A new California law will expand the range of products managed by the PaintCare program in the state from architectural coatings to a broader array of paint product types. Gov. Gavin Newsome signed SB 1143 into law on Sept. 29. Read More…
Vibrantz Technologies announced the upcoming groundbreaking of a production facility to expand the capacity of its patented Pearls™ sustainable tinting solution at its site in Sittard, the Netherlands. According to Vibrantz, Pearls™ is the industry’s first volumetrically dosed tinting system of solid colorants for water-based architectural and industrial paints. Read More…
Lubrizol is expanding operations at its Avon Lake, Ohio manufacturing facility to double the production capacity of Solsperse™ Hyperdispersants, commonly used by coating and ink formulators for pigment dispersant. Read More…
Covestro will construct a new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) APAC application development (AD) Center in Guangzhou in South China. Construction is set to begin later this year, with the facility expected to become operational in 2025. Read More…
DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials upgraded its four innovation centers in Manilla to support its growing business in the Philippines. Read More…
BASF inaugurated a production plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. BASF says the investment will increase the company’s global annual production capacity for alkyl ethanolamines, including dimethyl ethanolamine (DMEOA) and methyl diethanolamine (MDEOA), by nearly 30 percent to more than 140,000 tons per year. Read More…