CEAT invested up to Rs 325 lakh in its subsidiary Tyresnmore Online – Global Corporate News Digest, 21 Apr 2026

Global industry moves & innovation

AkzoNobel agreed to sell its Pakistan business to the Packages Group for €50 million

Bayer's AskBio began commercial-scale manufacturing of a Parkinson's gene therapy

Syensqo showcased advanced polymers and materials solutions at CHINAPLAS 2026

PPG installed a radiation-curable coatings testing line at its France R&D centre

PPG launched the first PVC-NI coil-applied coating for aluminium pet food cans

Konecranes is modernising Palm's automated paper roll warehouse in Germany

Pengerang Integrated Complex published its 2026 brochure targeting global partners

OECD published a report validating chemical content in recycled plastics

Markets, earnings & financial intelligence

PTT Global Chemical was downgraded to hold as exceptional charges offset operations

Germany's hydrogen mandate is adding demand to a platinum market already in deficit

Aarti Industries called a board meeting for May 4 to approve FY26 results and dividend

PCBL called a board meeting to consider its financial results and NCD interest payment

Punjab Chemicals called a board meeting for May 9 to approve its FY26 results

Sanofi India called a board meeting for April 28 to consider its Q1 2026 results

Balrampur Chini added a fundraising item to its April 23 board meeting agenda

Balrampur Chini called its board meeting to consider a fund raising proposal

Pidilite Industries received a GST order and disclosed it under Regulation 30

Leadership, governance & boardroom moves

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

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres appointed Mick Wallwork as its new chief executive officer

Helge Lund was nominated as the new board chair of Yara International

OCI Global released a statement ahead of its June 2 annual general meeting

Ritesh International updated its related party transactions policy at a board meeting

Corporate actions, capital & restructuring

Prima Plastics filed a scheme of arrangement as Prima Innovation ceased to be its subsidiary

CEAT invested up to Rs 325 lakh in its subsidiary Tyresnmore Online

CEAT received a certificate of incorporation for its new German subsidiary CEAT GmbH

Associated Alcohols provided details of its approved resolution plan for SDF Industries

EPL submitted a supplemental trust deed for its employee stock option trust

Midland Polymers filed a corrigendum to its first extraordinary general meeting notice

Avro India filed the scrutiniser's report and voting results of its April 18 EGM

Cadamba Solutions acquired 10 lakh Neogen Chemicals shares at Rs 1610 each

Neogen Chemicals filed a disclosure under SEBI insider trading regulations

Plant operations & production updates

Manali Petrochemicals resumed operations at its Plant-1 in Manali Chennai

HOCL reopened its phenol and cumene plant after a six-week forced shutdown

Sangam India invited investors to its conference scheduled for April 23

Gravita India confirmed it does not qualify as a large corporate entity

Environmental clearances & regulatory approvals

Coromandel International sought amalgamation of environmental clearances at the EAC

Credit ratings & compliance filings

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

Solar Industries confirmed its large corporate status for FY26

Solar Industries also filed its annual large corporate disclosure for FY27

Ritesh International confirmed non-applicability of annual secretarial compliance report

BioPol Chemicals filed its large entity disclosure and non-CGR compliance report

BioPol Chemicals separately confirmed it is not required to submit a CGR report

Sangam India filed its Regulation 30 investor conference intimation on April 20