Sanyo Chemical Develops Cold Flow Improver for Renewable Diesel HVO

Sanyo Chemical Industries has developed NEOPROVER HBF-151, a cold flow improver designed for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a renewable diesel refined from used cooking oil and plant-based fats. The additive…

Sumitomo Chemical Begins Mass Production and Sales of InP Epitaxial Wafers

Sumitomo Chemical has established a mass production system for 4-inch indium phosphide (InP) epitaxial wafers at its Ibaraki Works in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, and has begun selling the products. The…

TER Chemicals promotes two hair care ingredients to formulators

TER Chemicals, through its Oleon brand, is promoting two hair care ingredients for formulators: Radiastar 1436, a plant-based, highly branched Guerbet alcohol (INCI: Isocetyl Isoarachidol) that enhances shine and smoothness,…

Global Green Chemicals to study used cooking oil collection with CP AXTRA

Global Green Chemicals (GGC) and CP AXTRA signed a memorandum of understanding to study the feasibility of collecting used cooking oil (UCO) from CP AXTRA’s stores, group companies and network.…

Topsoe Reports Lower First-Half Revenue but Higher EBIT Before Special Items

Topsoe reported first-half 2026 revenue of DKK 3,412 million, down from DKK 3,679 million a year earlier, with EBIT before special items rising to DKK 185 million from DKK 152…

Formosa Plastics unit gains ISCC EU certification for microalgae oil feedstock

Formosa Plastics Group’s Chenghao Technology, under Formosa Plastics New Intelligence, obtained ISCC EU sustainability and carbon certification for microalgae oil covering algae cultivation and oil production, with Bureau Veritas conducting…

Topsoe raises 2026 revenue guidance and lifts EBIT margin outlook

Topsoe has revised its full-year 2026 guidance, lifting expected revenue to DKK 8,000–8,500 million from DKK 7,600–8,400 million and EBIT before special items margin to 7.0–10.0% from 4.0–9.0%. The upgrade…