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Schenck Process Becomes Qlar

The German-headquartered Schenck Process will rebrand as Qlar on May 13. The company will continue to serve all existing target industries, including chemicals, high-performance materials, cement, steel, infrastructure, transport, and energy. The Schenck Process brand, with its existing portfolio, will remain as a product brand under the roof of Qlar. Read More…

Orion S.A. Breaks Ground in Texas

Orion S.A. announced that it has broken ground on a plant in Texas that will be the only facility in the United States producing acetylene-based conductive additives for lithium-ion batteries and other electrification applications. Read More…

AkzoNobel Invests in Dutch Research Labs

AkzoNobel is building two new research labs at its Sassenheim site in the Netherlands. Work is about to start on building a technology center for Powder Coatings, while a newly opened polymer lab will develop resin technologies for all the company’s businesses. Read More…

Brenntag, Knowde Partner on AI

Brenntag has announced a partnership with Knowde, the digital customer experience platform for the ingredients, polymers, and chemical industry. The companies will collaborate in utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to address the chemical industry’s Product Data Management challenges. Read More…