The American Coatings Association (ACA) is seeking nominations for the Joseph J. Mattiello Lecture Award, to be presented at its American Coatings Conference, April 7-9, 2014, in Atlanta, Ga. Nominations must be received by Aug. 31, 2013. ...
Tags: ACA, Mattiello Memorial Lecture, Construction&Decoration
OMNOVA Solutions announced a new business group management structure within its Performance Chemicals segment with the objective of more effectively leveraging its extensive technology and product capabilities and global infrastructure for ...
IMCD is now distributing BioAmber’s biobased succinic acid (Bio-SA) in the Benelux, France, Iberia, Germany, Poland, South East Europe, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and Ireland, targeting customers in the resins and coatings ...
AkzoNobel and Solvay have signed a three-year agreement whereby AkzoNobel will increase the use of renewable raw materials in its paints and coatings, building on an existing partnership between the two companies. Under the terms of the ...
Tags: Construction
Adhesives provider HB Fuller has finalized the previously announced acquisition of Brazil-based chemical polyurethane specialties and polyester resins provider Plexbond Química for an undisclosed sum. HB Fuller president and CEO ...
The divestiture of the Coating Resins business of Cytec Industries to funds affiliated with Advent International was first announced in October 2012 and completed on April 3,2013.The adoption of the new name–Allnex–is the first ...
Tags: Coating Resins, Construction, Coating
The Valspar Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inver Holding S.r.l., a leading industrial coatings manufacturer in Europe. The transaction is expected to close in the fiscal fourth quarter, subject to regulatory ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Arkema will exhibit its Platamid high performance copolyamide hotmelt adhesives, new PVDF Kynar grades for the spinning of ultra-resistant fibers, and specific Kynar PVDF grades designed for nonwoven and textile coatings at the next edition ...
Tags: Arkema, Innovations
The divestiture of the Coating Resins business of Cytec Industries to funds affiliated with Advent International was first announced in October 2012 and completed on April 3, 2013. The adoption of the new name – Allnex – is the ...
Tags: Coating, Resins, Construction
Polyacrylonitrile co-polymers supplier, Ineos Barex has signed a binding agreement to purchase the Polyacrylonitriles Business from Mitsui Chemicals for an undisclosed amount. The partnership deals with integrating complementary ...
Tags: Chemicals, Polyacrylonitrile
BASF, the North American subsidiary of Germany-based BASF SE, has unveiled a new innovation in water-based polymer technology, Joncryl FLX 5200, designed for flexible packaging applications. According to the company, the Joncryl FLX 5200 ...
BASF and SINOPEC are considering the extension of their Nanjing joint venture BASF-YPC Company Limited with the expansion of existing ethylene oxide (EO) production, and a new plant for neopentylglycol (NPG). BASF-YPC will further expand ...
H.B. Fuller Company has signed an agreement to purchase adhesives company Plexbond Quimica, S/A, a provider of chemical polyurethane specialties and polyester resins. This business generated nearly $20 million in revenue for the 2012 fiscal ...
Tags: Construction, adhesives
The Kronospan group acquired the Russian wood-based panels and furniture manufacturer Elektrogorskmebel in April 2013. The company has so far been represented in Russia via the Egoriesvk factory, which trades under the name of OOO ...
Tags: Elektrogorskmebel, Kronospan
Swiss supplier of polyacrylonitrile co-polymers INEOS Barex has signed an agreement to acquire the Polyacrylonitriles Business from Mitsui Chemicals for an undisclosed value. The agreement, which is expected to bring together ...
Tags: Polyacrylonitriles, Packaging