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Ecolab announced its fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter and full-year results. Q4 net sales totaled $4.196 billion, up 5% year-on-year from $4.005 billion. Operating profit for the quarter was $712 million, up 22% from $583 million a year earlier. Net income attributable to the company was $564 million, up 19% from $473 million. Full-year net sales amounted to $16.081 billion, up 2% from $15.741 billion; operating profit totaled $2.738 billion, down 2% from $2.802 billion; and net income attributable to the company stood at $2.076 billion, down 2% from $2.112 billion. Westlake Corporation announced its fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter and full-year results. Q4 net sales were $2.533 billion, down from $2.843 billion a year earlier. Net loss attributable to the company was $544 million, an improvement from a $782 million net loss in the prior-year quarter. Full-year net sales totaled $11.17 billion, down from $12.142 billion; net loss attributable to the company was $1.508 billion, compared to net income of $602 million in the prior year. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) announced its fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter and full-year results. Q4 net sales were $2.589 billion, down 7% year-on-year from $2.771 billion. Operating profit for the quarter was $97 million, down 24% from $127 million. Net income attributable to shareholders was $18 million, versus a $60 million net loss a year earlier. Full-year net sales totaled $10.89 billion, down 5% from $11.184 billion; operating loss was $382 million, versus operating income of $766 million; and net loss attributable to shareholders was $374 million, versus net income of $263 million. Celanese announced its fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter and full-year results. Q4 net sales were $2.204 billion, down from $2.358 billion a year earlier. Operating profit for the quarter was $93 million, versus an operating loss of $1.419 billion in the prior-year quarter. Net income was $22 million, versus a net loss of $1.922 billion. Full-year net sales totaled $9.544 billion, down from $10.268 billion; operating loss was $786 million, versus $720 million; and net loss was $1.151 billion, versus $1.534 billion. Eastman Chemical Company announced its fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter and full-year results. Q4 sales were $1.973 billion, down from $2.245 billion a year earlier. Net income attributable to the company was $105 million, down from $330 million. Full-year sales totaled $8.752 billion, down from $9.382 billion. Net income attributable to the company was $474 million, down from $905 million.

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LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest polyolefin producers, disclosed its Q2 2026 results on July 31. Q2 net profit reached $559 million, up sharply from $115 million a year earlier. The company had previously faced challenges in 2025: it reported an adjusted net loss of $79 million in Q4 2025 and announced a dividend cut in Q1 2026. Among the identified items affecting Q2 GAAP net income was a pre-tax disposal loss of $734 million related to the sale of certain European assets—the primary one-time factor impacting earnings. The company stated that the divestiture aims to structurally improve cost efficiency and align its European footprint with its long-term strategy. Additionally, the company’s first-half free cash flow and cash improvement initiatives continued progressing steadily, with capital expenditures lower than in the prior-year period. Q2 EBITDA totaled $1.252 billion; excluding identified items, it rose to $2.127 billion—reflecting strong underlying operational profitability. Europe: BASF ends 14 consecutive quarters of decline; Arkema posts steady growth 1. BASF Q2 sales totaled €17.2 billion, up 16% year-on-year. BASF, which released preliminary data on July 15, became the most closely watched chemical giant this quarter. Its €17.2 billion in Q2 sales ended a 14-quarter streak of declining revenue dating back to Q4 2022. Growth was driven by two factors: price increases contributed 11.5 percentage points, while volume growth added 7.3 percentage points. Profit performance was even more striking: Q2 net profit was approximately €4.1 billion, representing a roughly 50-fold increase year-on-year (per media reports, the prior-year figure was extremely low—around €80 million). 2. Arkema Q2 EBITDA was €391 million, up 7.4% year-on-year. Arkema, reporting its results on July 30, maintained its steady performance. Q2 EBITDA margin improved to 16.1%, up from 15.2% a year earlier. Foreign exchange headwinds imposed a €10 million negative impact, fully offset by underlying business improvements. Demand resilience for Arkema’s high-performance polymers—including fluoropolymers and specialty acrylates—was a key driver behind the margin expansion. Middle East: Borouge accelerates global expansion 1. Borouge International Borouge International Group, established at the end of March this year, is the world’s fourth-largest polyolefin producer, with annual polymer capacity reaching 13.6 million tons—ranking just behind Sinopec, PetroChina, and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). In Q2 2026, the group posted revenue of $5.508 billion and net income of $763 million. Global polyolefin supply shortages triggered by regional events in the Middle East pushed benchmark polyolefin prices up an average of 50% in Q2 2026 versus Q1. The group has identified over $500 million in EBITDA synergies, approximately 75% of which are expected to materialize within the next three years. Asia: Leading Chinese firms post outstanding H1 results Note: The following two Chinese companies reported their 2026 semi-annual (January–June) results, differing from international peers’ quarterly (Q2) reporting basis. 1. Wanhua Chemical H1 net profit is projected at RMB 9.8–10.4 billion, representing a 60–70% year-on-year increase.

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