DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials upgraded its four innovation centers in Manilla to support its growing business in the Philippines. Read More…

H.B. Fuller Company has acquired ND Industries Inc., a provider of specialty adhesives and fastener locking and sealing solutions for automotive, electronics, aerospace, and other industries. Headquartered outside Detroit, Mich., ND Industries serves a global market with facilities in the United States and Asia, and pre-applied coating partners around the world, and generated approximately $70 million in revenue in fiscal 2023, per H.B. Fuller’s announcement.  H.B Fuller says the new business, which includes five U.S. locations and 300 employees, will operate within H.B. Fuller's existing Engineering Adhesives global business unit. Read More…

Azelis has been appointed the exclusive distributor in the United States of LANXESS polymer additives phosphorous flame retardants, including the Disflamoll® and Levagard® product lines. According to the company, Azelis’ CASE technical expertise and application labs in the Americas region will be leveraged to grow the market and support customers' needs. Read More…

AkzoNobel has invested more than $30 million to install advanced technologies and increase total manufacturing capacity at its four powder coatings sites in North America. According to the company the enhancements will help maximize the versality and long-term sustainability performance of its powder coatings portfolio. Read More…

BYK has announced it is constructing a laboratory building at its site in Wesel, Germany. Estimated at €25 million, the aim of the project, according to the company, is to generate new innovations together with customers and for customers in end-use labs. In addition, the new building, which will be heated and cooled with 100 percent renewable energy, will make integrated seminar and function rooms available for visits by customers. Read More…