Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has completed a previously announced acquisition of Bridgestone Corp.’s reinforcing carbon black facility in Mexico. The deal was announced in August last year and ...

Tokyo – Zeon Corp. has raised its full-year forecast for consolidated operating profit by 1.6% - Yen55 million (€300,000) – to Yen31 billion, the Japanese group announced 30 Jan. The upward revision ...

Frankfurt, Germany – Germany’s chemical industry remains under severe pressure at the start of 2026, but early signs of economic stabilisation are beginning to emerge, according to a January ...

Midland, Michigan – Dow Inc. has announced plans to cut 4,500 jobs as part of a wide-ranging transformation programme aimed at lifting productivity and delivering at least $2 billion (€1.7 billion) in ...

Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has reaffirmed its strategic focus on automation investments as well as mergers and acquisitions following a decline in annual sales and earnings in 2025. The Swedish group ...

Brussels, Belgium – India’s rubber, plastics and chemicals sectors are expected to be among the main beneficiaries of the newly concluded EU-India free trade agreement (FTA), according to a factsheet ...

The divestment is part of SKF’s strategic focus on its ‘core aerospace areas’ and exit “non-core” businesses in its aerospace operations, it said 30 Jan. The unit, valued at SEK675 million (€64 ...

Milan, Italy – Pirelli has signed new multi-currency committed bank facilities totalling €2.1bn, replacing existing lines of the same amount that are due to expire in 2027. The new five-year bank ...

Delfzijl, the Netherlands – Circtec has completed and inaugurated the first phase of its major end-of-life tire (ELT) ...

Milan, Italy – A dispute over Pirelli’s governance is continuing, as second-largest shareholder Camfin announced that it will ...

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Group has reported a 2% increase in full-year earnings (EBITA, excluding items affecting comparability), despite the impact of restructuring measures and unfavourable ...

Livorno, Italy – Solvay has inaugurated what it has described as "Europe's first" bio-circular silica facility at its plant in Livorno, as part of the group’s environmental push to meet the European ...