Dan Horner, an industry veteran and Matrix CEO, will lead the combined Matrix platform.
February 3, 2022
Matrix Adhesives Group recently announced the launch of a North American adhesive and sealant manufacturing and packaging platform formed from the contemporaneous recapitalizations of Guy Chemical Company LLC and Nuco, Inc. by Goldner Hawn, a private equity firm.
The companies will be integrated into H.B. Fuller’s Construction and Engineering Adhesives business units.
February 2, 2022
H.B. Fuller Co. announced finalization of its purchase of Apollo, a manufacturer of liquid adhesives, coatings, and primers for the roofing, industrial, and construction markets, and the purchase of Fourny nv in Belgium.
Andre Argenton joined Dow in 1999 in Brazil as a research scientist.
February 2, 2022
Dow recently announced that Mary Draves, vice president of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) and chief sustainability officer, has announced her decision to retire in April 2022, following more than 32 years of service with the company.
GM reports that this is the single largest investment announcement in the company’s history.
February 1, 2022
General Motors Co. (GM) has announced an investment of more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites to significantly increase battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity.
The prize will be awarded annually for scientific breakthroughs in the development, understanding, or application of sustainable materials.
January 31, 2022
The recently announced Arkema–Académie des Sciences Prize for Innovation in Chemistry for Sustainable Materials is intended to reward a scientist of international standing in the field of materials.
NAGASE Specialty Materials will produce renewable 1,5-pentanediol diacrylate and other derivatives in the U.S. and market them in North America and Europe.
January 28, 2022
Pyran, Inc. and NAGASE Specialty Materials have entered an exclusive partnership for the conversion of Pyran’s bio-based 1,5-pentanediol (PDO) to renewable 1,5-pentanediol diacrylate (PDDA) and other acrylate and methacrylate derivatives.