The report highlights the company's formalized sustainability goals.
April 13, 2021
Hexion Inc. recently announced the release of its "2020 Sustainability Report" highlighting the company's efforts and accomplishments in enhancing safety, efficiency, sustainability, and social responsibility.
Hexion expects the transaction to close on April 30, 2021.
April 6, 2021
Hexion Inc. is working to complete a limited number of the necessary government approvals and other customary closing conditions to complete the sale of its phenolic specialty resin, hexamine, and Europe-based forest products resins businesses.
CMC, which will be 51% owned by Bostik for an investment of around $11 million, will produce specialty cyanoacrylate monomers on an industrial scale at a competitive cost.
January 21, 2021
Arkema recently announced an investment in Crackless Monomer Co. (CMC), a joint venture between Bostik and Taiwanese company Cartell Chemical Co., to accelerate the development and production of high-value-added engineering adhesives.
ZS Interpolymer produces a range of SYNTRAN water-based acrylic resin grades used in coatings and graphic arts/ink applications.
January 18, 2021
Specialty chemicals and raw materials distributor dar-tech inc. announced an agreement with ZS Interpolymer to become the company's official Midwestern U.S. distributor.
Requiring just UV light, oxygen, and renewable raw materials, patent applications have already been filed for resins and coatings made with monomers derived from sugar derivatives isolated from biomass.
December 30, 2020
AkzoNobel recently announced what it calls a breakthrough innovation, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC), of a more sustainable way of making resins.
When combined with methacrylates, methylene malonates have reportedly been shown to accelerate and improve cure speed and performance.
December 18, 2020
Nagase Specialty Materials NA LLC (NSM) and Sirrus, Inc. have entered into a partnership agreement to market and sell Sirrus’ CHEMILIAN and FORZA lines of methylene malonate monomers and oligomers.
Its mechanical stability allows Rovene 6592 to be formulated for use in adhesives applications such as labels, thin packaging, lamination, and a variety of construction adhesives.
November 25, 2020
Mallard Creek Polymers has developed Rovene 6592, an alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO)-free emulsion polymer for pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) applications.