Chemical Industries

US tariff wall to hurt S-E Asia petrochemical players as excess products flood the region

This oversupply situation will lower prices and likely strain regional manufacturers and refineries, say industry watchers

Specialised chemicals used in food and household products are vulnerable to the volume slowdown seen by companies such as Nestle and Unilever, according to Douillet.

Chemicals, steel firms in Europe squeezed by China, tariff woes

Expectations for materials companies have been dialled down throughout the season

At the opening of Munzing Group's regional head office were (from left) Munzing Group's chief operating officer Patrick Lowery, Germany's ambassador to Singapore Bettina Fanghanel, Munzing Group's chief executive officer Michael Munzing and his wife Sabine, the company's managing director Hector Chow and its chief financial officer Malte Koffka.

German chemical company sets up Singapore hub, partners PSA for its push into Apac

Munzing Group plans to ship out goods made in its Malaysia and Australia plants through Singapore’s port

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (fifth from left) along with Evonik's deputy chairman Harald Schwager (fourth from left) and other officials at the opening of the chemical giant's expanded facility on Jurong Island.

Evonik ramps up animal-feed protein production with new plant expansion

The expanded facility will raise production capacity of methionine by 40,000 tonnes

The exchange between Sias and Chemical Industries began after shareholders of the company raised concerns in January.

Chemical Industries says companies linked to co-founder do not use its office for business

SEVERAL firms located at, and registered under, the same office address as Chemical Industries are investment-holding companies of its co-founder, Lim Soo Peng, and do not conduct any business operati...

David Gerald, founder and chief executive of the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), is asking Chemical Industries to provide a timeline regarding the appointment of a new CEO.

Sias finds Chemical Industries’ rebuttal ‘contradictory’; requests timeline to appoint new CEO

THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, has responded to Chemical Industries’ Feb 18 rebuttal of minority shareholder concerns with a fresh round of queries, while also requesting t...

Chemical Industries does not intend to appoint a new chief operating officer to replace Loi Kheng Seong, who resigned from the role in October last year.

Chemical Industries refutes allegations of providing ‘post-retirement perks’ to co-founder

CHEMICAL Industries’ co-founder Lim Soo Peng has a dedicated office and is driven by a company employee in his personal car, but the group maintains that such perceived “perks” were for performing his...

The letter from shareholders comes amid the resignations of Chemical Industries' CEO and COO – both of whom have served for less than a year in their current roles.

Shareholders, Sias raise concerns over Chemical Industries’ C-suite resignations, alleged ‘post-retirement perks’

SHAREHOLDERS of Chemical Industries (Far East) (CI) have raised concerns over issues including a spate of senior management resignations, and money spent on alleged “post-retirement perks” awarded to ...

Under the agreement, 3M will pay a minimum of US$10.5 billion and as much as US$12.5 billion.

3M to pay up to US$12.5 billion to settle forever-chemicals lawsuits

3M has agreed to pay as much as US$12.5 billion over 13 years to resolve claims that so-called forever chemicals it manufactured for decades polluted drinking water supplies across the US.

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Hot stock: Chemical Industries (Far East) rises 8.5% to S$0.77; director resigned night before

SHARES of Chemical Industries (Far East) were up 8.5 per cent, or S$0.06, to S$0.77 as at 2.07pm on Friday (May 26).