H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm, announced that its portfolio company Valtris Specialty Chemicals has acquired Akcros Holdings Limited.
The new rheological additive (RA) produces strong initial anti-sag results, even under these very low-energy mixing conditions with no added heat. The stability following accelerated aging is also greatly improved relative to the commercial RAs. The new RA activates quickly and does not require a lengthy heat up period during paint or adhesive manufacturing.
Penn Color is doubling its manufacturing capacity for color and additive masterbatches for the thermoplastic industry at its Venray, the Netherlands, location.
Effective August 1, 2015, the U.S. legal entity Rhein Chemie Corp. has merged into its parent LANXESS Corp. as the business unit Rhein Chemie Additives.
JNS Smithchem LLC has been appointed the distributor for Invotec LLC and its corrosion-inhibiting pigments, flash rust inhibitors, flame retardants, smoke suppressors and phosphating catalysts.
BYK Additives & Instruments has concluded an exclusive agreement with the Spanish technology research center ITENE of Valencia on the production and marketing of new clay-based additives for the packaging industry.
