March 18, 2026 – Huntsman marked the official start of operations at the expanded high-performance products manufacturing site in Petfurdo, Hungary. The facility commenced production earlier this year. The successful investment has elevated Huntsman’s global manufacturing capacity, delivering greater production flexibility and innovative technologies to the polyurethane, coatings, metalworking, and electronics industries.

Recently, Clariant, Borealis and Norway’s research institute Sintef have successfully completed pilot validation of a technology for upgrading waste plastic-derived pyrolysis oil.

March 17, 2026 – Dürr has launched the fully upgraded EcoAUC2 control unit, featuring a host of key upgrades including expanded color options, new multifunctional modules, and, for the first time, unified control for cleaning devices of various spraying equipment, making it a core component ensuring efficient and stable coating processes.

March 13, 2026 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announces a global price increase across its portfolio of polymer stabilizers and coating products. The price adjustment, varying by product and region, will range from 12% to 20%, effective April 15, 2026, or as applicable per contractual terms.

March 13, 2026 – Tosoh Corporation today announced that its MDI products manufactured at the Nanyo Plant of Tosoh Corporation in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan have been awarded ISCC PLUS certification.

Bjørn Thorsen, a renowned distributor of Lubrizol thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) across the Nordic region, Baltic States, UK and Ireland, is strengthening its product portfolio and local operations for the key Central European markets of Germany and Hungary.

LG Electronics’ home appliance manufacturing base in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA, is redefining excellence standards in injection molding manufacturing. As a Lighthouse Factory certified by the World Economic Forum, this facility integrates cutting-edge automation, refined management and sustainable practices, producing 1.5 million home appliances annually with industry-leading operational efficiency.

Midland Industries — a leading distributor and manufacturer of industrial metal and plastic piping, valves, and fittings, with its headquarters located in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. — has completed the acquisition of Industrial Specialties Manufacturing LLC (ISM), a trusted distributor and assembler of pneumatic, vacuum, and fluid circuit components based in Englewood, Colorado.

On March 8, the R&D and production base project for flat panel display blank masks by S&S TECH was officially signed and settled in Suzhou.

March 3, 2026 – Stahl, a global leader in specialty coatings for flexible materials, has announced the global launch of PermUCell™, its next‑generation water‑based, DMF‑free coagulation technology for the production of high‑quality polyurethane substrates. Following successful adoption by key manufacturing partners across Asia, the world’s leading hub for footwear and synthetic materials production, PermUCell™ is now fully available to manufacturers worldwide.