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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...

Lanxess: Price Increase for Rubber Additives

11.03.2026 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is raising its prices for its functional additives for the manufacture of tires and specialty rubbers by 15 to 50 percent with immediate effect. The company describes this step as a response to significantly higher costs for energy, critical raw materials and logistics...

Songwon: Global Price Adjustment for Polymer Stabilizers and Coatings

11.03.2026 - The South Korean specialty chemicals manufacturer Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. has announced a global price adjustment for its polymer stabilizers and coatings product lines. Depending on the product and region, the increase will range between 12 and 20 percent and will take effect from April 15, 2026,...

BASF: Intermediates with Reduced Carbon Footprint

09.03.2026 - BASF’s Intermediates division has introduced product variants with a reduced Product Carbon Footprint (rPCF) for butanediol (BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), “PolyTHF,” and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). The products are manufactured at the integrated Verbund site in Ludwigshafen and are available worldwide...

GlobalData: India plans massive capacity expansion in plastics production by 2030

06.03.2026 - India will significantly expand its plastics production capacities in the coming years in order to meet rapidly rising domestic demand. Driven by industrialization, urbanization and a growing manufacturing sector, the country is expected to account for around 20% of globally planned capacity expansions...

BASF: Global price increases for plastic additives

04.03.2026 - The chemical company BASF is raising prices worldwide for various additives used in plastic applications. The increase affects products in the categories of antioxidants, process stabilizers and light stabilizers. Depending on the product and region, the price increase may amount to up to 20 percent....

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

04.03.2026 - 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 March 1, 2026, or depending on existing contract terms, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:...

Zeon: Construction of a New COC Plant in Japan

03.03.2026 - Japanese chemicals group Zeon is building a new plant for the production of cycloolefin copolymers (COC/COP). According to a press release, a groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at the company’s Tokuyama site in Shunan, in the southwest of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Actual construction...

Xenia: New impact-modified polyamide family

27.02.2026 - Xenia Materials is expanding its material portfolio with "Xelamid," a new family of impact-modified polyamides based on PA11 and PA12. The official presentation will take place at JEC World 2026 in Paris (March 10-12). With "Xelamid," the company is supplementing its existing range, which has focused...

LyondellBasell: Sustainability Goals for 2030 Reduced

25.02.2026 - LyondellBasell has adjusted its climate and circularity targets for 2030 against the backdrop of changing market conditions, regulatory developments, and disciplined capital allocation. The company's strategic orientation, based on the three pillars of growing the core business, building a profitable...

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

05.02.2026 - 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 February 1, 2026, or depending on existing contract terms, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:...

Wacker: Price Increase for Selected Silicone Products

30.01.2026 - Chemical group Wacker will adjust its selling prices for numerous silicone products as of February 1, 2026. The price increases will primarily affect addition-curing silicone rubbers, silicone resins, silanes, and silicone-based release coating systems. The adjustments will amount to up to 25 percent...

Lanxess: Price increase for adipic acid

26.01.2026 - The specialty chemicals group Lanxess is raising the prices for adipic acid worldwide with immediate effect. The increase amounts to 100 euros per metric ton. The company cites significantly increased raw material costs as the reason for the adjustment. Adipic acid is an important precursor for the...

Aequita: Acquisition of Sabic’s European Olefins and Polyolefins Business

08.01.2026 - Munich-based industrial holding company Aequita SE & Co. KGaA has entered into an agreement to acquire Sabic’s European olefins and polyolefins business. The transaction comprises four production sites located in Geleen (Netherlands), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Genk (Belgium), and Teesside (United Kingdom)....

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