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Ashland Expects Supply Chain Challenges to Impact its Third Quarter Financial Results

According to Ashland, the availability of some raw materials, in addition to shipping, logistics, and packaging challenges, is offsetting strong demand and continues to constrain its ability to rebuild inventories and meet customer demand.

June 18, 2021

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. recently provided an update on preliminary financial results for its fiscal 2021 third quarter and full year.

Single-Family Housing Starts Hold Steady in May

Single-family starts increased 4.2% to a 1.10 million seasonally adjusted annual rate.

June 17, 2021

Overall housing starts increased 3.6% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million units off of a downwardly revised April reading, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

3M and Pandemic Action Network to Partner on Global Pandemic Response

3M and Pandemic Action Network will work together on programming to support vulnerable communities that continue to bear the brunt of COVID-19.

June 17, 2021

3M and Pandemic Action Network will collaborate on programs to help stem the spread of COVID-19 and will work together to help prepare for future pandemics.

Deadline Nears for Adhesive and Sealant Council Annual Convention Presenter Abstracts

Any new technology, market intelligence, or timely topic relevant to the adhesive and sealant industry will be considered.

June 16, 2021

The deadline to submit an abstract to be a presenter at the 2021 Adhesive and Sealant Council Annual Convention is July 9.

AkzoNobel Yacht Coatings Business Partners with Water Revolution Foundation

The Water Revolution Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that works to preserve the world’s oceans by helping the yacht industry drive down its environmental impact.

June 16, 2021

Creating a more sustainable yacht industry and helping to protect the world's oceans are reportedly the main goals driving a new partnership between AkzoNobel's Yacht Coatings business and the Water Revolution Foundation.

Lister Named Huntsman Chief Financial Officer

Lister has spent his entire career at Huntsman or its predecessors, starting in the polyurethanes division of Imperial Chemical Industries, which Huntsman acquired in 1999.

June 15, 2021

Huntsman Corp. recently announced the appointment of Phil Lister as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective July 1, 2021.

Covestro Receives JEC Innovation Award

Covestro’s polyurethane resins for wind rotor blades and its coating solutions for offshore wind turbines were included in the case for the award.

June 15, 2021

Covestro recently announced that it is a winner of the JEC Innovation Award 2021 in the Sustainability category.

U.S. Small Business Administration Launches $100 Million Community Navigator Pilot Program

Competitive grant awards will range from $1 million to $5 million for a two-year performance period.

June 14, 2021

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced that it is accepting applications for its new Community Navigator Pilot Program.

Michelman Steven Shifman and Rick Michelman

Michelman Announces Leadership Transition

Steve Shifman will become executive chairman, and Rick Michelman, Ph.D., will become the company's next president and CEO.

June 14, 2021

Michelman recently announced a transition in its leadership team as the company’s current president and CEO assumes new responsibilities in 2022.

Dow to Build MDI Distillation and Prepolymers Facility in Texas

In coordination with the startup of a new MDI facility in Freeport, Dow will shut down the polyurethane assets at its La Porte site.

June 14, 2021

Dow recently announced plans to build an integrated methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) distillation and prepolymers facility at its world-scale manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas.