OXERRA to Open Facility in China
OXERRA, an iron oxide pigment manufacturer, has announced it will build a manufacturing facility of complex inorganic color pigments (CICP) and a comprehensive research center in China. Read More…
AkzoNobel to Open New Research Center
AkzoNobel has invested in a new extension of the Yacht Paint Application Center (YPAC) located in Southampton, UK, which currently houses Awlgrip and International — two of AkzoNobel’s yacht brands — to provide new products, applications and techniques to professional and DIY applicators. The project has been split into three phases and is due to be completed in 2025. Read More…
Bodo Möller Chemie Expands Partnership with Henkel Adhesive Technologies
Bodo Möller Chemie Group and Henkel Adhesive Technologies has announced the addition of Switzerland to their collaboration. This expanded partnership centers on thermal interface materials (TIMs). Read More…
Sherwin-Williams Board of Directors Elects Heidi Petz CEO
The Sherwin-Williams Company has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Heidi G. Petz to serve as the Company's next CEO, effective Jan. 1. Petz, who has served as president and chief operating officer of Sherwin-Williams for the past two years, will assume the CEO duties currently held by Chairman and CEO John G. Morikis. Petz will continue to serve as president. Read More…
Keyland Polymer Opening in Spain
Keyland Polymer UV Materials Spain has announced the opening of its UV-cured solid resin development laboratory in Barcelona, Spain. The new facility is staffed with a team of resin chemists, technicians and Keyland’s European business development manager. Read More…
DKSH Enters New Partnership with Vink Chemicals in China
DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials, a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, will provide business development, marketing, sales, logistics, and distribution services for Vink Chemicals’ range of biocides. Biocides are used as preservative solutions in paint and coatings, as well as protective agents for liquids in cooling and processing systems and metalworking fluids. The biocides are also used in water treatment as slimicides. Read More…
IMCD Korea acquires Needfill
IMCD, a distributor and formulator of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of the specialty distribution company Needfill Co., Ltd., in South Korea. Read More…
EPA Proposes NESHAP Reclassification for Source Status
Late last month, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposal to add requirements for sources to reclassify from major source status to area source status under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) program. Read More…
PHMSA Pushes Comment Deadline for Plan to Modernize HMR
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has 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…
Final Rule Published for Waters of U.S. Definition
On September 8, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) published a final rule that revises the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). ACA has been involved in this process since 2015 because of the uncertainty in the definition of WOTUS, since the pre-2015 definition has been challenged in court and reconsidered several times. Read More…