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A company profile for Japan-based chemical company Asahi Kasei which provides services in fibers & textiles, petrochemicals, performance polymers, performance materials, consumables, battery separators, and electronic devices is presented.

The article focuses on Clariant's chief executive officer, Comad Keijzer, who assumed responsibility on 1 January, will lead the next phase of the company's transformation program, which was launched in 2020. It mentions that this includes divesting the company's pigments business and two "rightsizing" programs that will reduce its workforce; and Keijzer replaced Hariolf Kottmann, the chairman of the company's board who was serving as Clariant's executive chairman ad interim.

Focuses on the transformation of DSM from a diversified chemical firm into a specialties maker under the Vision 2005 program. Issues facing the company's biologics business; Successful research and development initiatives of the company that led to enzymes that serve as additives for food and beverages; Impact of strong demand on the company's performance materials business.

The article reports on the stock performance of the U.S. chemical companies for the week ending on June 23, 2015. It notes the CW75 Index which increased and outpaced the Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 Index and matched the Morgan Stanley Composite Index (MSCI). It mentioned the increase of the basic chemical shares, diversified shares, and specialty stocks.

The article discusses chemical company AkzoNobel's sale of its paper chemicals business to chemical industry group Kemira in 2014, excluding its pulp bleaching and its colloidal silica businesses. Comments from Kemira president and chief executive officer (CEO) Jari Rosendal, AkzoNobel CEO Ton Büchner, and AkzoNobel’s executive committee member Werner Fuhrmann on AkzoNobel's portfolio, AkzoNobel's business strategy, and Kemira's diversification, respectively, are presented.

Several charts related to chemical industry stock performance are presented including one showing the percent change of "Chemical Week's" CW75 Index between April 22, 2013-April 22, 2014, one comparing the CW75 stock index and the Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) index, and one comparing market sector performance with the S&P 500 between April 2013-April 2014.

Several charts related to stock performance in the chemical industry for the week ended October 22, 2013 are presented including one comparing the Chemical Week 75 (CW75) Index with the Standard and Poor 500 (S&P 500) Index between October 2012-2013, one listing the top performing companies, and one comparing performance in the basic, specialty, and diversified industry sectors.

Economic recession conditions and second quarter earnings in 2012 are discussed, focusing on chemical companies such as Dow Chemical, DuPont, LyondellBasell Industries, and Eastman Chemical. World economic activity, economic conditions in Europe, and unemployment are discussed. A chart of economic recession effects for diversified companies is presented, including companies such as Airgas, Methanex, and Compass Minerals.

The article reports that first-quarter earnings reports for 2012 at diversified, commodity, and industrial gases companies showed mixed results, citing increasing stability in U.S. markets and industrial segments that was offset by poor economic conditions in Europe. Statistics for sales and net income in millions for several chemical companies including Dow Chemical, 3M, and Praxair are presented.

Several charts on stock performance for the week ending April 17, 2012 are presented including one listing the stock performance of chemical companies, one comparing the Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 stock index to "Chemical Week's" 75 stock index, and one comparing stock performance across various sectors, including basic, specialty, and diversified.

The article reports on the decision by AXA Private Equity to purchase a majority stake in Novacap from Bain Capital. The deal is valued at about 240 million Euros. Novacap, a diversified company consisting of three chemical business units, posted sales of around 470 million Euros per year. The units are Novacarb, Novacid and Novapex. It has invested 30 million Euros to develop new operating units for expansion of activities. According to AXA's Thibault Basquin, they intend to assist the firm in developing new applications.

The article reports on the performance of the CW75 Index for the week ending April 15, 2008. The index trailed broader market indexes rising less than one percent. Diversified chemical stocks were flat, and specialty chemical shares fell 1.9 percent. Fertilizer stocks were among the leaders because of analysts' bullish market outlook.