International Paper agreed to acquire North Pacific Paper for USD 360 million – Global Corporate News Digest, 20 Apr 2026

Global industry moves & innovation

SABIC won Edison Awards for the sixth consecutive year across five innovations

Nextek and Coveris launched a food-grade recycling plant for flexible films in UK

Boxon unveiled rPET big bags made from recycled bottles approved for food contact

International Paper agreed to acquire North Pacific Paper for USD 360 million

Bruker launched MyGenius PRO a high-throughput molecular diagnostics system

Bruker expanded its MALDI Biotyper library to over 5300 microbial species

Bruker Spatial Biology showcased 208-plex spatial proteomics data at AACR 2026

Hanwha is scaling US shipbuilding to 20 vessels a year and creating 7000 jobs

Vedanta impacted 8 lakh lives in FY26 through cultural heritage preservation

ICC NicerGlobe is bringing India's chemical supply chain leaders to Mumbai in July

Leadership, governance & boardroom moves

Evonik extended Christian Kullmann as CEO until 2030 and appointed a new CFO

Mitsubishi Corporation approved changes to its representative directors

Mitsubishi Corporation announced ten directors to be appointed for FY2026

Indo Amines independent director Mr Vijay Sane resigned from the company

MOL Chemical Tankers shareholders re-appointed two independent directors

Excel Industries received approval for reclassification of a promoter shareholder

Corporate actions, votes & capital

Epigral sent a postal ballot to shareholders with an explanatory statement

Avro India held an extraordinary general meeting on April 18 by video conference

Avro India allotted over 1 lakh equity shares from convertible warrant conversions

Rexseal converted 50048 warrants into equity shares at Rs 210 per share

Kanoria Chemicals allotted redeemable preference shares at its board meeting

Aditya Birla Capital allotted over 1 lakh shares under two employee stock plans

Neogen Chemicals allotted securities on preferential basis via fund raising committee

GHCL's employee stock option trust resolved a broker settlement deed

Earnings, results & board meeting calendars

Rossari Biotech called a board meeting for April 27 to approve FY26 results and dividend

Pidilite Industries announced its Q4 FY26 earnings call schedule

Kanpur Plastipack called a board meeting to approve its FY26 audited results

Bhansali Engineering Polymers called its board meeting for April 24

TVS Srichakra filed a Regulation 30 disclosure on April 18

Plant operations & production updates

HOCL reopened its phenol and cumene plant after weeks of forced shutdown

Subam Paper subsidiary commenced commercial production of kraft paper

NACL Industries filed a Regulation 30 intimation dated April 19

Tax, legal & regulatory disputes

Kesoram Industries updated exchanges on an ongoing income tax demand

Credit ratings & compliance filings

IFP Petro Products was downgraded to CARE B- while refusing to cooperate

Himachal Fibres continues to hold CARE D under issuer not cooperating status

Amit Polypipes remains under ICRA issuer not cooperating with a B rating

Deepak Nitrite confirmed it does not qualify as a large corporate this year

Daikaffil Chemicals confirmed it falls outside the large corporate framework

Indo Amines filed a compliance disclosure under Regulation 30 this week