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Wacker: Ceramifying Silicone Improves Thermal Barriers for EV Batteries

10.06.2026 - Wacker has developed a ceramifying silicone designed to enhance heat and flame protection in thermal barriers for electric vehicle batteries. The material, part of the company's "Elastosil" CM product range, is suitable for flexible barrier systems and is intended to protect battery components from...

Röhm: LiMA Technology in Bay City at Full Scale Operation

09.06.2026 - Röhm has officially opened its new plant for the production of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in Bay City, Texas. Following commissioning and a structured ramp-up phase, the plant is now producing steadily at full capacity, according to the company. Röhm’s proprietary “LiMA” technology is being used there...

Zeon: Expansion of DCPD production capacities

27.05.2026 - Japanese chemical group Zeon plans to expand its production capacities for dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). According to a press release, construction of a new plant at the group’s Mizushima site in Kurashiki on Japan’s main island of Honshū is scheduled to begin in the second half of the current fiscal...

Wacker: Price increase for resins, dispersions and dispersible polymer powders

18.05.2026 - Wacker will raise prices for resins, dispersions and dispersible polymer powders by up to 15 percent as of June 1, 2026. The adjustment applies to products from Europe and the United States and will take effect where existing customer contracts allow. The company cites higher raw material and logistics...

LyondellBasell: Sale of olefin/polyolefin plants in Europe completed

06.05.2026 - Chemical group LyondellBasell (LYB) has completed the sale of several olefin and polyolefin plants in Europe to Munich-based investment company Aequita. LYB announced the news at the beginning of the month in a press release. The group had already signed a corresponding agreement with Aequita in...

Songwon: Further price adjustments driven by Middle East conflict

09.04.2026 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. has announced a further price increase across its product portfolio, in addition to the previous increase announced in March 2026. These additional price adjustments have become necessary due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and its significant impact on market...

Trinseo: Price Increase for PMMA Resins in EMEA

07.04.2026 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price increase of 200 Euro/MT for all "Altuglas" polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resins, effective April 1, 2026, or as existing contract terms allow. As the company further states, this increase...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene, ABS, and SAN in Europe

07.04.2026 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS, and SAN grades. Effective April 1, 2026, or depending on existing contract terms, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:...

Lanxess: Price Increase for Inorganic Pigments

25.03.2026 - Lanxess has increased prices for products from its Inorganic Pigments business unit with immediate effect. According to the company, the adjustment amounts to up to 20 percent, depending on the product and region. The specialty chemicals group cites persistently rising costs as the reason, particularly...

Lanxess: Price increase for flame retardants, plasticizers and other specialty additives

23.03.2026 - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is increasing prices for its polymer additives with immediate effect. The adjustments include price increases of up to 35 percent for flame retardants and specialty additives, and up to 50 percent for plasticizers. As the company further states, this decision reflects...

Wacker: Price Increase for Silicones

23.03.2026 - Wacker is responding to the challenging conditions on the international energy, raw materials and logistics markets by adjusting prices for its silicone products. As the company announced, the higher prices will take effect on April 1, 2026. According to the group, the measure is being taken in response...

Röhm: Price increase for “Plexiglas” and “Pleximid” molding compounds

20.03.2026 - Effective April 1, 2026, Röhm GmbH will increase the selling prices for its PMMA and PMMI molding compounds marketed under the “Plexiglas” and “Pleximid” brands. Where permitted under existing contractual agreements, the increase will amount to EUR 0.08 per kilogram for all products in the Europe,...

BASF: Price increase for neopentyl glycol in Europe

18.03.2026 - With immediate effect, or as far as existing contractual agreements permit, BASF is increasing its selling prices for neopentyl glycol in Europe by EUR 350/MT. Neopentyl glycol (“Neol”) is an intermediate used, for example, in the production of polyester resins for coatings, unsaturated polyester...

Lanxess: Price increase for Trimethylolpropane

16.03.2026 - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is raising its prices for Trimethylolpropane with immediate effect. The increase amounts to an average of 20 percent and applies worldwide. The company says this decision is driven by ongoing, cumulative cost increases. These include significantly higher energy costs...

Lanxess: Price increase for Hexanediol

13.03.2026 - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is raising its prices for 1,6-Hexanediol with immediate effect. The increase amounts to an average of 20 percent and applies worldwide. The company says the decision is due to ongoing, cumulative cost increases. These include significantly higher energy costs and...

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