AkzoNobel has announced the launch of a new corporate brand. Symbolizing the company’s fundamental transformation and determination to lead change, it embodies AkzoNobel’s clear ambitions for the future and a
Sika AG has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Sika Corp., has acquired the commercial and industrial polymer flooring business of ICS Garland Inc. Revenues for this business totaled approximately $14
Franklin International, a Columbus, OH-based manufacturer of glues, adhesives and sealants, has launched a new company and plant in Guangzhou to be closer to an increasing number of customers in
Dow Biocides, a business group of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), has announced the cancellation of ALL off-list prices for all glutaraldehyde products and grades, effective April 1, 2008, or
Pilot Chemical recently executed agreements to acquire the business aspects of Intertrade Holdings Inc. Intertrade is a chemical manufacturer of sulfonated products located in Copperhill, TN. With this acquisition, Pilot
Henkel has taken over from Akzo Nobel the Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses previously owned by National Starch. "This acquisition represents a milestone in our 130-plus-year corporate history and points
IMin Partners has announced the purchase of the Kaolin business of Huber Engineered Materials, which has been renamed KaMin LLC. The company, which supplies high-quality kaolin products to paper and
Against the background of changing market conditions, especially with regard to ever-stronger competition and increasing cost pressure, the Management Board of Henkel KGaA has established the basics of an efficiency
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS has announced plans to build a butyl rubber production plant in Singapore with an annual capacity of up to 100,000 metric tons. It is due to
The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement that outlines the details of a prospective merger