Global Chemicals: Investment, Innovation & Market Moves – 30 Sep 2026

Petrochemical Reset & Corporate Moves

OCI's $215 million impairment overshadows first-half asset exits

Westlake plans Cologne PVC closure and $205 million charges

Crasus Chemical joins Tokyo market with petrochemical ambitions

Materials & Packaging Innovation

Valmet renews sizer roll covers to extend running intervals

Amcor to showcase new UniPak Luma platform at CibusTec

Pharma, Crop Science & Healthcare

Bayer launches alliance to advance menopause policy and care

ADAMA launches Rexaro fungicide for India's speciality crops

Nippon Shokubai backs PURMX study of microRNA delivery

Sustainability & Carbon Watch

RETAL's eighth sustainability report highlights PET assessment tools

Sumitomo's carbon calculator gains validation of its calculation methods