Flint Group Narrow Web Showcases Sutainable Ink and Coating Innovations at Labelexpo Americas 2022
Evolution series boosts plastic recycling; expanded ‘Dual Cure’ LED-UV curable coating range cuts energy costs for label converters At Labelexpo…
Month: August 2022
PPG to highlight PPG ENVIROCRON HeatSense powder coating for heat-sensitive substrates at International Woodworking Fair
PPG announced that it will showcase its patent-pending PPG ENVIROCRON™ HeatSense low-temperature-cure powder coating for wood and heat-sensitive substrates at…
Evonik grows strongly in the first half of the year and confirms outlook for adjusted EBITDA for 2022
Adjusted EBITDA growth of 12 percent in Q2;Higher raw material, logistics and energy costs offset by product price increases;Outlook 2022:…
Introducing Vining Ivy: GLIDDEN Paint by PPG’s ‘bluish, greenish’ 2023 Color of the Year
PPG announced that GLIDDEN™ paint by PPG asked consumers to call it like THEY see it with the announcement of…
Evonik increases production capacities for ACEMATT® matting agents
Evonik’s Coating Additives business line is expanding the production capacity of its ACEMATT® precipitated matting agents at its manufacturing facility…
Protective coating material self-heals in 30 minutes when exposed to sunlight
Researchers have developed a transparent protective coating material that can self-heal in 30 minutes when exposed to sunlight. Excellent durability…
Covestro announces sale of Additive Manufacturing Business to Stratasys
Business provides material solutions for common polymer 3D printing processesSale includes R&D facilities, offices and employees in Europe, U.S. and ChinaNew…
Archroma to acquire the Textile Effects business of Huntsman Corporation
Archroma, a global leader in sustainable specialty chemicals and solutions and a portfolio company of U.S.-based private investment firm SK…
LANXESS with good Q2 2022 despite challenging environment
Second-quarter sales up 36.1 percent to EUR 1.999 billionEBITDA pre exceptionals up 14.5 percent year-on-year at EUR 253 millionPositive contribution…
BASF to produce more specialty pyrrolidones in North America
BASF has announced it will produce more N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-Pyrrolidone (HEP) and N-Octyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NOP) at its Geismar, Louisiana, Verbund site. The production…
BASF enters power agreements for clean energy supply of more than 20 BASF sites across the United States
BASF enables renewable energy projects by signing VPPAs totaling 250 MWEnergy supply for more than 20 manufacturing sites will be offset…
Covestro flags heightened gas supply risks, potential production cuts
Covestro says it expects an “increasingly challenging” second half of the year and anticipates Russia’s war against Ukraine will continue…
Arkema publishes second-quarter 2022 results
Excellent quarterly results, confirming the soundness of our strategy toward Specialty Materials, and achieved in a very inflationary context.Annual guidance…
Jotun has decided to exit Russia
Jotun has sold its interests in Russia and leaves the country. The employees will keep their jobs in the company…
WACKER Presents Self-Adhesive Liquid Silicone Rubber for Polycarbonate
WACKER will be premiering its novel ELASTOSIL® LR 3078 product series at K 2022 International Trade Fair for Plastics and…
IGM Resins Strengthens Market-Leading Position by Acquiring Litian
IGM Resins, the leading global provider of energy curing raw material solutions, announces that it has acquired Litian, a leading…
PPG announces PPG INNOVEL PRO technology, an upgrade to its non-bisphenol beverage can coating
Enhanced internal spray increases production efficiency for aluminum cans PPG announced PPG INNOVEL® PRO, an enhanced internal spray coating that…
Covestro reduced earnings outlook for 2022
Covestro reduces its forecast for EBITDA, free operating cash flow (FOCF), return on capital employed over weighted average cost of…