KANSAI HELIOS, a member of the international KANSAI PAINT Group, officially opened its newest production facility in Johnstown, Ohio. The company says its 135,000 square-foot site dedicated to powder coatings will be the central hub for serving key automotive and general industry markets in North America. Read More…
IMCD N.V., a global partner for the distribution and formulation of specialty chemicals and ingredients, announced that Andreas Igerl, currently regional president of APAC and a member of the IMCD Executive Committee, has been appointed regional president of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) effective September 1. In this new role, he will assume leadership of the global Industrial Business Groups progressively over the course of 2025. Narendra Varde, currently managing director of India, has been appointed president of Asia-Pacific (APAC), succeeding Andreas Igerl. Read More…
Evonik’s Coating & Adhesive Resins business line is now using green electricity for its polybutadiene production in Marl, Germany. This initiative is part of Evonik’s sustainability strategy, aimed at achieving environmental goals it set for 2030, which include a 25% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from 2021 to 2030. Read More…
Orion S.A., a global supplier of carbon black, announced it plans to discontinue production at three to five of its carbon black lines at multiple facilities in the Americas and EMEA by the end of 2025. Read More…
Arkema announced the construction of a new Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamide unit on its Singapore platform. The $20 million investment is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2026. According to the company, it will triple Arkema’s global production capacity of Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamides and support growing global demand for sustainable high-performance transparent materials. Read More…
On July 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register interim final action to revise the compliance date in the recent amendments to the national aerosol coatings rule. In response to industry concerns, EPA is delaying the compliance date from July 17, 2025, to Jan. 17, 2027. Read More…
On July 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued several notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register aimed at reducing existing regulatory burdens that impact our industry. Notably, one of the NPRMs responds to a petition ACA filed in 2017. Read More…
California’s Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) is proposing a definition of microplastics, and the addition of microplastics to the candidate chemicals list under California’s Safer Consumer Products Program. The agency is accepting comments on the proposal through Aug. 4, 2025. Read More…
Beckers Group announced its collaboration with Anodyne Chemistries to develop first-of-its-kind renewable chemicals, particularly Hexahydrophthalic Anhydride (HHPA.) Read More…
Materials manufacturer Covestro announced the completion of a major expansion of its laboratory for coating and adhesive formulations in Shanghai. Part of the company’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Center, the lab, which spans over 3,000 square meters and new synthesis unit for waterborne polyurethane dispersions—a class of polymers key in enabling low-VOC coatings and adhesives. The unit enhances efficiency in scale-up simulations, troubleshooting and customer sampling. Read More…