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.
SI Group announced an agreement to sell the majority of its global industrial resin businesses and its Brazilian specialty business to ASK Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm Rhône Group LLC.
Polynt-Reichhold, Carpentersville, Illinois, and IMCD, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals, announced that effective June 23, 2019, IMCD will become Polynt-Reichhold's exclusive North American coatings resin distributor.
Sartomer, a business line of Arkema, has launched in-house electron beam (EB) labs with equipment to help customers develop and test EB-curing formulations on a small scale using Sartomer's advanced liquid resin solutions.
OPC Polymers has selected Lintech International LLC to become its exclusive distribution partner for the East and Southeast regions of the United States.
Coating resins and additives supplier allnex announced a partnership with Alibaba to launch a flagship store on the e-commerce company's business-to-business platform, 1688.com.
The Methacrylate Resins product line of Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH announced a price increase for DEGAROUTE®, DEGADUR® and DEGALAN® resins in road marking and flooring, as well as DEGALAN resins and beads for paints, coatings and heat-sealing applications,