According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, global consumption of five of the leading coating and ink additives (rheology modifiers, dispersants, foam control, wetting, and slip and rub) was 2.53 billion pounds in 2017.
Cortec Corp., a producer of corrosion-inhibitor additives, has signed an exclusive agreement with A. S. Paterson Co. for distribution of Cortec's additives across Canada.
Specialty chemicals provider Milliken & Co. and surfactants and specialty chemicals producer Oxiteno USA LLC have entered into a multi-year co-manufacturing agreement.
BYK USA Inc. is expanding the Terra Firma footprint. Effective July 1, 2018, Terra Firma will assume responsibility for the Southwestern region in addition to some other states bordering its present territory.
Blagden Specialty Chemicals, a leading supplier of chemicals and additives to manufacturers in the UK and Ireland, has launched a fourth sector within its industrial division group.