Dow and Evonik have announced the start-up and operation of a hydrogen peroxide to propylene glycol pilot plant at Evonik’s site in Hanau, Germany. Collaboratively developed by Dow-- — a producer of propylene glycol —and hydrogen peroxide manufacturer Evonik, the plant uses the HYPROSYN® method to enable the direct synthesis of propylene glycol from hydrogen peroxide and propylene. Read More…
Lubrizol and Grasim Industries Limited broke ground on the first phase of a 100,000 metric-ton CPVC resin plant in Vilayat, Gujarat, India. According to Lubrizol, the facility, located at the Grasim Industries’ site, will be the largest single-site capacity for CPVC resin production globally. The company says it is designed to meet rising CPVC demand for piping applications in India, as well as neighboring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Read More…
Arkema has begun production of Sartomer® specialty UV/LED curing resins at its expanded facility in Nansha, China, where it invested to double capacity. According to Arkema, this investment is intended to support development of more sustainable solutions for growing applications in Asian markets, such as solutions in electronics — driven by 5G technology — and in renewable energies. Read More…
The Protech Group, developer and manufacturer of coatings, paints and specialty materials, has announced its acquisition of MF Paints Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of architectural paints and stains based in Laval, Quebec. Read More…
PPG announced that it has divested all Traffic Solutions operations in Australia and New Zealand to Geveko Markings, a pavement markings specialist headquartered in Sweden. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Read More…
Tesa, an international manufacturer of adhesive tapes and self-adhesive solutions, has opened its new site in the Vietnamese port city of Haiphong. The new site is part of tesa's strategic orientation to regionalize production. Tesa states the new site is approximately 70,000 meters and has a production capacity of 40 million square meters of adhesive tape per year and, in its first phase, will employ about 130 employees, complementing the existing production site in Suzhou, China, which opened in 2005. Read More…