Covestro and ALBIS Mark 60 Years of Polymer Distribution Partnership

Covestro and ALBIS are marking 60 years of their distribution partnership, which began in Germany in 1966 with the distribution of Bayer’s polymer products. The collaboration covers Covestro’s polycarbonate, polycarbonate…

FMC Corporation Cuts Prices and Resets US Pricing Model Amid Weak Quarter

FMC Corporation now expects third-quarter 2026 revenue of $65 million to $125 million and Adjusted EBITDA of negative $565 million to negative $510 million, including an estimated $625 million to…

BMW Group begins series production of Gen6 batteries in Shenyang, China

BMW Group has begun series production of its Gen6 high-voltage batteries at Shenyang, China, the third site in its global Gen6 production network after Debrecen, Hungary and Irlbach-Straßkirchen, Germany. The…

Manuchar expands Afton Chemical partnership into East African lubricant markets

Manuchar is expanding its partnership with Afton Chemical into East Africa, building on an existing collaboration in South Africa that also involves CJP. The arrangement pairs Afton’s lubricant additive technology…

Wacker Chemie unveils silicone additives and bio-based aminolipids at SEPAWA

WACKER Chemie is presenting silicone additives for household and personal-care formulations at SEPAWA Congress in Berlin, October 14 to 16, 2026, at Booth B308-309. Products on show include water-based silicone…

Formosa Plastics unit expands battery business into AI data center services

Formosa Plastics’ battery unit Formosa Advanced Energy Technology is expanding from high-rate backup batteries into AI data center (AIDC) system integration and CSP cloud operations. It has delivered a 90V50Ah…

Sumitomo Chemical Launches Velera Fungicide With Pavecto in Paraguay

Sumitomo Chemical has launched Velera, a fungicide containing the active ingredient Pavecto (metyltetraprole), in Paraguay, marking its first sale of a Pavecto product outside Japan. Velera is registered for soybeans…