KaMin LLC, a global performance minerals company owned by IMin Partners, and BASF announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which KaMin will acquire the BASF kaolin minerals business. 

Structurally modified, hydrophilic AEROSIL® improves the antifouling properties and product life of antifouling coatings.

BASF in conjunction with HORN, its extender distributor in the western region of the United States, received the 2014 Supplier Excellence award from Behr Paint.

Ceramic microspheres may offer formulators alternatives in waterborne UV-curable coatings to serve as both a matting agent and functional performance filler.

Hydral® Coat 2 Ultrafine Alumina Trihydrate (ATH) is an extender developed for coil coatings.

Imerys Carbonates North America announced price increases for all calcium carbonate products

Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced a price increase for its industrial calcium carbonate products.

Excalibar Minerals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newpark Resources Inc., announced plans to add a new, fully automated 66‐inch Raymond Roller Mill to its grinding facility in Corpus Christi, TX.

Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corp., has increased the price for its industrial calcium carbonate products.