Siegwerk and X-Rite Pantone launch cloud-based color management platform for printers

Siegwerk, with X-Rite Pantone, has made COLORWERK FastMatch Cloud available, a cloud-based color management platform combining ink formulation, color correction and quality control for packaging and label printers. The platform…

Fertiglobe Reports Doubled Q2 Profit and Proposes Higher Dividend

Fertiglobe reported Q2 2026 revenues of $1.1 billion, up 92% year-on-year, with adjusted EBITDA up 111% to $371 million and adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders of $145 million. Urea…

Univar Solutions Acquires Interpur Chemicals to Expand EMEA Distribution

Univar Solutions has acquired Interpur Chemicals, a European distributor of polyurethanes and powder coatings, strengthening its Performance Materials business within Ingredients + Specialties. The deal expands technical capabilities and regional…

Mitsui Chemicals Joins AI Materials Foundry as Founding Member

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has joined AI Materials Foundry, an international network led by CuspAI that uses generative AI to accelerate new materials development, as a founding member. The network has…

Air Liquide reports first-half 2026 growth and record investment decisions

Air Liquide reported first-half 2026 revenue of nearly 14 billion euros, up 4.3% excluding currency and energy impacts, with a 3.5% comparable-basis increase in the second quarter. The Group generated…

Eastman Chemical extends University of Tennessee research partnership for six years

Eastman and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, signed a new six-year master research agreement extending a collaboration that began in 2015. Eastman will invest at least $3 million over the…

Riken Technos and Niihama College Develop Photocatalyst Design for PFAS Degradation

Riken Technos and Niihama College, part of the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), have developed a photocatalyst design with both strong oxidizing and reducing power that can degrade refractory organic…