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Schmidt Plastics: Acquisition by the Aspen Pumps Group – Strategic Realignment and Expansion of the European Production Base

11:04 - Effective November 1, 2025, the Aspen Pumps Group acquired the German company Schmidt. As part of the acquisition, the company will in future operate under the name Schmidt Plastics GmbH. This step comes against the backdrop of a challenging market environment that placed many companies in the sector...

Amcor: Plant expansion in Italy

06:02 - Packaging group Amcor has expanded its film production capacities in Lugo di Vicenza in northern Italy. According to a press release, a new production line for recyclable high-barrier films has recently gone into operation at the site north of Vicenza. This will enable the large-scale production...

Brenntag: 2025 financial results reflect weak market environment – cost-cutting program accelerated

16.03.2026 - Brenntag has presented its financial results for fiscal year 2025 and at the same time announced an acceleration of its cost-cutting measures. The background is a persistently challenging macroeconomic environment marked by subdued demand, pricing pressure, and restrained industrial activity. The...

Kistler: Revenue stabilizes in 2025, investments in Asia and Winterthur aimed at securing growth

16.03.2026 - The Kistler Group generated revenue of 424 million Swiss francs in the 2025 financial year. Adjusted for currency effects, the decline amounted to 1 percent, or 5 percent in Swiss francs. Despite a challenging market environment, revenue levels therefore remained largely stable. Order intake developed...

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...

Fuji Seal: Marieke Sauer-Ploegmakers takes over management of Fuji Seal Europe

16.03.2026 - Fuji Seal Europe has appointed Marieke Sauer-Ploegmakers as Managing Director of Fuji Seal Europe. She succeeds Yoichi Okazaki, who, as Global Chief Operating Officer, will in future focus more strongly on global strategy and the long-term growth priorities of the Fuji Seal Group. In her new role,...

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...

Indorama Ventures: Partnership with Nigerian Breweries and Genesis Energy to build a large-scale rPET plant in Nigeria

13.03.2026 - Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with Nigerian Breweries Plc and Genesis Power & Energy Solutions Ltd to establish a large-scale recycled PET (rPET) production facility in Nigeria. Based on its planned capacity, the site in Lagos is expected to be one...

Clariant: Pilot project for upgrading pyrolysis oil from plastic waste with Borealis and Sintef

13.03.2026 - Clariant has completed a pilot project together with Borealis and Sintef for upgrading pyrolysis oil derived from plastic waste. The aim was to convert the oil into steam cracker-ready feedstock for the production of new polyolefins. The trials were carried out at Sintef’s research facility in Norway....

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,...

Herbold Meckesheim: Second PET washing plant for Doğa PET expands recycling capacity

10.03.2026 - Herbold Meckesheim is supplying a second PET bottle washing plant to the Turkish recycling company Doğa PET. The order follows the operation of a first plant that has been in service at the Kırklareli site in Turkey since the first quarter of 2024. With the additional plant, Doğa PET...

Shintech: Expansion of capacities for PVC precursors in Louisiana

10.03.2026 - The company Shintech, which belongs to Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical, is planning a further expansion of its capacities for precursors used in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in the US state of Louisiana. In a press release, the parent company recently announced investments of up to USD 3.4...

Tartler: Investments in Germany and India to expand capacity

09.03.2026 - The Tartler Group is expanding its production capacities both at its headquarters in Michelstadt and at its Indian site in Ahmedabad. With investments of around 3.5 million euros, new machining production areas are being created in Germany, while an assembly center for dosing and mixing systems for...

Syensqo: Long-term Agreement with Boeing

09.03.2026 - Syensqo has signed a new multi-year supply agreement with Boeing. The agreement covers the continued provision of advanced material solutions for programs in commercial aviation as well as defense. The aerospace sector is the most important end market for Syensqo and accounts for around 20% of the...

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