Purell medical-grade polyolefins are used by healthcare and pharmaceutical companies across Europe. With this expansion, LYB brings its proven service model, regulatory compliance and innovation-driven portfolio closer to customers across North America.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire; Omaha, Nebraska) has agreed to acquire OxyChem, the chemicals business of Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy; Houston), for $9.7 billion in cash, the two companies announced on Oct. 2.
Agchem giant Corteva Inc. has announced plans to split into separate, publicly traded seeds and crop protection companies. The move will “unleash two distinct market leaders” with operating models and capital allocation priorities tailored to support their respective growth outlooks and strategic directions, according to Corteva.
Borealis is proud to announce that its new compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins (rPO) is now fully operational in Beringen, Belgium. This milestone marks a significant step forward in helping customers meet their circularity and sustainability targets—without sacrificing performance and reliability.
The Supervisory Board of Tesa has appointed Kourosh Bahrami as the new CEO. He will take over the position on October 1, 2025 from Norman Goldberg, who is leaving the company at his own request. Norman Goldberg has been CEO since 2020 and was previously a member of Tesa’s Executive Board as Chief Industrial Officer since 2017.
