ATP Launches North America Business with Manufacturing Facility in South Carolina

ATP Adhesives announced the launch of ATP North America, establishing a dedicated business to serve U.S and Canadian manufacturers with solvent-free adhesive technologies and local product-development capabilities. As part of this expansion, ATP will invest $70 million in its first solvent free U.S. manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina. The 127,000-square-foot plant will create 130 […]
Arkema Receives Mass Balance Certification at Coating Resins Facility in India

Arkema recently announced that the company has earned ISCC PLUS certification of its specialty acrylic and alkyd resins, as well as its polyester liquid and powder resins, at its facility in Navi Mumbai, India. This certification is part of the company’s global mass balance offering roadmap. The certification will provide Arkema customers in India, Southeast […]
Ashland Announces Facility Closure as Part of Network Optimization Strategy

Ashland Inc. recently provided an update on its $60 million manufacturing network optimization plan, a key initiative under its Execute strategy. As part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational consistency and profitability, and improve the competitive position of core technologies, the company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Parlin, New Jersey, and the […]
IPG Manufacturing Facility In North Carolina Receives ISO 50001 Certification

IPG recently announced that its Midland, North Carolina, manufacturing facility has achieved ISO 50001:2018 certification. The certification shows IPG Midland’s commitment to continuously improving its energy performance and reducing its environmental impact. ISO 50001 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to develop an energy policy, establish targets and objectives, use data to make decisions […]
Aditya Birla Group to Buy Cargill Facility in Dalton, Georgia

Aditya Birla Group has agreed to purchase Cargill’s specialty chemicals business based in Dalton, Georgia. Aditya Birla Group intends to expand the facility’s capacity over the next two years and will continue to manufacture the business’ current output of formulated resins, curing agents, reactive diluents, and polyaspartic resins. Grace Matthews Inc. advised Cargill on this […]
H.B. Fuller Opens Adhesives and Sealants Facility in UAE

H.B. Fuller has officially launched its new regional manufacturing facility in Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), which is located within the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The launch reinforces H.B. Fuller’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and growth across the Middle East and North Africa. The inauguration, attended by […]
Huntsman to Close Maleic Anhydride Facility in Moers, Germany

Huntsman Corp. announced that it has completed the strategic review of its European Maleic Anhydride business. As a result of this review, the company will close its maleic anhydride facility located in Moers, Germany. The closure of the operations at Moers is expected to be complete by the end of the current quarter. In 2024, […]
Stephen Patton Named Site Director of Wacker Chemical’s Historic Adrian, Michigan Facility

Wacker Chemical Corp. has promoted Stephen Patton to the position of site director at the company’s facility in Adrian, Michigan. Patton assumed his new position on March 31, 2025. He began his WACKER career as a process train supervisor in May 2005 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as senior operations manager […]
Pregis Expands Multi-Layer Technology for Barrier Films at South Carolina Facility

Pregis®, a global leader in protective packaging, mailing and bagging, and flexible packaging solutions, is expanding its blown film operations at its Anderson, South Carolina, facility by adding capacity for its ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier film options. Increased production of EVOH barrier films will allow the company to scale a variety of solutions, including […]
PPG to Build New Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina for Aerospace Coatings and Sealants

PPG announced that it will invest $380 million to build a new aerospace coatings and sealants manufacturing facility in Shelby, North Carolina. Construction on the 62-acre site, which will initially include manufacturing and warehousing units, is set to commence in October 2025 and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027. PPG […]