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Switching Production to Satisfy Shifts in Demand

Production cycle planning and excess capacity can yield unexpected advantages.
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Michael P. Walton
July 7, 2020

The specialty chemicals value chain has risen to the challenge of retooling to fill large supply gaps for sanitation products, packaging containers and inks, and other essential products to meet spikes in demand as an outgrowth of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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AkzoNobel Targets Supplier Collaborations through Paint the Future Program

AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future initiative is focused on establishing an innovation ecosystem to help accelerate, test, launch, and scale ideas and solutions for the paints and coatings industry.
July 6, 2020
Five companies have embarked on an innovation journey with AkzoNobel after their ideas were selected as part of the company’s Paint the Future supplier collaboration program.
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New Home Sales Jump in May as Housing Rebound Continues

The May 2020 rate is 12.7% higher than the May 2019 pace.
July 6, 2020

In a further sign that the housing market is rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 16.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 units in May from a downwardly revised reading in April.


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FEICA Summary Report Addresses Risk of Cyclic Esters in Polyester Adhesives

The report is intended to outline the main findings of the risk assessment and explain that human exposure to cyclic esters from polyester pre-polymers in food packaging adhesives is not relevant from a toxicological point of view.
July 3, 2020
FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry, recently announced that it has published a Summary Report of a FEICA risk assessment carried out on cyclic esters potentially present in polyester adhesives intended to be used in food contact materials.
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Berry Global to Supply Medicom in Support of British Government’s Mask Manufacturing Mandate

Berry is investing in a new state-of-the-art meltblown nonwovens line at one of its UK-based facilities.
July 2, 2020

Berry Global Group, Inc. recently announced its collaboration with The Medicom Group to design the manufacturing solution and guarantee the supply of nonwoven fabric intended for use in producing hundreds of millions of face masks annually as part of Medicom’s agreement with the British Government.


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Huntsman Provides Updated 2020 Second Quarter Outlook

Huntsman noted that the sales trends showed improvement from April to May, and it expects to see this continued improvement through June.
July 2, 2020
Huntsman Corp. recently reaffirmed its general outlook for the 2020 second quarter and announced that overall sales for the quarter are expected to be down between approximately 30-35% compared to last year’s quarter.
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