Birla Carbon takes its carbon-black innovation to Brazil's Expobor 2026 – Global Corporate News Digest, 24 Jun 2026

Deals & Acquisitions

Synthomer sells its Czech acrylates business to Mutares

Westlake buys insolvent German PVC/VCM plant at Wilhelmshaven

Brewer Science buys Heraeus Epurio's semiconductor-chemicals unit

Evoniksells Hanau pharma-ingredient assets to ProChem

InVert Graphite buys rapid graphite-processing technology for battery materials

Plants, Capacity & Feedstock

INEOS delays Doel phenol restart as European demand stays weak

INEOS Styrolution to shut Illinois polystyrene plant amid oversupply

Kuwait returns to the spot naphtha market for the first time since the US-Iran war

OMV Petrom commissions new aromatics unit at Romania's Petrobrazi

Greener & Smarter Materials

Borouge launches bio-based PP grade for drinking-water pipes

BASF unveils new fungicide class with a fresh FRAC resistance code

Kumho Petrochemical pivots to a 'solution provider' on R&D and green materials

Indian Players Go Global

Birla Carbon takes its carbon-black innovation to Brazil's Expobor 2026

Nippon Paint India showcases next-gen coil coatings at Nairobi summit