Press Releases

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemicals company, will unveil Genapol Pure Power, an innovative multifunctional rinse surfactant, that combines superior drying and shine performance with advanced machine cleanliness and filter protection, at the SEPAWA Congress 2026 in Berlin, Europe’s biggest trade fair for the detergent, cosmetics and perfumery industries. Developed for modern automatic dishwashing formulations, Genapol Pure Power addresses the interaction betw

SK chemicals is moving to build a collaborative framework for a circular economy for waste banners. SK chemicals announced on 6th that it has formed the Waste Banner Resource Circulation Consortium with MOA, Daehan Media, Upcloth, and the Resource Circulation Team of Seogwipo City, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and is launching full-scale collaboration. The consortium was established following the challenge on waste banner processing and circular economy development that SK

DuPont (NYSE: DD) announced the winners of its global awards program, the Tyvek® Sustainable Healthcare Packaging Awards, during the Medical Packaging Conference (MPC) hosted by DuPont September 30 - October 2, 2026, in Boston. Now in its third year, this awards program recognizes leaders across the healthcare industry who are embracing and driving sustainability throughout the packaging lifecycle. The three 2026 winners, who utilize healthcare packaging made with DuPont™

INEOS today welcomes the European Commission's decision to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of certain PVC from China, Taiwan, Mexico and South Korea, but, at the same time, calls for urgent reform of the EU’s approach to trade defence. PVC is a strategic material used across essential sectors including water and sanitation healthcare, construction, food packaging and defence.   The investigation follows a 100% increase in PVC imports in jus

Covestro Japan Ltd. announces the adoption of Makroblend® UT235M (PC blends) as the substrate material for a large exterior part (luggage panel) on the Lexus ES, now in series production. The component is manufactured by Toyoda Gosei using an IMC process. The adoption of this PC blend for an IMC process is another leading example of “The Material Effect” – where together with its partners, Covestro bridges laboratory and industrial scale development for series

Shell Canada Energy, an affiliate of Shell plc ("Shell"), today announced a final investment decision on LNG Canada Phase 2, which will double production capacity at the facility in Kitimat, British Columbia.  "LNG Canada is a core part of our Integrated Gas portfolio, helping to supply LNG to customers in Asia at a time when diversity of energy supplies and energy security are increasingly important,” said Cederic Cremers, Shell’s Integrated Gas Pres

With Ultramid® B3K BK00464 from BASF, the BOOXit transport box relies on a high-performance polyamide 6 designed for demanding logistics applications. The easy-flow material combines high strength, durability and efficient injection molding processing, characteristics that are particularly valuable for reusable transport boxes for use in parcel, healthcare, and industrial logistics. In the BOOXit box, the material is utilized in a digitally integrable, automation-ready reusable system des

EFC Gases & Advanced Materials ("EFC"), a leading global supplier of specialty gases and advanced materials, celebrated the groundbreaking of its new advanced manufacturing facility in McGregor, Texas on September 15, 2026. The project represents a significant investment in expanding domestic production of high-purity materials critical to semiconductor manufacturing and strengthening the U.S. semiconductor supply chain. Located on 195 acres in McGregor, the new facili

BASF is evaluating a potential investment in India as part of its continued commitment to serving growing customer demand in the region. The company is in the advanced stages of a feasibility study for the construction of an MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) production complex and has secured an industrial land parcel in Dahej, Gujarat, for the potential investment through its Indian subsidiary, BASF India Polyurethanes Private Limited. MDI is a key building block for polyurethane product

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced that Luis Fernandez-Moreno has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. A seasoned public and private company director, Mr. Fernandez-Moreno, 64, currently serves on the boards of Ingevity Corporation, a global specialty materials company, where he has been a director since 2016 and served as interim President and CEO from October 2024 to April 2025, and Select Water Solutions, a

Covestro has opened a new pilot plant for the chemical recycling of high-performance elastomers at its Leverkusen site. The double-digit million-euro project moves a novel recycling process for Vulkollan® from laboratory development into pilot operation. As one of the first installations of its kind worldwide for this material class, the pilot plant marks a pioneering step toward future-proof circular solutions for high-performance elastomers. The project draws on Germany’

Focusing waste collection and recycling policies where they can reduce the most mismanaged waste could achieve the same reduction in plastic leakage as a global cap on virgin plastics production, but at substantially lower economic costs and significantly more plastics recycling, according to a new Oxford Economics study commissioned by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA). Evaluating Policy Pathways to End Plastic Pollution is the second phase of Oxford Economi