Policy & Regulation

Why OT/IT integration – not the AI algorithm – is the real engineering challenge in chemical plant digitalisation, with examples from BASF, LyondellBasell and Evonik.

• AUTOMA Chem
• chemical plant digitalisation
• AI chemical manufacturing
• chemical plant 4.0
• industrial data architecture

FDA dye pledges are accelerating demand for natural colors and clean-label reformulation systems.

FDA fee updates reinforce that API access to the U.S. market requires stronger cost and compliance planning.

EU biocidal data protection extension highlights how regulatory data controls chemical market access.

FDA’s reminder makes API and excipient supplier quality a key issue for compounders.

UK glyphosate restrictions could tighten as pesticide rules become part of EU trade alignment.

FDA’s BHT and ADA review moves food additives into a new phase of post-market compliance.

The Syngenta protest shows crop protection giants face rising pressure over pollinator risk.

U.S. color reform is pushing food brands toward cleaner labels before regulation fully catches up.

In the first quarter of 2026, the global chemical market saw price corrections. Prices of basic chemicals such as polyethylene, polypropylene, methanol, and benzene generally rose in late March, leading to sequential profit improvements for many chemical

FDA’s dye-removal tracker turns food color reformulation into a public accountability issue.

Syngenta’s role in seeds and pesticides makes it vulnerable as U.S.-China farm trade tensions rise.

India’s planned seed and pesticide laws could reshape one of the world’s most important farm-input markets.

Fertilizer access is becoming a G20-level food-security issue as supply disruptions threaten global planting plans.

FDA’s latest color petition shows that the natural-color shift now includes tighter rules on extraction solvents.

India’s tariff cuts could trim agrochemical input costs by up to 9% and improve manufacturing economics.

FSANZ’s acceptance of COR121 marks another step toward broader food-chain clearance for a new insect-resistant corn event.

EPA approval gives Thymoflex a timely opening as U.S. beekeepers look for new tools against Varroa mites.

The FDA’s decision to delay the effective date of two February 2026 final orders involving natural color additives: one approving beetroot red for use in human foods, and another expanding the approved uses of spirulina extract.