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Huntsman Corp. recently reported first-quarter 2025 results with revenues of $1,410 million, compared to revenue of $1,470 million in the same period of 2024. 

To address rising costs caused by recent global trade developments affecting raw material tariffs, Sun Chemical announced it will implement a tariff surcharge on impacted color materials products.

Revolutionary green graphene enters the U.S. market across construction, coatings, adhesives, batteries, and advanced materials industries. 

Huntsman Corp. announced that Tony Hankins, the division president of the company's Polyurethanes business unit, has elected to retire at the end of this calendar year. 

Perstorp and BRB, wholly owned subsidiaries of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, inaugurated a new innovation hub in Shanghai, China.

Henkel and Synthomer have entered a strategic partnership and supply agreement focused on enabling carbon emission reductions in Henkel's TECHNOMELT^® hot melt adhesive product portfolio.

In releasing its first-quarter results, Dow announced that it is expanding the company's previously announced review of European assets, primarily in Polyurethanes.

2025 is shaping up to be a year of potentially big change in many areas, including within the chemical industry and the manufacturing industry.

Kraton Corp. recently announced a general price increase in North America applicable to the SBS, SIS, and HSBC product lines. 

OQ Chemicals recently announced that due to supply and demand, the company will increase prices for certain products produced in Bay City, Texas.