IGL Coatings announced that Car Candy Ventures is now the exclusive distributor of IGL Coatings in Malaysia. The two companies held a signing event on March 6 to commemorate the agreement. Read More…

BASF broke ground on a new acrylic acid production complex at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. Read More…

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it and its consolidated subsidiary Toyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd. concluded a share purchase agreement to wholly acquire Thai Eurocoat Ltd. Read More…

BASF Shanghai Coatings (BSC) announced the opening of its new e-coat application technology center at the BSC Minhang site. Read More…

Evonik has invested in the British company Interface Polymers Ltd., the producer of Polarfin® additives for use in the processing and recycling of plastics. Read More…

Universal Matter UK Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Matter Inc., has agreed to acquire all shares of Applied Graphene Materials UK Limited and Applied Graphene Materials LLC for a total consideration of US$1.3M. Read More…

NAGASE Specialty Materials NA LLC (NSM), a hybrid distributor and manufacturer of specialty chemical products, announced its planned expansion into 10 states in the western United States. Read More…

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), a nonprofit representing members in the materials, corrosion, and coatings industries, has announced the selection of Alan Thomas as its new CEO, effective April 1. He will succeed Robert Chalker, who announced his retirement in October 2022 after 13 years with AMPP. Read More…