Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited (Henkel India) announced the completion of Phase III of its LEED Gold certified manufacturing facility in Kurkumbh, near Pune, Maharashtra. The Kurkumbh site, launched in 2020, serves the demand of Indian industries for high-performance solutions in adhesives, sealants, and surface treatment products. Read More…
Arkema announced the addition of a new technologies lab at its Arkema Kyoto Technical Center. According to the company, the new lab will strengthen its ability to innovate and address customer needs for ultraviolet-light-cured, light emitting diode, and electron-beam-cured (UV/LED/EB) curable resins and additives used for specialty coating and adhesive applications in advanced electronics, new energies, building efficiency, and e-mobility markets. Read More…
Azelis has announced a new distribution agreement with allnex, a producer of specialty polymers used in industrial coating resins and additives. Azelis will distribute allnex’s additives for the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) segment and broaden their presence in the CASE segment in Indonesia. Read More…
Brenntag has acquired Monarch Group Holdings Ltd, and its operating subsidiary Monarch Chemicals Ltd.— a distributor in the UK that supplies a range of industry sectors, including coatings, and product groups, such as Inorganic Chemicals, Citrates and Glycols. Read More…
ACA is seeking nominations for the 2025 Joseph J. Mattiello Lecture Award, to be given at its CoatingsTech Conference scheduled for April 28-30, 2025. Nominations should be received by Dec. 2, 2024. Read More…
ACA’s comments to focused only on WEREs— Workplace Emergency Response Employers. OSHA has scheduled an informal hearing on its proposal for Nov. 12, 2024, to hear comments and testimony from the public. Read More…
BASF's Coatings division has renewed its agreement to procure 100% renewable electricity at its automotive OEM coatings manufacturing operations in Shanghai, China. Through a combination of Renewable Direct Power Purchase (R-DPP), International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-REC), and other measures, the company says it will continue to power its BASF Shanghai Coatings Minhang and Caojing sites, as well as the BASF Coatings' resin plant in Caojing, solely with green power. Read More…
Sika, a specialty chemicals company, announced the opening of its Marion Regional Distribution Center in Marion, Ohio. Read More…
Sheboygan Paint Company announced the acquisition of Bradley Coatings Group from United Paint & Chemical Corporation. The companies will partner to ensure a successful transition for customers with production being absorbed into Sheboygan Paint Company’s facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More…
Clariant and OMV announced their intended collaboration to explore and develop new strategies to meet sustainability targets in the ethylene supply chain and reduce their carbon footprint. According to the companies, in response to increasing consumer demand for more sustainable options, and with a particular focus on Europe, the partnership will help both companies meet their sustainability targets and deliver on their customers’ carbon reduction strategies. Read More…