German business newspaper Handelsblatt Global is reporting that specialty chemical company LANXESS is considering a bid for AkzoNobel's specialty chemicals division.
BASF's Coatings division inaugurated a new, world-scale automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Caojing, Shanghai, China.
Wacker Chemical Corp., part of the global chemical group Wacker Chemie AG, is planning a number of concurrent expansion projects to support regional growth and demand for silicones and HDK pyrogenic silica.
HMG Paints Ltd. brought home two BCF Awards, including the inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Award, and the Coatings Training Institute Student of the Year award for HMG's Laboratory Technician, Darren James.
Tires that have reached the end of the road are being harvested for carbon black and used to produce powder coatings in a new cooperation between AkzoNobel and Dutch company Black Bear.