Vogel Paint, Orange City, IA, has signed an agreement with Hesse-Lignal of Hamm, Germany, to become its exclusive licensee for the manufacture of wood coatings for the United States.
Taminco has significantly increased its North American specialty amine derivatives capacity in order to address growing market demand for a variety of amine-derived products that are used in water treatment, gas treatment, pharmaceuticals, coatings and many other applications.
Univar Inc., a global chemical distributor, announced that Mark Byrne will be appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Univar.
ESSEN, Germany - Evonik Industries announced that it is planning to significantly increase its silica (precipitated silicic acids) production capacity over the next four years. “By 2014, we will have
AkzoNobel has underscored its ambition to double revenue in China within the next five years by opening its sixth powder coatings facility in the country.
PPG Industries has been selected as one of five industry partners in the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC), a five-year initiative designed to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. The initiative is being funded in part by a $129 million grant from the federal government.
According to a study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, the global consumption of formulated adhesives was 16.6 billion pounds in 2009, worth $20.6 billion.
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant continues to strengthen its presence in Greater China with the official opening of its new Greater China headquarters in Shanghai on October 20, 2010.