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Arkema has commenced operations at a large new production facility in Singapore, significantly expanding its market share in high-performance transparent polymers and solidifying its leading position in the Asian market.

• Arkema

Kemira, a leading global provider of sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, has completed its acquisition of AquaBlue, a privately held company in Ohio, USA.

• Kemira
• AquaBlue

Specialty materials company Westlake Corporation has completed its acquisition of the global composites solutions business of the ACI/Perplastic Group, a Portugal-based specialty materials manufacturer serving the wire and cable industry.

• Westlake
• ACI/Perplastic

Saint-Gobain has taken a significant step to reinforce its position in Indonesia’s construction chemicals market.

• Saint-Gobain

Singapore-based chemical group Indorama Corporation recently announced that its subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement with Asian private equity firm PAG to acquire 100% ownership of Anyang Zhongying Fertilizer and Anyang Yingde Gas.

• Indorama
• Anyang Zhongying Fertilizer

In November, DuPont held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new MOLYKOTE specialty lubricants plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, marking an important step forward in expanding MOLYKOTE’s global production capacity, customer responsiveness...

• DuPont
• MOLYKOTE

A consortium of major Japanese industrial companies has begun construction on what will become the world’s largest commercial liquid hydrogen receiving terminal, scheduled to enter operation in 2030.

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries
• Liquid hydrogen

China’s leading polyurethane producer Huide Technology has achieved substantial progress in its collaboration with U.S. recycling technology pioneer Novoloop.

• Huide Technology
• Novoloop

Global chemical company Huntsman has expanded its distribution relationship with Wobatek Kunststoffvertriebs GmbH, a specialist supplier of engineering plastics for industrial applications in Central and Eastern Europe.

• Huntsman
• Wobatek

Polyvantis, a leading global supplier of high-quality semi-finished acrylic and polycarbonate products, has announced the official opening of its new technical center in Shanghai, China.

• Polyvantis

Genomatica (Geno), a leader in industrial biomanufacturing technology, has entered into a new partnership with Sojitz Corporation (Sojitz) to significantly accelerate the commercialization of plant-based nylon 6 based on Geno's underlying proprietary tech

• Geno
• Sojitz
• nylon 6

Givaudan, a leading global brand in Taste & Wellbeing, announced the groundbreaking of its new liquid production facility in Reading, Ohio, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to North America.

• Givaudan

Sinopec has achieved a major breakthrough in hydrogen mobility with the successful completion of a 1,500-kilometer hydrogen-powered journey along the Yangtze River Hydrogen Corridor.

• Sinopec
• hydrogen

Röhm has successfully commissioned its new sulfuric acid plant in Worms, further strengthening its global production network.

• Röhm
• sulfuric acid

Clariant, a specialty chemicals company focused on sustainability, recently announced that its SynDane 3142 LA catalyst has demonstrated excellent performance at Wanhua Chemical's maleic anhydride plant in Yantai, Shandong Province, China.

• Clariant
• SynDane
• wanhua

BASF has decided to exit the hydrosulfites business and will close the related production facilities at its Ludwigshafen site.

• BASF
• hydrosulfites

According to insiders on September 16, SK Geo Centric, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Group, is planning to sell its entire 35% stake in Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

• SK
• Sinopec

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) announced that it will suspend construction of the meta-xylylenediamine (MXDA) manufacturing plant at its consolidated subsidiary, due to construction delays, rising construction costs, and changing market conditions.

• Mitsubishi Gas Chemical

Novo Nordisk has announced the launch of a major restructuring plan, which will involve cutting about 9,000 employees worldwide—over 11% of the company’s total workforce.

• Novo Nordisk