Global chem snapshot: 2026 kicks off with EU carbon pricing, EU–India free trade, & Japan/Europe trimming excess capacity. Wanhua, Dow, BASF & SABIC lead price, layoff & asset reshaping strategies.
#ChemicalIndustry#GlobalTrade
📊 C12-14 fatty alcohol prices in China rose from CNY 22,700/ton to 24,900/ton📈
Drivers: cost support, stable supply with new capacity coming.
Outlook: firm in short term; later downward pressure as new supply enters.
#ChemicalIndustry#FattyAlcohol#PriceTrends#MarketInsight
#Nouryon recently completed a metal alkyl capacity expansion project at its Jiaxing plant, doubling its #triethylaluminum (TEAL) production capacity.
👇Read more: https://t.co/OuJ7gJstgu
Elementis is pleased to announce a significant advance for the coatings industry with the expansion of production of its NiSAT (non-ionic synthetic associative thickener) technology in China.
#NiSATtech#coatingsolution#sustainablecoatings#Asianmarket
https://t.co/NS4MFWHAsV
Lubrizol announces the launch of PowderAdd 9780, a new wax additive that helps formulators achieve fine texture effects in powder coatings, along with a host of additional benefits.🗝️
#Lubrizol#PTFEfree#PowderAdd9780#waxadditive#powdercoatings
https://t.co/xbsWHjCkjf
AkzoNobel's newly upgraded automated production line in Suzhou, China, has been put into operation recently. These upgrades are part of the Group's €14 million investment by 2025......
#AkzoNobel#marinecoatings#protectivecoatings#investment
👉https://t.co/vIc7hTjyJf
#Syensqo, a Belgium-based specialty materials producer, and #Allozymes, a Singapore-based enzyme engineering startup, have signed a MoU to leverage the two’ expertise in #biotechnology to develop advanced bio-solutions for home and #personalcare.
👉https://t.co/HnSWrlfnR5
🍃Henkel Adhesive Technologies has published a new white paper dedicated to the cleaning agent and coating technology. It offers more efficient metal pretreatment in just one step...
#Henkel#coatingtechnology#sustainability
Find out more details: https://t.co/szcRa0ORBb
New Jersey-based Modern Meadow exits the beauty business. The sustainable biomaterials producer has sold its beauty and biomedical division to France-based HTL Biotechnology, a pharmaceutical-grade polymer producer.
#beautyindustry#biomaterials
👉 https://t.co/kT6XBVI7mc
ECHEMI will participate in the CPHI South East Asia, one of the most important exhibitions of pharmaceutical raw materials around the world.
Located at booth E40, ECHEMI will display a rich product portfolio for you.🙌
#CPHI#pharmaindustry#API#intermediates#excipients