The company plans to apply its advanced adhesives, miniaturization, and raw materials expertise to the development of medical technologies.

With the planned acquisition of Arc Building Products, Arkema will strengthen its position in Ireland’s growing construction-adhesives market. 

Specialty chemicals company Evonik has begun work to expand its POLYVEST^® HT plant.

Due to supply and demand as well as increased raw material costs, OQ Chemicals will increase the prices for several of its products effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Sika has expanded its research and development capacities in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new Technology Center in Suzhou, China. 

3M recently announced it has sold its 50% equity stake in Combi Packaging Systems LLC (Combi) to SIAT Group. 

On January 1, 2024, regulatory limits for VOCs associated with the manufacture and import of certain products in Canada will come into effect.

Nouryon is now certified to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification standard ISCC PLUS for the production of green monochloroacetic acid (MCA) at its site in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.

TAPPI’s International Flexible Packaging & Extrusion Division has announced three prominent keynote speakers for its 2024 conference, held April 14-17, 2024.

EPINITY^® from AGC Vinythai Public Co. Ltd. has been certified under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification system.