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Brenntag Renews Pan-European Distribution Agreement with Elkem Silicones

The distribution agreement has existed since 2014 and includes the sales and marketing of Elkem’s Core and Specialty Fluids for industries such as cosmetics, rubber and polymers, and coatings and constructions.
November 6, 2019
Brenntag recently announced that the pan-European agreement with Elkem Silicones covering the distribution of its range of silicones products has been extended for a further five years.
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ALTANA and BYK Employees Move into New Digital Work Environment

The new building houses workplaces for some 140 employees of ALTANA’s and its BYK division’s IT and digitalization departments.
November 6, 2019
The ALTANA Group recently announced that it has inaugurated an office building at its headquarters in Wesel, Germany, with a cutting-edge work environment.
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Palmer Holland Appointed Exclusive Distributor for Pinova Solutions

Palmer Holland is responsible for the promotion and inventory management of Pinova Solutions’ portfolio of polyterpene resins, terpene phenolic resins, hydrogenated resins, rosin esters and derivatives, tall oil fatty acids (TOFA), and distilled tall oil (DTO).
November 5, 2019
Effective immediately, Pinova Solutions (a subsidiary of DRT) has appointed Palmer Holland exclusive distributor in the U.S. and Canada.
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Covestro Sales Decline in 2019 Third Quarter Despite Volume Growth

Covestro’s Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties segment reported a drop in core volumes by 4% as a result of weaker demand for coating raw materials from all key industries.
November 4, 2019
In the third quarter of 2019, Covestro reports that it achieved core volume growth of 5.3% over the prior-year period in a continuing challenging economic environment.
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Daelim Industrial to Acquire Kraton’s Cariflex Business Unit

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, subject to customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions as set forth in the purchase and sale agreement.
November 1, 2019
Kraton Corp. recently announced that it has agreed to sell its Cariflex™ business unit to Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. for a purchase price of $530 million.
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Emerald Kalama Chemical Opens New European Central Office in Rotterdam

The new office will house Emerald’s growing team for order fulfillment and technical service, focused on serving customers worldwide for products manufactured at Emerald’s operations in Europe.
October 31, 2019
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently celebrated the grand opening of a new office in Rotterdam that will serve as the company’s central hub for European operations.
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Maroon Group Opens West Coast Office

Maroon Group reports that it is expanding its operations across North America to support its legacy customers and commercial teams that are embedded on the West Coast.
October 29, 2019
Maroon Group recently announced the opening of a West Coast office in Los Angeles, Calif.
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