Covestro has signed an agreement with Vencorex Holding SAS, a subsidiary of Thai chemical company PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd, to acquire two legal entities with stand-alone production sites for HDI (hexamethylene diisocyanate) derivates in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, Texas. The legal entities and sites were formerly part of the French aliphatics specialist Vencorex. […]
Univar Solutions and its Canadian affiliate, Univar Solutions Canada Ltd., (the Ingredients + Specialties division from Univar Solutions) have been appointed the exclusive distributors in the United States and Canada for select BASF specialty ingredients used in industrial applications. The expanded partnership between the two companies aims to provide customers access to Capromer™, 1,6-Hexanediol (HDO®) […]
Palantir Technologies Inc. announced a multi-year partnership with Fedrigoni, a global reference manufacturer of specialty papers for packaging and other creative applications, self-adhesive labels, graphic supports for visual communication, and RFID. This strategic alliance aims to accelerate Fedrigoni’s digital transformation by leveraging advanced AI capabilities and Palantir’s solutions. Initially focused on stock optimization and demand […]
Pilot Chemical Co. announced plans to significantly expand its North American production of high-quality anionic surfactants at its Middletown, Ohio, manufacturing site. The expansion will enable the company to more than double the volume of alpha olefin sulfonate (AOS) that it supplies to the household, industrial and institutional (I&I), and personal care markets. The expansion […]
Michigan-based Coherix, a pioneer in developing 3D-enabled adaptive-process-control technology, is expanding its industry-wide engineering workshop program designed to improve the application of adhesives and sealants in product manufacturing operations. The company plans to double the number of workshop sessions offered in 2024 from three to six next year and increase potential enrollment for automotive and […]
Azelis, a service provider in the specialty chemicals industry, announced a new distribution agreement in Indonesia with allnex. Effective immediately, Azelis will distribute allnex’s range of additives for the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) segment. Building on a longstanding commercial relationship between allnex and Azelis in other regions, the partnership in Indonesia will broaden […]
Dow recently announced a capacity expansion from its minority equity investment in SAS Chemicals GmbH, a German-based specialty chemical producer of sealants and components used in insulating glass manufacturing. The expansion will create a more holistic façade offering. For over five decades, silicone insulating glass sealants from Dow have been used in various commercial structural […]
Univar Solutions LLC is expanding its partnership with Dow to distribute construction silicone products in various regions of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Specifically, CEE countries in the partnership include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The partnership will give customers in the region access […]
A custom machine original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in Canada saw an opportunity in the automotive manufacturing industry and created its own line of robotic pressure-sensitive tape applicators. The new product from Innovative Automation, RoboTape™, is helping tape manufacturers expand business as pressure-sensitive tapes replace more traditional methods of joining, such as riveting. The robotic pressure-sensitive […]
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