DKSH Performance Materials Moves to New Office in the Netherlands
DKSH Performance Materials moved to a new 360-square-meter sales office in Roermond, Netherlands, to serve the Benelux region. Read More…
Brenntag and ML Polyolefins Sign Cooperation Agreement
Brenntag announced a new agreement with ML Polyolefins to serve Scandinavia, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The cooperation will focus on applications like automotives and appliances, where there is a high demand for using recyclates. Read More…
WACKER Completes Capacity Expansion for Dispersions and Powders in Nanjing
WACKER announced the completion of the capacity expansion for vinyl-acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions and VAE dispersible polymer powders at its Nanjing site in China. Read More…
BASF Upgrades R&D with Supercomputer
BASF upgraded to a new supercomputer at its Ludwigshafen site to be used for research and development. The new supercomputer has three petaflops of computing power, replacing the existing supercomputer with 1.75 petaflops. Read More…
PPG Invests $44 Million to Boost Global Powder Production
PPG announced a $44 million investment to upgrade five powder coating manufacturing facilities in the United States and Latin America. Read More…
ACA Submits Comments on FTC Green Guides Update
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sought feedback on updating the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. The Green Guides provide guidance to businesses that want to use environmental marketing claims in their advertising and labeling, and aim to help businesses avoid deceptive or misleading environmental claims. Read More…
Polynt Group Announces Coatings Resin Plant Opening in Canada
Polynt Group announced that it will open the Polynt Coatings Canada Limited resin plan in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, during the second half of 2023. Read More…
ACTEGA Announces Plans for Production Facility in North Carolina
ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives, sealants and compounds for the print and packaging industry, announced its plans to open a new 238,000-square-foot production facility in Kings Mountain, N.C., in Q2 2024. Read More…
Beckers Completes Sale of Railway Coatings Business to KANSAI HELIOS
Beckers Group announced that it has completed the sale of the railway coatings business of Becker Industrie SAS, Montbrison (France) to the newly established KANSAI HELIOS France SAS. The deal was first announced in December 2022. Read More…
Univar Solutions and Solvay Enter Exclusive Agreement for Additives in China
Univar Solutions China Company Limited, distributor of specialty ingredients and chemicals, announced an exclusive agreement with Solvay for lubricant and metalworking fluid additives serving multiple markets in eastern China. Those markets include Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan and Jiangxi. Read More…