Pigments Market to Grow 4% The global pigments market is projected to reach approximately $26.6 billion by 2022. November 25, 2016 The market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.1% from 2014-2022.Read More
Palmer Holland Expands Orion Engineered Carbons Distributor Agreement Palmer Holland recently announced it has expanded its distribution agreement with Orion Engineered Carbons November 23, 2016 The new agreement will expand to include the Northeast U.S.Read More
BASF to Sell Specialties Business BASF has entered into an agreement to sell its inorganic specialties business to Edgewater Capital Partners LP. November 22, 2016 The business includes the Evans City, Pa., production site and the specialty alcoholates, boranes and alkali metals product lines.Read More
Ashland Ends Material Sales Control Ashland recently announced it has ended the sales control for 1-4 butanediol and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. November 22, 2016 The move follows the successful restart of Ashland’s BDO plant in Lima, Ohio.Read More
Reverdia Announces Biosuccinium Collaboration Reverdia recently announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Hangzhou Xinfu. November 22, 2016 The partnership represents a collaboration to adopt Biosuccinium in biobased polymers and co-polymers for the packaging industry.Read More
Total and Corbion Announce Bioplastics Joint Venture Total and Corbion recently announced they will collaborate to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture. November 18, 2016 The two partners plan to build a PLA polymerization plant with a capacity of 75,000 tons per year.Read More
Wacker Chemie Starts up Pilot Reactor Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it has officially started up its new pilot reactor at its Nanjing site in Jiangsu, China. November 17, 2016 The new facility will allow Wacker to expand its local research and development activities.Read More
Collis Appointed Caldic Business Development Director Roger Collis has been named to the new role of business development director for base chemicals. November 16, 2016 Collis will formally start in this new role in January at Caldic B.V. Read More
AGC Chemicals Invests $1 Million in Technical Center AGC Chemicals Americas has invested more than $1 million to enhance its technical center in Exton, Pa. November 16, 2016 Renovated areas include laboratories for analytical testing, physical testing, and microscopy.Read More
H.M. Royal Announces New Hires H.M. Royal Inc. recently announced it is growing its team to expand customer support and quality control. November 15, 2016 The company has hired three new team members. Read More