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Price increases held as sequential pigment volumes declined and demand weakened in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Higher selling prices lifted sales and core business earnings, but restructuring expenses, inventory costs and uneven segment performance complicated the quarter.

The supplier's updated certification adds chemical-industry guidance to an existing methodology used to provide customers with product-level emissions information.

New adjustments affect alcohols, acetates, acids and specialty esters, with regional differences and implications for several materials used in coatings formulations.

Grand View Research projects 6.5% annual growth for coating additives, with sustainability, infrastructure investment and higher performance expectations helping shape the market outlook.

The proposed restructuring would consolidate polycarbonate production from four lines to one and end local BPA production.

Amended Rule 1143 bars the specified compounds in affected products manufactured after Sept. 1, 2027 and permits a two-year sell-through period.

The Oct. 1 adjustment follows continued volatility in raw materials, energy, logistics and refining markets, according to the supplier.

The 3,000-cubic-meter tank at the Ulsan HDOT terminal will serve as a domestic hub for glacial acrylic acid and strengthen the supplier’s Northeast Asia network.

Wind-down is scheduled to begin in September 2027, with some products expected to be discontinued and others potentially transferred to different facilities.