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…
Active Minerals International has announced a distribution partnership with Superior Materials, Inc., effective as of Aug. 1. Read More…
BASF has announced that it will increase the production capacity for its medium-molecular-weight polyisobutenes, marketed under the tradename OPPANOL® B, at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 25 percent. The investment comes in response to the rising global demand for medium-molecular weight polyisobutenes. Read More…
BASF and Huntsman and their Chinese partner companies — Shanghai Hua Yi (Group) Company, Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. — have announced the planned separation of their joint MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) production at Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate Co., Ltd. Read More…
Schold Manufacturing, a supplier of industrial processing equipment, has announced its acquisition of EMI Mills (also known as Engineered Mills), a company specializing in bead mills, mixers and dispersers. Read More…
PPG has inaugurated a center of excellence at its site in Quattordio, Italy. PPG says the new center could increase the company’s efficiency for automotive color development and application. Read More…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security implements the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program under a variety of short-term authorizations by Congress; and authorization for the current CFATS standards will expire after July 27, 2023, if Congress does not reauthorize the program. Read More…
On July 5, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on modernizing regulation to improve safety and efficiency (HM-265A). The agency is soliciting stakeholder feedback on initiatives that may modernize the Hazardous Materials Regulations to improve hazmat transportation efficiency, improve transparency and stakeholder engagement, and better accommodate technological innovations. Read More…
GDB has announced an exclusive brand partnership with Eastman Kodak Company to manufacture and market coatings under the Kodak brand name. Read More…
Siltech Corporation, an Ontario manufacturer of specialty silicone, has announced a $100 million investment to build a new manufacturing facility in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Read More…