The Fire Retardant Additives business unit, part of the Huber Engineered Materials division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced its fine precipitated hydrate phase two capacity expansion project at the Martinswerk Plant is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.

Coatex has changed distributors of its rheological additives for the paint and coatings and adhesives and sealants markets in North America.

Arkema announced that, effective Aug. 1, 2019, Brenntag North America Inc. will be the primary distributor in the United States for Arkema waterborne resins sold under the Encor®, Celocor®, Snap® and Neocar® trade names, and that effective Oct. 1, 2019, the company will be consolidating its distribution network in the southern half of the United States for CRAYVALLAC® Additives.

OCSiAl, a producer of graphene nanotubes, announced a licensing agreement with Brazilian company Skintech for production of OCSiAl's TUBALL Matrix product.

Ashland has launched a new highly efficient thickening and anti-sagging agent for use in inorganic zinc-rich primers.

BASF has implemented process improvements to provide a reliable and stable supply of its attapulgite offerings.

Two new BYK additives, which have been developed primarily for the printing inks and inkjet inks segment, have won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award.

According to a report published by Research Cosmos, the global coatings additives market was $6.39 billion in 2015 and is likely to reach $9.19 billion by 2021.

BYK is expanding its operations in the Shanghai region to meet the anticipated growth in demand in the key Chinese market.

The Coating Additives business line of Evonik has extended its existing partnership with Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor.