3M says its decision is based on careful consideration, and a thorough evaluation of the evolving external landscape, including multiple factors such as accelerating regulatory trends focused on reducing or eliminating the presence of PFAS in the environment, and changing stakeholder expectations.

The group says her key efforts will focus on media relations and content development, website enhancement, corporate branding, event planning, project management, and development support for market intelligence tools such as the Coatings TraQr™ interactive dashboard and forecasting platform.

Covestro received the highest possible grade A in four out of 10 categories. Covestro's overall score makes it one of 24% of companies in the chemical industry peer group that received such a rating, and rates it higher than the average for this group, which is B-.

Carlisle has proposed near-term greenhouse gas reduction targets through the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). According to the company, the methods and reduction scenarios Carlisle has adopted in the near-term targets are aligned with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard.

The manufacturer, Witte, is based in Tornesch, Germany, with offices in the United States and China. Witte is a specialized manufacturer of gear pumps and associated spare parts and services for the chemical, plastic and polymer processing, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. 

Eric R. Byer, National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) president and CEO, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate unanimously voted to confirm the nomination the new chairman of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB):

The company says Rodrigues will explore business development opportunities in Brazil and serve as a client resource for ChemQuest’s Business Strategy & Transformation, Technology Development, and M&A Advisory Services pillars.

Newsweek, in cooperation with Plant-A Insights Group, conducted a large-scale employee study to determine America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2023. The study analyzed over 350,000 anonymous reviews from employees of U.S. companies with more than 1,000 employees.

Jennifer Gibson, NACD vice president of Regulatory Affairs, applauded the FMC for its efforts to promptly implement the recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act, but underscored the potential unintended consequences of only allowing contracted parties to be charged with demurrage and detention fees.

According to the latest findings from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), high mortgage rates, elevated construction costs running well above the inflation rate, and flagging consumer demand – due to deteriorating affordability conditions – have dragged builder sentiment down every month in 2022.