Kenton Named Acme-Hardesty President Acme-Hardesty Co. has appointed Jeff Kenton as its new president. November 3, 2016 Kenton reportedly will have overall responsibility for leading Acme-Hardesty’s senior leadership team .Read More
U.S. Chemical Production Rises in September The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index expanded by 0.2% in September. November 1, 2016 In September, chemical production rose across all regions.Read More
Palmer Holland Debuts New Website Palmer Holland Inc. has launched a new website. November 1, 2016 The website reportedly will be dedicated to sales and marketing programs for chemical manufacturers.Read More
ACC’s Chemical Activity Barometer Sees Solid Gains The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Activity Barometer rose 0.3% in October. October 28, 2016 Accounting for adjustments, the CAB is up 4.2% over this time last year.Read More
Plastomers Market to See Steady Increase The global plastomers market to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2016-2020. October 27, 2016 When compared with conventional plastics, plastomers are soft and transparent.Read More
Nexeo Solutions to Distribute BYK Additives Nexeo Solutions and BYK USA Inc. have signed an exclusive national agreement for the distribution of BYK additives. October 26, 2016 Nexeo will distribute BYK additives in the household, industrial and institutional (HI&I) cleaning industry.Read More
European Cooperation Boosts Bioeconomy Efforts to intensify cooperation between regional stakeholders were at the top of the agenda at the European Bioeconomy Congress. October 26, 2016 BIC, BBI JU, and eight Polish regions signed a Letter of Intent to develop new bioeconomy partnerships.Read More
Stepan Announces Leadership Changes Stepan Co. recently announced that F. Quinn Stepan, the company’s chairman, will retire effective December 31. October 24, 2016 The board of directors unanimously appointed F. Quinn Stepan, Jr. to succeed Stepan as chairman.Read More
Global Engineering Plastics Market to Grow 7% The global engineering plastics market is projected to register a CAGR of 7.2% in terms of value. October 24, 2016 The automotive and transportation segment is increasingly inclined toward adoption of engineering plastics products.Read More
Benzene Prices to Rise Benzene spot prices were supported by lingering sentiment over tight inventories and firmer WTI crude prices. October 21, 2016 The rising prices were offset by weaker styrene end-of-year demand. Read More