Elkem has released results for the second quarter of 2022, reporting total operating income for the quarter of NOK 12,326 million (approx. $1,236 million), up 68% from the corresponding quarter last year.

BASF SE has given final approval for the construction of the planned Verbund site in Zhanjiang in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. 

AkzoNobel recently announced plans to invest €20 to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France.

Huntsman Corp. recently announced the start of commercial operation of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) splitter at its Geismar site in Louisiana. 

H.B. Fuller Co. has entered a strategic partnership in North America with Enimac, an international tape application equipment manufacturer.

Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. announced that Chris Kuykendall has joined the company’s product management team as fluid-applied segment manager. 

Fedrigoni recently announced that it was awarded a platinum medal by the international ESG rating agency Ecovadis.

Swancor and Siemens Gamesa recently announced a strategic collaboration on recyclable wind turbine blades with the intention of utilizing Swancor’s recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin EzCiclo. 

The Bodo Möller Chemie Group announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Henkel Bergquist.

Covestro recently announced that it has broken ground on two new plants in Shanghai to meet the rising demand for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and elastomers.