu Fukuoka Plant in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, to produce Lithomax’s ArF (argon fluoride) photoresist and Lithomax’s EUV (extreme ultraviolet) photoresist.

• Mitsubishi chemical