ICP Building Solutions Group (ICP BSG) has named Sami Rahman, an experienced veteran of the building materials industry, as its new chief commercial officer.

Arkema announced plans to acquire Polimeros Especiales, a waterborne acrylic resins provider in Mexico. 

OQ Chemicals will increase prices for certain carboxylic acid products effective Aug. 1, 2022, or as contracts allow.

AkzoNobel recently announced plans to invest €20 to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France. 

The European Union Innovation Fund has selected Project Air, a unique production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungsund, Sweden, as one of 17 large-scale green tech projects to be granted more than €1.8 billion. 

Sheboygan Paint Company has registered the tradename Uraguard for the company’s polyurethane topcoat. 

Vencorex recently announced that the group is now owned by a single shareholder: PTTGC International (Netherlands) B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Thai company PTT Global Chemical. 

Teknos Group, which suspended its Russian operations in March 2022 and in April 2022 announced a controlled exit from the Russian market, has completed the process of exiting the country.

Birla Carbon has launched its digital platform to engage and support customer needs in China. 

Carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon announced the formal adoption of a Green Finance Framework.