The company manufactures a wide variety of products for various markets and applications, including biocidal products for the disinfecting, food processing, and oil and gas markets, among other uses.

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has opened its first regional innovation and technology center for applied surface treatment technology in Shanghai, China.

Two startups in India have won Paint the Future awards and the chance to continue working together with AkzoNobel to accelerate their solutions.

Eastman recently opened its new India technology center in Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra state, to provide technology support and faster regional service for its coatings, inks, specialty fluids, and energy businesses.

The center expands an existing research relationship, as the university has been a member of the Eastman Innovation Network of higher education partners since 2015.

An enthusiastic response to AkzoNobel's Imagine Chemistry initiative has resulted in more than 200 innovative ideas being submitted by chemistry start-ups, scientists, research groups and students around the world.