AXEL Plastics Research Laboratories Inc. (AXEL) announced the grand opening of its new headquarters in Monroe, Connecticut.

Shamrock Technologies Inc. has appointed Ronald Levitt Director of Sales, Americas. Levitt is responsible for leading the Shamrock Technologies sales organization for the Americas.

Cortec Corp., a leading producer of corrosion inhibitor additives headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, and EMCO Chemical Distributors, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, have signed an exclusive agreement for distribution of Cortec’s corrosion inhibitor additives.

Evonik is investing in the expansion of its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium.

BYK Additives & Instruments held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new integrated site located in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.

LANXESS Corp.’s Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit has appointed Dowd and Guild Inc. as its distribution partner for the western United States.

Biocides provider Lonza has been awarded the 2017 Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its Proxel^® LS Preservative.

BYK has received two accolades from Ringier Trade Media, the publisher of Coatings and Inks China.

Cabot Corp. has committed to build a new fumed silica plant in Carrollton, Kentucky.

Evonik Industries is transforming into one of the leading suppliers of additives for the coatings industry.