Safic-Alcan UK, a distributor of specialty chemicals and subsidiary of the Safic-Alcan Group, has acquired 100 percent of KemCare, a leading chemical distributor specializing in the personal care, home care and industrial sectors in the UK and Ireland.
Ferro, Mayfield Heights, OH, and Omya have extended their current distribution partnership in Austria and Switzerland for pigments used in coatings, construction, plastics, cosmetics and other industrial markets.
ANGUS Chemical Co., a manufacturer and marketer of nitroalkanes and their derivatives, announced the grand opening of its newest Customer Application Center in Paris.
BASF is investing to expand its existing production facilities for Basonat® hardeners at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, site, significantly increasing its local production capacity.
Leading Greek operator Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd. has become the first ship owner to receive carbon credits through a landmark scheme developed by AkzoNobel.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced first-quarter 2016 sales from continuing operations of CHF 1.478 billion compared to CHF 1.465 billion in the first quarter of 2015. This corresponds to an increase of 3 percent in local currencies.
PPG has expanded development and technical service capabilities for aerospace and military coatings at its Shildon, England, facility with a $2 million investment supporting installation of advanced-technology equipment for evaluating paint characteristics.
Evonik Industries AG is acquiring the Specialty & Coating Additives business (Performance Materials Division) of Air Products and Chemicals Inc. for $3.8 billion, strengthening its position in the specialty and coating additives market.
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