Market Flash

Lygos, Inc. recently launched Soltellus, a family of high-performance, versatile, customizable and sustainable polymers for hair and skin care formulations.

• Lygos

After years of investment, Sherwin-Williams Packaging Coatings has completed expansions of its facilities in Deeside, UK, and Tourny, France, to begin production of valPure V70 coating for beverage cans.

• Sherwin Williams

Flaminia Ecarb India, a subsidiary of Ecarb Italy Srl, recently established a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra.

• Flaminia Ecarb India

NEXTCHEM SpA and Johnson Matthey (JM), have agreed to collaborate Commercialize Circular Methanol™ technology package globally.

• Nextchem
• MyRechemical

Recently, Shenzhen Noposion, Shaanxi BIOGEN, Hebi Quanfeng, Shandong Joinful’s four 15% Hymexazol AS products were approved for registration in China.

• Hymexazol
• AS
• yam

Brazil's parliament has decided that the Agriculture Ministry is solely responsible for registering pesticides

• pesticides
• Brazil
• agriculture

Cabot Corporation announces the launch of new Replasblak universal circular black masterbatches made from certified sustainable materials.

• Cabot

Yazaki Corporation and Toray Industries have jointly developed a recycled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin grade that uses scrap materials from the manufacturing process to create automotive wiring harness connectors.

• Yazaki
• Toray

Axalta Coating Systems announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoverFlexx Group from Transtar Holding Company for $285 million in initial cash.

• Axalta
• CoverFlexx group

Indian direct-to-consumer fragrance brand Eze Perfumes is expanding into the U.S. market. Launched by Incredible Indriya, a sister company of Mumbai-based Sawai Fragrance, Eze is now available in 400 U.S. stores and 100 South American duty-free stores.

• Eze Perfumes

Three Ships Beauty has raised $2.5 million, led by BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund and strategic angel investors.

• Three Ships Beauty

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea's leading beauty retail chain, will expand its global footprint by establishing a subsidiary in Japan in the first half of this year.

• CJ Olive Young

Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon-based solutions, announced that three of its plants in India (Renukoot, Gummidipoondi and Patalganga) have received ISCC PLUS certification with zero non-conformities.

• Birla Carbon

Sodalis Group, a leading Italian company in the health and beauty sector, has signed a key agreement to acquire a majority stake in Artdeco Cosmetics Group, a leading German cosmetics company known for its affordable luxury brands.

• Sodalis group
• Artdeco Cosmetics Group

DKSH's Performance Materials business unit will provide distribution services for the KRONOS TiO 2 pigment range for coatings and plastics applications in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the Philippines.

• DKSH
• KRONOS
• titanium dioxide pigments

Recently, Jiner(Qingdao) applied for 28% of Topramezone · Terbuthylazine OD products (Topramezone 2%+ Terbuthylazine 26%) was approved for registration.

• Topramezone
• Terbuthylazine
• Jiner

Iran's seafood industry is setting ambitious goals for its export revenue, targeting a staggering $2 billion.

This article highlights the specific violations, their implications, and the need for stronger regulations to ensure the quality and safety of food imports.

Japan is reevaluating its seafood export strategy in an effort to expand its export earnings.

South Korea has experienced a significant decrease in the import of seafood products during the first four months of the year.