Raw Materials and Chemicals

HALS Driving Global UV Stabilizers Market

The global polymer industry is majorly driven by the automotive industry and other application industries.

May 11, 2018

The global UV stabilizers market is expected to register a significant growth during the forecast period, 2018-2023.

Astorg to Acquire IGM Resins from Arsenal Capital Partners

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter.

May 10, 2018

Astorg and Arsenal Capital Partners recently announced that Astorg has partnered with management and signed a definitive agreement to acquire IGM Resins.

Dupps Co. Receives Safety Award

The award is in recognition of adherence to standards of excellence in safety.

May 9, 2018

The Dupps Co., parent company of RSS, recently received the 2018 Safety Award of Merit.

BYK: Additives

May 8, 2018

The products can provide users with two new process additives that interact in synchronization.

Covestro Receives Responsible Care Award

The Responsible Care product safety award recognizes member organizations that have excelled at driving continuous improvement in chemical product safety.

May 7, 2018

Covestro LLC recently announced that the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has recognized the company with a Responsible Care® product safety award for the third year in a row.

Maroon Group to Distribute Elementis Additives

Effective July 1, the company will distribute the Elementis Specialties’ line of products to customers from Maine to Florida, including Alabama and Mississippi.

May 7, 2018

Maroon Group recently announced it has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Elementis Specialties’ functional additives.

Global Chemicals Production Ends First Quarter on a Soft Note

During March, production gains were in North America, the Former Soviet Union, and Africa and Middle East, with weakness elsewhere.

May 3, 2018

Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council show that the global chemical industry ended the first quarter on a soft note.

SARTOMER AMERICAS: PSA Additives

May 3, 2018

This company plans to showcase several technologies for optimizing energy-curable pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) for high-end applications at RadTech UV+EB 2018.

DuPont, ADM Open World’s First Bio-Based FDME Facility

The plant is reportedly the centerpiece of a long-standing collaboration.

May 2, 2018

DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland Co. recently announced the opening of the world’s first biobased furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) pilot production facility.