The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has notified stakeholders that it intends to propose amendments to its architectural coatings (AIM) and consumer products rules in the coming months. The agency’s amendments will seek to align the state’s AIM rule with the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) Phase II Model Rule and its consumer products rule with the OTC Phase III and IV Model Rules. Read More…
The California Air Resources Board conducted this survey to gather data about aerosol coating and aerosol adhesive products sold or supplied for use in California in 2018. Read More…
OCSiAl is launching a graphene nanotube synthesis facility near Belgrade, Serbia, in the first half of 2023. The company says the synthesis facility will become the core of the graphene nanotube industrial hub and will be accompanied by production lines of more than 40 nanotube concentrates for various polymers and nanotube dispersions to boost energy density of electric vehicle batteries. Read More…
AkzoNobel has invested in a new production line for water-based texture paints at its Songjiang site in Shanghai, China. According to the company, the expansion will boost capacity for supplying more sustainable products. Read More…
American Colors, Inc., a supplier of colorants and outsource manufacturer, announced plans to expand its facility in Sandusky, Ohio, with a 12,500-square-foot manufacturing addition. Construction is expected to be completed in fall 2022. Read More…
IMCD N.V., a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, announced it will acquire the specialty distribution company, Welex S.A. Holdings (China) Limited and certain related business. Read More…
Based in a Mannheim, Germany, Gross & Perthun has approximately 100 employees and annual sales of approximately $50 million. It will become part of the Sherwin-Williams Performance Coatings Group. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2022. Read More…
TraQr™ enables businesses throughout the coatings and specialty chemicals value chain to identify, analyze and forecast market trends, and to make better informed purchasing, pricing, expansion, cost saving, and development decisions more easily. Read More…
The Washington State Department of Ecology determined that it will not take further regulatory action related to PCBs in paints and inks since TSCA precludes it from setting limits on inadvertent PCBs. Read More…
On June 7, U.S. EPA issued proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (MCM) facilities. The proposed amendments would establish inorganic HAP standards for process vessels, following the mandated technology review conducted under the Clean Air Act. Read More…