Toyochem Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd., has executed an agreement to acquire the exclusive rights to a limited number of one-component, solvent-based acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) technologies from Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC of Philadelphia, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co.
Producing high-purity silicon compounds is today an expensive and carbon-intensive process that requires heating mined silicon metal and anthracite coal to 3500 °C in an electric arc furnace. That could soon change, thanks to a new technology that can produce the same silica compounds from agricultural waste.
RPM International Inc. reported a 20 percent increase in net income and a 19 percent increase in earnings per diluted share on an 8 percent sales increase for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended November 30, 2015.
Ashland is transforming its technical and analytical services for the paint and coatings industry by adding a dedicated laboratory to its campus in Wilmington, DE.
PPG Industries announced that it is increasing precipitated silica production capacity at its Lake Charles, LA, manufacturing plant by more than 10,000 tons per year in response to growing demand.