Chemical

Foam Eurasia 2025, the first and only technical foam industry exhibition in Eurasia, will unite global professionals in Istanbul from November 26-28 to showcase the latest innovations shaping the sector.

As Q3 2025 ends, 31 leading global chemical companies report sharply divergent results, with some achieving strong growth through capacity and product optimization, while others face declines due to market and cost pressures.

The 7th Eurasian Composite Show will convene industry leaders from November 26-28 at Istanbul Expo Center. This key Eurasia event showcases composite raw materials, semi-finished products, and advanced technologies.

China's Henan Province has unveiled an action plan to overhaul its chemical industry, steering it toward clustered, specialized, and green development for high-quality growth.

China's caustic soda output rose 5.2% year-on-year in September 2025, while dichloromethane trade surged sharply, with imports up 430.6% and exports climbing 54.9%.

The international polyurethane industry convenes at the Istanbul Expo Center from November 26-28 for the 9th Putech Eurasia exhibition. This event will gather global professionals to showcase and explore the latest industry advancements.

PetroChina's Guangxi Petrochemical has successfully launched its integrated refining and petrochemical project in Qinzhou Port. The startup marks the completion of Southwest China's largest million-tonne ethylene project.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other agencies have launched a 2025-2026 action plan to boost the petrochemical sector, targeting an average annual industrial output growth of over 5%.

Over the past two years, the Guangdong Petrochemical Integration Project has driven a 4.7-fold surge in eastern Guangdong’s green petrochemical output, propelling Jieyang toward a trillion-yuan industrial cluster.

China's green hydrogen sector is developing rapidly, with production expected to exceed 3 million tonnes by 2030.

The U.S. EPA has proposed amendments to streamline the TSCA chemical risk assessment process for existing chemicals, aiming to accelerate reviews.

China's Guangxi Petrochemical launches 1.2 MTA ethylene plant, a key national project enhancing the Western Land-Sea Corridor and boosting RCEP competitiveness.

China's major industrial firms posted a 3.2% year-on-year profit growth to 5.37 trillion yuan in the first three quarters, official data shows.

China Huayi Group reported a staggering 144.5% year-on-year plunge in Q3 2025 net profit, with a nine-month decline of 42.68%.

China's coal chemical sector achieves a milestone with the first operational VOCs flare gas recovery unit, now running stably at Xinjiang's Xinye Energy Chemical.

Recently, China Minmetals launches Asia's largest fluorite mine, a 1.2 million-tonne per year project, marking the country's biggest primary fluorite base.

China National Petroleum Corporation's Guangxi Petrochemical 400,000-ton-per-year polypropylene facility recently achieved successful first-time startup in Guangxi Province.

China's industrial output rose 6.5% year-on-year in September, official data shows, marking a 0.64% increase from the previous month.

Europe strategically pivots from a traditional 'chemical empire' towards technological consolidation, while China accelerates its transition from follower to keeping pace.

China's Yunnan province aims to grow its phosphorus chemical industry to over 100 billion yuan by 2027 and 120 billion yuan by 2030, according to its official industrial roadmap.

China, India, and Middle East are collectively driving a major eastward shift in the global refining and chemical industry, reshaping its future landscape as Europe's 'golden age' of refining closes.

ADIPEC 2025 will unite over 205,000 global energy leaders in Abu Dhabi to explore how innovation, collaboration, and digital intelligence are transforming the future of energy.

Amid global energy transition and geopolitical shifts, the oil and gas sector is being reshaped by Asia-Pacific's rising demand and the Americas' growing supply of unconventional resources.

Amid global energy shifts and 'dual carbon' goals, China's petrochemical sector pivots from scale growth to quality excellence. This strategic transformation prioritizes sustainable value over volume.

On October 8, Plastics Europe's annual report highlighted the European plastics industry's decline, with shrinking competitiveness, plummeting sales, eroding market share, and stalled sustainability efforts.

On October 10, Bengbu Guotai Nano announced its 80,000-tonne chlorination-based titanium dioxide production line has reached stable mass production after months of trial runs.

In a major breakthrough, Sinopec unveiled its independently developed 60K large-tow carbon fiber -the 'King of New Materials' at an international composites exhibition this September.

Recently, the world's largest green methanol production project-Jinfeng Technology Xing'an League Green Hydrogen-to-Green Methanol Project successfully completed its gasifier process validation in China.

Chinese titanium dioxide suppliers executed their fifth price hike, pushing domestic and export rates higher through late 2025.

BASF hits key milestones at Zhanjiang with new plant start-up and ethylene complex completion. This solid progress keeps the site on track for full 2025 operations.