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If I were to sum up the general vibe experienced in the world over the last five-plus years in one word, the word I would choose is uncertainty. 

Like almost every manufacturing sector, the building and construction products industry generally worked through their backlog, focused on margins, and experienced an overall drop in customer demand last year, yet expect a positive year ahead. 

The first session of the Stakeholder Forum focused on the REACH revision and its impact on end-user stakeholders and markets.

Lamberti and Covestro recently announced Lamberti's acquisition of Covestro's East Providence, Rhode Island, site. 

The new facility increases Cariflex's global manufacturing capacity, with future expansion already enabled to meet growing market demand in the foreseeable future.

The new family of surfactants replaces traditional feedstocks without sacrificing performance. 

Brenntag recently announced the inauguration of the first global CO₂-emission-free chemical distribution site.

Aditya Birla Group has agreed to purchase Cargill’s specialty chemicals business based in Dalton, Georgia. 

Michelin is building an initial industrial demonstration unit for the 5-HMF molecule, a bio-sourced and non-toxic molecule that can replace ingredients derived from fossil fuels in a wide variety of industrial fields. 

Responding to rising demand for high-quality specialty silicones in China, WACKER is expanding its production capacities at its Zhangjiagang, China, site.