JGC Holdings Corporation swings to ¥41,842 million profit as ordinary profit surges 414% to… – Global Corporate News Digest, 15 May 2026

Critical minerals race

Hanwa Co. Ltd. courts Canadian phosphate supply — targets 450,000 tonne rare earth platform with KAP Minerals MoU

Boardroom moves

Syensqo recruits Thomas Bucher as independent director to chair Audit and Risk Committee

Legal front lines

Daikin Industries Ltd. faces four US antitrust class actions over alleged HVAC price conspiracy

Results season

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. reverses ¥13,361 million write-down on Rabigh stake as share price recovers

JGC Holdings Corporation swings to ¥41,842 million profit as ordinary profit surges 414% to ¥58,188 million

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. posts FY2025 revenue at ¥1,668.8 billion as Basic and Green Materials drag offsets specialty gains

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. beats FY2026 forecast — business profit rises 12.7% to ¥57.3 billion as semiconductor orders drive ¥443 billion order book

Mic and markets

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. takes carbon neutral and circular economy platform to Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026

Sustainability credentials

Chemours Titanium Technologies earns two DOE Better Buildings awards — saves $275,000 and cuts waste steam 97.5% with zero capital spend

Pricing pressure watch

Eastman Chemical Company raises ethyl acetate prices USD 0.04 per pound in North America from May 18

Policy front lines

FAO flags recycled plastic food packaging risk — warns of uncharacterised chemical migration and global regulatory gaps

Capital at work

Hitachi Ltd. declares ¥27 year-end dividend — total FY2026 payout rises to ¥50 per share from ¥43 in FY2025

Money trail watch

PureCycle Technologies secures New Jersey PCR designation — PureFive resin qualifies for recycled content mandates starting at 10% and rising to 50%