AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest a total of more than €50 million in China to build new manufacturing facilities for its Powder Coatings and Decorative Paints businesses.

Students at two Dutch universities who teamed up with coatings experts from AkzoNobel broke the world speed record for a human-powered vehicle.

Celanese has unveiled an employee volunteer program of the Celanese Foundation that will help organizations and people around the world address economic, social and environmental challenges.

INEOS Oligomers, League City, TX, has selected Palmer Holland as the new U.S. distributor for its line of Indopol^® polybutenes (PIB), effective May 1, 2013.

AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. and Zeon Chemicals, Louisville, KY, announced a distribution agreement for AGCCA’s AFLAS^® fluoroelastomers.

The Board of Directors of Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. (CCIL) approved a proposal to relocate the company’s Masterbatches plant from Kolshet in Thane to the Renaissance Industrial and Warehousing Complex in Maharashtra, India. 

Henkel has inaugurated a new adhesives factory in Shanghai.

Allnex announced the creation of its new Americas headquarters and Technology Center.

Powder characterization specialist Freeman Technology has expanded its global team.

SK Capital, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and healthcare sectors, is expected to close the acquisition of the Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties and Emulsions businesses from Clariant at the end of September.