A fire and series of explosions at the Barton Solvents chemical distribution facility in Des Moines, IA, were caused by a static electrical spark resulting from inadequate electrical bonding and

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a state-of-the-art production plant at the integrated production site in Shanghai to manufacture polyurethane dispersions (PUD). The plant has an annual capacity of 20,000 metric tons.

3M has announced the completion of its acquisition of EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A.S. (“EMFI/SAPO”), manufacturers of polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants, headquartered in Haguenau, France. Terms of the transaction

Mallard Creek Polymers Inc., a privately held manufacturer of a range of specialty emulsion polymer products, and Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex have announced that Mallard Creek Polymers has purchased a

The Dow Chemical Co. has announced that it is exploring divestiture options for its Clear Lake Operations acrylic acid and esters and UCAR Emulsion Systems specialty latex business in North

BASF has announced plans to acquire Ciba Holding AG, Basel, Switzerland, a leading specialty chemical company, and will make a public takeover offer to Ciba’s shareholders. BASF will pay CHF

Univar has announced that the sale of its Mozel packaging business and facility in Columbia, IL, to EMCO Chemical Distributors Inc. Mozel provides custom packaging and blending of chemical raw

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. and R.M. Ferguson Specialty Chemicals (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) recently marked their 40th anniversary of working together to promote photocure monomers, resins, and other products

Henkel has announced that it has once again been included in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market segment of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). Just 10% of

Dow Epoxy has reached a significant milestone in its plans to build a 100,000 MTPA liquid epoxy resin (LER) plant and a 150,000 MTPA glycerine-to-epichlorohydrin (GTE) plant at Shanghai Chemical