Brenntag has acquired the Mexican chemical distributor Quimica Delta. According to Brenntag, Quimica Delta operates several rail terminals and has access to maritime port infrastructure at Altamira – strategically located as a tollgate for chemicals mainly imported from the United States. The company’s access to tollgates through marine terminals and last mile infrastructure complements and expands the Brenntag Essentials’ “triple” strategy and positioning in the chemicals market in Mexico, per Brentagg. Read More…

BASF announced its investment in the expansion of its advanced additives plant at its Nanjing site, driven by the rapidly growing market demand in Asia and beyond. The expansion includes a production line for BASF’s high-performance Controlled Free Radical Polymerization (CFRP) dispersants. High-performance additives are used across industries such as industrial coatings and automotive OEM coatings. Read More…

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials has extended its distribution agreement with KRONOS. DKSH will provide business development, marketing, sales, logistics, and distribution services for KRONOS’ range of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments for coatings and plastics applications in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the Philippines. Read More…

WEG has partnered with Nexa, a producer of zinc, to develop anticorrosive paints with the addition of jarosite, a waste derived from zinc metallurgy. WEG says the solution will focus on carbon steel and cast-iron surfaces, with the capacity expected to provide protective effects, reducing the use of conventional raw materials, and promoting circular economy in the industry. Read More…

Wanhua Chemical has opened an R&D Center in Barcelona to advance its footprint in Europe and globally, the company says the new center will allow for a quicker response to the requirements of downstream customers as well as bolster efforts in collaborative scientific research and innovation. Read More…