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Mitsubishi Chemical to Exit Biodegradable Plastics Business in Thailand
The company stated it determined that long-term sustainable growth of polybutylene succinate manufacturing would be hard under present market situations....
Asahi Kasei to Discontinue Styrene, Polyethylene and Acrylonitrile Manufacturing by 2030
The company plans to stop manufacturing of numerous petrochemical derivatives at its Mizushima Works facility in Japan as part of...
Safic-Alcan expands in India with majority stake in SA Ingredients
Specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has taken a majority stake in SA Ingredients Private Limited (SAI), reinforcing its push into India’s...
Clariant IGL makes a bold sustainability play at ChemExpo 2026
Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals (CISC) made a robust assertion at the latest concluded ChemExpo in Mumbai, highlighted a extensive portfolio...
GPS Renewables bags EPC contract from NTPC for ethanol-to-jet fuel plant in Andhra Pradesh
Bengaluru-based GPS Renewables has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract through NTPC to build “India’s first” Ethanol-to-Jet...
Japan’s petchem supplies to last into next year: PM
Japan's supply of naphtha-derived chemical products is enough to last beyond the end of this year, prime minister Sanae Takaichi...
EVelution Energy locks $850M cobalt deal With Mitsui in major US critical minerals push
EVelution Energy has secured a binding long-term offtake agreement well worth about $850 million with Japanese trading large Mitsui, noting...
Propylene lifeline restores operations at Manali Petrochemicals’ Chennai plant
After more than a month of shutdown caused by a a vital raw material shortage, Manali Petrochemicals is about to...
16-workers injured in huge fire at chemical factory in Gujarat’s Bharuch
Jhagadia: At least 16-workers were injured after a huge fire broke out at a chemical factory in Gujarat's Bharuch district...
China’s comprehensive latest chemical safety law due to take impact
China’s first comprehensive chemical safety management law, implemented before the than the begin of the year and slated to take...