The specialty chemicals group ALTANA AG was able to further increase sales and operating earnings over the first six months of the current business year.

Kelly-Moore Paint Co. Inc., a leader and innovator of waterborne coating technology, has opened three new stores in Bee Cave, TX, and San Jose and Castro Valley, CA.

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a global manufacturer of dust and fume collection equipment, has announced plans to open a 40,000-square-foot facility in the United Kingdom to serve industrial customers throughout the UK and Europe.

Chemical manufacturer Oxea is expanding its product portfolio by offering a broader range of higher alcohols.

Nanoscience researchers have developed a new instrument that helps chemically identify materials at the nanometer scale.

Sika Automotive Division USA announced that Maik Nessau has joined Sika Automotive USA as a Program Manager. 

Biofilms may no longer have any solid ground upon which to stand.

Sun Chemical, Parsippany, NJ, and its parent company, DIC, have closed the acquisition of Benda-Lutz Werke GmbH, a manufacturer of metallic effect products based in Austria.

Evonik Industries’ Catalysts Business Line has recently agreed with U.S.-based BioAmber Inc. on a long-term cooperation for the development and manufacturing of catalysts for making BDO (1,4- butanediol), THF (tetrahydrofurane) and GBL (gamma – butyrolactone) from bio-based succinic acid.

The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co. Inc. has won USDA Biobased Certification for its Old Fashioned Milk Paint.