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EVONIK: Sustainable Amorphous Poly-Alpha-Olefins

March 24, 2022

Evonik has expanded its portfolio of amorphous poly-alpha-olefins for the adhesives industry to include a sustainable product range.

Peters Joins ASC as Director of Industry and Membership Programs

March 23, 2022

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently announced that Brian Peters has been named director of Membership and Industry Programs.

Kraton Completes Merger with DL Chemical

March 23, 2022

Kraton Corp. recently announced that the merger pursuant to which DL Chemical Co., Ltd. acquired Kraton was completed on March 15, 2022.

Ashland Increases Prices Due to Inflation-Related Costs

March 22, 2022

Effective April 1, 2022, Ashland Global Holdings Inc. will increase prices up to 15%, or as contracts allow, to cover general inflation related to raw materials, energy, freight, and labor.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Readers Drawn to Acquisition of Ashland Performance Adhesives

Last week, news of a completed acquisition drew the most reader interest.

Susan Sutton

March 21, 2022

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American Securities Completes Acquisition of Hexion Holdings

March 21, 2022

Hexion Holdings Corp. has announced the closing of its acquisition by affiliates of American Securities LLC.

Case Study

Mixing Carbon Blacks

The combination of centrifugal forces acting in different planes enables an efficient mixing process for Orion Engineered Carbons.

March 21, 2022

Orion Engineered Carbons is a global supplier of carbon blacks. The long-established Luxembourg-based company, with sites and facilities in the U.S., Germany, and China, produces a wide range of carbon blacks (e.g., high-performance specialty gas blacks, acetylene blacks, furnace blacks, lamp blacks, thermal blacks, and others). These materials are used to tint, color, and enhance the performance of polymers, plastics, paints and coatings, inks and toners, textile fibers, adhesives and sealants, tires, and other mechanical rubber goods.

DuPont Suspends Business Operations in Russia and Belarus

March 18, 2022

DuPont recently announced that it continues to monitor the escalating crisis in Ukraine. Due to recent developments, DuPont has decided to suspend its business operations in Russia and Belarus.

Brenntag Expands Distribution Agreement with Elementis in Asia-Pacific

March 18, 2022

Brenntag has expanded its distribution agreement with Elementis Specialties to distribute the company’s specialty chemicals and additives for the coatings, adhesive, and sealant industries in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.

New PCD-PPG Block-Copolyether Polyol for CASE Formulations

A newly synthesized PCD-PPG block copolyether polyol can be applied to coating applications that require flexibility, in solvent-free urethane compositions that require low viscosity, and in various other CASE applications.

Toyokazu Suzuki Shogo Fujisaki Yuriko Kido Shinji Okada Chitoshi Suzuki

March 18, 2022

A new polyol (PCD-b-PPG) has been synthesized that has a low viscosity of around 800-3,000 mPa·s (at 25˚C, liquid state) and is transparent due to the use of PCD as an initiator, even after storing for a long duration. The new PCD-b-PPG polyol can be applied to coating applications where transparency is required. In addition, it may contribute to other CASE applications and solvent-free urethane compositions that can take advantage of its low viscosity.