Trinseo completed a solar panel installation of 1,800 solar panel modules at its latex binders manufacturing facility in Hamina, Finland. Working with Finnish electricity supplier Helen Oy, the new solar panels are expected to offset approximately 20% of the site’s power consumption. Trinseo says that the initiative supports the company’s climate change goal to increase its share of electricity from non-fossil sources from 5% to 30% by 2030. Read More…

IMCD, a distributor, formulator and provider of specialty chemicals and ingredients has relocated and opened its new IMCD Coatings and Construction Laboratory in Philadelphia, Penn., one of company’s 14 laboratories. The new 6,400 sq. ft. laboratory expands the company’s technical capabilities to now include construction, in addition to its existing capabilities for industrial coatings, decorative paints, and adhesives. Read More…

Brenntag, a global chemicals and ingredients distributor, has announced the expansion of its Material Science Innovation & Application Center in Navi Mumbai, India to advance its applications in powder coatings. Read More…

Global coatings company Axalta announced a partnership with Solera, a global player in vehicle lifecycle management, where Axalta’s conventional and Fast Cure Low Energy (FCLE) refinish paint systems will be integrated into Solera’s Sustainable Estimatics platform. Axalta says this new partnership will enable its customers to estimate their CO2 emissions per repair, while considering repair methods, paint application process, and drying conditions. Read More…

Covestro announced it has become a shareholder in BioBTX, a company based in the Netherlands that recovers raw materials by recycling plastic waste, then used to produce benzene, toluene, and xylene(s) from organic and mixed plastic waste. These chemicals are essential for the chemical industry and are used in coatings, plastics production, and more. Read More…

BASF's Coatings division announced the expansion of e-coat manufacturing facility at its Mangalore site in India. The company says the expansion is driven by the growing demand for e-coat solutions by local automotive OEM customers in India, as well as customers in the South Asian and ASEAN markets, The site has been in operation since 1996, and it is now BASF’s largest production facility in South Asia. Read More…