With the Merichem Company advised by Grace Matthews, collectively-renamed Merichem Technologies will now be a global provider of sulfur treating technologies and solutions and a suite of proprietary chemical catalysts. 

The coating and adhesive resins business line expects the additional production capacity to be ready as early as the second quarter of 2024, following the double-digit million-euro investment.

With a career in finance and a background as a tax advisor, as well as being a German- and U.S.-certified Public Accountant (CPA), Andrea Bauer brings a wealth of expertise to her new role.

With its new subsidiary Bodo Möller Chemie Baltics OÜ in Tartu, Estonia, the specialty chemicals expert is now distributing the entire LOCTITE^® portfolio for industrial manufacture, and maintenance and repair of vehicles and industrial systems.

The facility in the city of Huaibei in Anhui province will produce carbon black for a variety of applications, including coatings, printing inks, rubber, polymers, fiber, and rubber.

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution announced the winners of its annual awards, which include the Distributor of the Year Award, Affiliate of the Year Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Employee of the Year Award.

The partnership will expand Bodo Möller Chemie’s European business with specialty dianhydrides.

The results are broadly in line with expectations. The business of Brenntag Specialties was again affected by negative volume developments and price pressure. 

The product lines are used in applications for industrial and architectural coatings, sealants, adhesives, inks and construction products.

Evonik’s group sales fell 23% in the third-quarter to €3.77 billion. Sales volumes declined by 5%, and prices by 6%.