Covestro broke ground on its new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) production site in Zhuhai, China. According to the company, once completed it will be the largest in China, spanning 45,000 square meters. Read More…

Dow has announced the start-up of a new MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. According to the company, this investment optimizes Dow’s existing asset infrastructure and advances the company’s positions in attractive applications in automotive, construction, consumer, and industrial markets. Read More…

Hempel has announced the opening of a new production facility in Zhangjiagang, China, which the company says is designed to substantially enhance capacity to serve its marine, energy and infrastructure customers. The Zhangjiagang site, Hempel’s largest production site in the region, is online and servicing customers three years after the company broke ground in 2020. Read More…

Nouryon has announced that its nine manufacturing sites in Brazil are now powered with electricity solely from renewable energy sources, which it says will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-carbon economy. The company has 60 manufacturing sites around the world including nine in Brazil, which represent 25% of the company’s total electricity usage. Read More…

LANXESS, suppliers of antimicrobial protection products, and Tennants GmbH have agreed on a partnership for integrated solutions for enhanced industrial plant hygiene. Read More…

PPG has announced an exclusive supplier agreement with Flō-Optics, a developer of digital manufacturing technology for the ophthalmic industry, for the application of PPG HI-GARD® scratch-resistant coatings using Flō’s proprietary digital printing technology. Read More…

Diamond Vogel celebrated completion of the second phase of its "Building on Success" initiative Sept. 13, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its $15 million Innovation Center in Orange City, Iowa. Read More…

Covestro and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have entered open-ended discussions over a takeover approach, the German company said in a statement. Covestro’s Board of Management stated the discussion will address the safeguarding of the continued implementation of its future- and sustainability-oriented corporate strategy. Read More…

Hentzen Coatings recently reached the milestone of 100 years in the coatings business — marking a century  that grew a small paint manufacturer into one of the largest independent U.S. paint companies that serves a worldwide market for liquid and powder coatings. Read More…