VINAVIL Expands into Western U.S. with NAGASE
VINAVIL Americas, a producer of industrial polymers, has partnered with NAGASE Specialty Materials NA LLC (NSM) as distributor for the Western United States. Read More…
Divsa Rebrands as Barentz
Barentz recently announced that Distribuciones Industriales Variadas, S.A.— known as Divsa — had changed its name to Barentz. The name change follows Barentz’s acquisition of Divsa, which was announced in March 2022. Read More…
Nouryon Invests in Icos Capital Fund IV
Nouryon recently announced that it will invest in Icos Capital Fund IV, a venture capital fund connecting corporations and financial institutions with start-ups that have a potential for fast growth. Additional terms of the investment were not disclosed. Read More…
Micro Powders Appoints Millchem as Distributor for South Africa
Micro Powders, Inc., has appointed distributor Millchem Ltd. to represent its Personal Care division in South Africa. Read More…
Univar and Climax Molybdenum Company Sign Distribution Deal for Latin America
Univar Solutions Inc. and Climax Molybdenum Company, a producer of molybdenum and molybdenum-based chemicals, have announced an expansion of their existing distribution partnership for molybdenum products to include Latin America. Read More…
Tide Rock Acquires Specialized Coating Services
Tide Rock, a San Diego-based unlevered buyout firm, has acquired Specialized Coating Services (“SpecCoat”), a conformal coating company headquartered in Fremont, Calif., which provides essential protective coatings for electronic components and printed circuit boards (PCBs). Read More…
Brenntag Specialties and KRONOS Expand Distribution Agreement to Serve Southeast Asia
Brenntag Specialties has announced an expansion of the existing distribution agreement with KRONOS International to cover countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Read More…
Bodo Möller Chemie to Distribute SANITIZED AG Preservation Products in Seven Countries
Bodo Möller Chemie has announced that it will take over distribution of SANITIZED AG’s Sanitized® preservation product line for applications in the paint and lacquer industry in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland with immediate effect. Read More…
BASF Adds New Dispersant Production Plant in Turkey
BASF has announced plans to introduce a new production plant for water-soluble dispersants based on acrylic acid at its Dilovasi, Turkey, location. The company says it seeks to support its customers in the detergent, cleaning and chemical processing industry across Europe, the Middle East and Africa with this investment that will double its production capacity. The additional capacities are expected to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2023. Read More…
JAT Holdings PLC Expands to Kenya with Joint Venture
JAT Holdings PLC, a wood coating company operating in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives, has officially expanded to Kenya as of July. By signing a joint venture agreement with Mayleen Corp., a Kenya-based diversified business house, JAT Holdings was able to incorporate “JAT Paints Africa Ltd.” Read More…