BASF and Gustav Grolman GmbH & Co. KG have strengthened their exclusive collaboration in Europe in the marketing of amine-based curing agents for the processing of epoxy resins, with immediate effect.
As part of a plan to expand its activities and increase its capacity to serve clients in the region, Oxiteno appointed Timothy Earl Madden as COO of Oxiteno USA.
The government of the UK recently announced its plan for implementing the long-awaited modern Industrial Strategy, which has been welcomed across the coatings industry, particularly given the cloud of uncertainty still surrounding Brexit.
In conjunction with the Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, AVALON Industries is launching a research project to replace formaldehyde in phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins with biobased, nontoxic platform chemical 5-HMF (5-hydroxymethylfurfural).
The ChemQuest Group Inc. and Plasmatreat North America have entered into an agreement to supply plasma surface conditioning equipment to support clients of the ChemQuest Technology Institute in South Boston, Virginia.
The Eastern Coatings Federation announced that the University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymers and Higher Performance Materials will present an abbreviated short course on new coatings applications during its Eastern Coatings Show (ECS), which will be held May 15-17, 2017, at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The specialty chemicals company ALTANA has acquired the U.S. company PolyAd Services, a leading developer and manufacturer of additive solutions for the global plastics market.
Specialty chemicals distributor TMC Materials Inc. (TMC) announced the sale of the company to Ravago Chemical Distribution, a subsidiary of Ravago Holdings America.