In 2025, Syensqo filed 140 new inventions, expanding its portfolio of more than 1,600 patent families and maintaining a high level of R&D activity in aerospace, electronics and sustainable solutions.
Borealis has been ranked first in Austria's Technology Dashboard 2025 of the European Patent Office, filing 115 new priority patent applications and confirming its long-term focus on innovation.
Wacker has commissioned a new silicone emulsion production complex at its Panagarh site in India. The investment significantly increases capacity and covers the manufacture of GMP-certified silicone emulsions for the cosmetics and personal care industries.
Milar, part of the Biesterfeld Group, has been awarded the title Distributor of the Year 2025 by IPS Adhesives for developing the Polish market for Scigrip structural adhesives and supporting industrial customers.
BASF and Schütz have signed an agreement to build an automated IBC production and storage plant next to BASF’s main site in Ludwigshafen, aimed at ensuring long-term security of industrial packaging supply.
At PIAE 2026, SABIC presented new LNP ELCRIN SLX compounds with PCR content and the thermally conductive LNP KONDUIT WTF2C, as well as other specialty materials for use in ADAS systems, lighting and electric vehicle structures.
Nordmann announces the presentation of an extensive portfolio of plastic recycling additives at Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, together with co-exhibitor Kraton.
On 7–8 October 2026, the 14th edition of the Kompozyt-Expo trade fair, one of Poland's key events dedicated to composite materials and technologies, will take place in Krakow.
At an Extraordinary General Meeting, Grupa Azoty shareholders approved changes to the capital structure, opening the way to a two-stage financial strengthening of the company through the issuance of new shares.
Neste has started up at its Porvoo refinery the world’s largest facility for upgrading liquefied plastic waste, with an annual processing capacity of up to 150,000 tonnes, supplying feedstock for the chemicals and plastics industry.
Clariant, together with Borealis and SINTEF, has completed a pilot project in Norway confirming the effectiveness of pyrolysis oil upgrading technology for plastic waste to steam cracker grade feedstock, suitable for virgin polyolefin production.
At JEC World 2026, Wacker is presenting the new impact modifiers Genioperl W37 and W38 for thermosetting resins and the silicone compound Powersil Resin 710 for manufacturing components in thermal class R.
