Earth911 reports a proposed EPA rule could deregulate plastic pyrolysis plants, raising… – Global Corporate News Digest, 26 May 2026

Petrochemical reset and consolidation

Mitsubishi Chemical Group weighs spinning off its petrochemicals arm, bracing for industry-wide consolidation

S&P Global flags Japan's pivot to specialty chemicals as Asian crackers face deep capacity cuts

Deloitte-style convergence report argues refiners must "decommodify" to win in petrochemicals

Digital transformation and innovation hubs

AGC opens an Innovation Hub at IIT Hyderabad to fuse digital talent with its manufacturing

Finance and asset strategy

Sojitz buys into Japan Investment Adviser to forge a finance-and-asset tie-up, eyeing aviation and renewables

Circular plastics and low-carbon materials

Borouge International pitches Bornewables circular polyolefins as a near-carbon-neutral alternative to fossil plastics

Earth911 reports a proposed EPA rule could deregulate plastic pyrolysis plants, raising emissions fears

Industrial restructuring and workforce squeeze

Valmet wins a European hard nip sizer order even as it closes a Swedish plant and lays off 2,400 in Finland