BASF's Coatings division inaugurated a new, world-scale automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Caojing, Shanghai, China.
Verdezyne Inc., a synthetic biology company producing biobased chemicals, and Connell Bros. Co. LLC (CBC), a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals in the Asia-Pacific region, announced an agreement for sales and distribution of Verdezyne's BIOLON™ DDDA (biobased dodecanedioic acid or DC12).
Connell Brothers, a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has named Azita Owlia President of Connell Brothers, which is a Wilbur-Ellis company.
To meet the demands of its fast-growing Asian markets, Michelman has invested in additional production equipment at its Singapore manufacturing facility, which increases capacity by 40 percent.
Connell Brothers (CBC), a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, announced that, effective August 1, 2015, it will represent U.S. Silica across Asia including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines as well as in Australia and India.