Global — Earnings, Portfolios & Legal Risk – 5 Aug 2026

Ethylene cartel litigation leaves Clariant and peers facing multibillion-euro claims despite Shell’s defeat

INEOS exits Tianjin ethylene venture for $120 million as Sinopec takes full control

Evonik’s Q2 EBITDA reaches €630 million, helped by bottlenecks outside Europe

Westlake swings back to operating profit as sales rise 11%

Duofudu receives exchange warning after omitting uncertainty from hydrofluoric-acid claims

Bayer holds outlook as Crop Science margin improves, but litigation cash outflow weighs on leverage

Kemira buys activated-carbon reactivation specialist REPUR to extend circular water treatment

Japanese specialty-chemical producer beats profit forecast by 53% despite lower sales

Sumitomo Chemical’s inventories rise as assets expand, increasing the importance of cash conversion

AGC’s six-month earnings improve as performance chemicals and strategic businesses offset weak glass markets

Daikin’s first-quarter balance sheet expands as inventories and work in process rise

Westlake’s $600-million improvement plan becomes the real test behind the earnings rebound

AAK buys back 112,572 shares as its SEK1-billion programme advances

KH Neochem raises annual dividend to ¥130 after earnings beat, changing the capital-return signal

Sumitomo Chemical’s asset build is accompanied by a report-related governance clarification