The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has entered into an agreement to acquire the Silberline Group, which specializes in developing and manufacturing effect pigments utilized in applications including automotive coatings and printing inks, plastics, protective coatings, and packaged consumer goods. Read More…
International Inc. has officially opened its Innovation Center of Excellence in Greensboro, North Carolina. According to the company, the 60,000-square-foot facility is the first shared research and development center for RPM companies, and is designed to foster partnership and harness collective expertise among RPM companies to accelerate innovation for their customers. The company says that the facility represents a continuation of the increased collaboration developed through MAP 2025 (Margin Achievement Plan) initiatives. Read More…
Peninsula Polymers, a distributor of specialty coatings and raw materials, has announced the acquisition of a new 32,000 square foot facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Read More…
Advancing this legislation in the Senate is critical to industry, as paint and coatings manufacturers and other businesses are paying nearly $1.4 million per day in out-of-date, distortive and anticompetitive import tariffs on products not made or available in the United States – tariffs which would be eliminated under the MTB Act. Read More…
Shamrock Technologies, Inc. has announced the appointment of Michael Kellen as president. Read More…
Brenntag, a chemicals and ingredients distributor, has announced an agreement to acquire Solventis Group, a glycols and solvents distribution company. Read More…
Nouryon, a global supplier of MCA, has announced it’s now certified to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification standard ISCC PLUS for the production of green monochloroacetic acid (MCA) at its site in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. Read More…
PPG has opened a $17 million aerospace application support center (ASC) in Toulouse, France. The facility provides filling and packaging capabilities for aerospace materials, including coatings and sealants for a wide range of aircraft, as well as technical support and a laboratory. The strategic location of ASC Toulouse enables the company to provide faster product deliveries to aerospace customers in southern Europe and North Africa. Read More…
Specialty chemicals company Evonik has begun work to expand its POLYVEST® HT plant in Marl, Germany. The coating and adhesive resins business line expects the additional production capacity for its hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes (HTPB) – marketed under the brand name POLYVEST® – to be ready as early as the second quarter of 2024 following the double-digit million-euro investment. Read More…
Special chemicals company Orion S.A. has completed its first greenfield project – a carbon black plant in in the city of Huaibei in Anhui province in eastern China. Read More…