Arkema cements specialty-materials shift as 85% of sales move beyond legacy base – Global Corporate News Digest, 19 May 2026

Portfolio Reinvention

Arkema cements specialty-materials shift as 85% of sales move beyond legacy base

Packaging Innovation

Amcor launches recycle-ready dip cups and wins award for meat packaging

International Paper scoops up Dover converting facility from Delmarva Corrugated Packaging

Boardroom Moves

Ashland adds Entegris executive chair Bertrand Loy to nine-member board

Pharma & Regulatory Breakthroughs

Bayer wins FDA priority review for first-line sevabertinib lung-cancer filing

Capacity Cuts & Restructuring

Canfor shuts two Swedish sawmills as Vida cuts 265,000 cubic metres capacity

R&D and Technology Bets

BASF opens Attapulgus R&D hub for next-generation refinery catalysts

Sumitomo Chemical courts power-device market with 6-inch GaN substrate push

Valmet marshals EUR 55 million R&D push with EUR 6.5 billion export potential