ACA has announced the appointment of Mike Johnson as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1. Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand, & Gravel Association (NSSGA), will succeed Andy Doyle, who was first appointed as the association’s CEO in March 1988 and whose ACA career spans 45 years. Read More…
Covestro LLC is investing more than $40 million to modernize its Pittsburgh headquarters. The 9-building site employs approximately 700 people and has served as the North American business headquarters since 1958, as well as one of the company's three global R&D hubs. This investment will renovate polyurethane R&D facilities, update equipment and machinery, and refresh the campus to feel in line with Covestro's mission. Read More…
Azelis Americas was awarded the 2024 ACD Responsible Distribution™ Excellence Award from the Alliance for Chemical Distribution. Azelis was recognized for its commitment to ACD's Responsible Distribution™ program, a third-party verified environmental, health, safety, and security initiative. Read More…
PPG completed the expansion to its Yen Phong industrial coatings plant in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam, adding a new production line for PPG AQUACRON™ waterborne coatings for consumer electronics. The Yen Phong plant also produces PPG SPECTRACRON™ liquid coatings for transportation, PPG DURANAR™ coatings for architectural products, and RAYCRON™ UV-curable coatings for electronic materials. Read More…
Omya has been named the exclusive distributor for TIB Chemicals Corporation's organotin and tin-free catalyst product lines in the U.S. coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) markets. These catalysts are used in various CASE applications with polyurethane, silicone, and silane-terminated chemistries, complementing Omya's own products like Omyabond® and calcium carbonate. Read More…
BYK Additives aims to replace per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with environmentally friendly alternatives and offer fluorine-free solutions by the end of 2025. Read More…
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is accepting written comments on the proposal through Sept. 13, 2024. The district intends to present the Proposed Amended Rule 1151 to the Governing Board at a public hearing on Nov. 1 (subject to change). Read More…
BASF announced it is transitioning its (Meth)Acrylate portfolio to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate (EA) starting Q4 2024. The company says this shift supports its global sustainability efforts. Read More…
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…