BASF SE has given final approval for the construction of the planned Verbund site in Zhanjiang in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. 

AkzoNobel recently announced plans to invest €20 to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France.

Huntsman Corp. recently announced the start of commercial operation of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) splitter at its Geismar site in Louisiana. 

Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. announced that Chris Kuykendall has joined the company’s product management team as fluid-applied segment manager. 

Fedrigoni recently announced that it was awarded a platinum medal by the international ESG rating agency Ecovadis.

Swancor and Siemens Gamesa recently announced a strategic collaboration on recyclable wind turbine blades with the intention of utilizing Swancor’s recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin EzCiclo. 

The Bodo Möller Chemie Group announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Henkel Bergquist.

Covestro recently announced that it has broken ground on two new plants in Shanghai to meet the rising demand for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and elastomers. 

AkzoNobel recently announced that it will bolster its performance coatings portfolio after reaching an agreement to acquire the wheel liquid coatings business of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH. 

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) recently announced that eight companies have joined its membership in the first half of 2022.