PPG announced that it will invest $17 million to build an aerospace application support center (ASC) in Toulouse, France. PPG anticipates breaking ground for the new facility in the third quarter of 2022 and beginning operations in the fourth quarter of 2023. The facility will be strategically located near aerospace customers and the Toulouse Blagnac Airport. This will be the fifth PPG ASC in the … Continue reading PPG to Invest $17 Million to Build Aerospace Application Support Center in France

A new BASF production plant for the intermediate 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site started regular operations in the fourth quarter of 2021. After a trial run of several months, it replaces the previous plant at the Ludwigshafen site, which is being closed after more than 40 years of operation. The new plant is fully integrated into BASF’s production Verbund and, with more than … Continue reading BASF replaces plant for 2-Mercaptoethanol in Ludwigshafen

Perstorp, the world leader in the production of Trimethylolpropane (TMP), has ramped up the capacity to meet growing demand from the European market. TMP is used to enhance the properties of numerous materials. Common applications include the use in saturated polyesters for coil coatings, polyurethanes for coatings and elastomers, acrylic acid esters for radiation curing, esters for synthetic lubricants, and for the surface treatment of … Continue reading Perstorp to increase TMP production capacity

PPG announced an investment of $2.7 million to expand its powder coatings manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Sumaré, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The project will increase the plant’s production capacity for powder coatings by approximately 40%, beginning in the third quarter of 2022. The site expansion will include new equipment that will help to further PPG’s distribution of powder coatings, a … Continue reading PPG to Announce $2.7 Million Investment for Powder Coatings Expansion in Sumaré, Brazil

Hexion Inc. announced plans to expand production of epichlorohydrin (ECH) at its Pernis, the Netherlands, manufacturing site, while also leveraging more sustainable technologies when completed.     As part of Hexion’s Coating and Composites business unit’s broader investment plan to drive innovation and growth aligned with the company’s overall sustainability commitment, the planned expansion will add 25,000 metric tons of annual capacity and utilize biobased … Continue reading Hexion to Announce Pernis Site Expansion | Expanding production of epichlorohydrin

Arkema announced the project to double its UV curable resins production capacity at its Nansha plant in China. This expansion will support the fast-growing demand in Asia for cutting-edge solutions in electronics, driven by 5G technology, and in renewable energies. This investment is fully aligned with the Group’s strategy to develop its Coating Solutions segment with high value-added solutions and reinforce its downstream acrylics activities in Asia. … Continue reading Arkema to double its Sartomer® photocure resins capacity in Asia

Asian Paints has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Government to kickstart the expansion of manufacturing capacity of paint from 130,000 KL to 250,000 KL and resins and emulsions to 32,000 MT to 85,000 MT. The expansion will be completed over a period of 2-3 years with total investment worth Rs 960 crore on plant and machinery and will be carried out … Continue reading Asian Paints to invest over $127 million to expand production capacity in India

Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, announced plans to expand production capacity at its Levasil® colloidal silica manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., to meet increasing demand from the Construction and Packaging end-markets. Construction of the facility expansion in Green Bay, Wisconsin is planned to be finalized in the second half of 2022. “The capacity expansion at our manufacturing facility in Green Bay is … Continue reading Nouryon to increase its Levasil® colloidal silica production capacity in the U.S. to meet demand in Construction and Packaging end-markets

Increased supply of DEGACRYL® heat seal binders to meet market demand for environmentally friendly food packaging Plant expansion onstream since August Enables more joint projects with customers to develop sustainable packaging solutions Evonik has expanded its production capacity for organic dispersions used for heat sealing applications. Since the beginning of August, a significantly expanded plant at the Darmstadt site has been supplying additional material. The … Continue reading Evonik to expand production of organic dispersions for heat sealing applications  

Evonik’s first fumed silica production facility in China starts operation The plant fulfills local market’s demands for silicones, coatings, adhesives, sealants and many other industrial applications Recycling of production resources and materials contributes to circular economy The joint venture between Evonik and the Chinese company Wynca – Evonik Wynca (Zhenjiang) Silicon Material Co., Ltd. is starting-up of its new fumed silica plant. Located in the … Continue reading New fumed silica plant by Evonik and Wynca goes on stream in Zhenjiang, China

Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, has started production at a new manufacturing facility located at its site in Ningbo, China, to meet increasing demand in the Asia region for polymers used in the Packaging, Paints and Coatings and Construction end-markets. The facility, which began development in 2020, has an annual capacity of 35,000 tons and will produce two key intermediates – tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) … Continue reading Nouryon to start production at new facility supporting Asia polymer demand in Packaging, Paint and Coatings and Construction end-markets

Axalta, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has officially opened its new, state-of-the-art, sustainable facility in the Netherlands to strengthen its Dutch refinish business further. The ultramodern, strategically located facility in the Tiel municipality enables Axalta to provide more customers with its industry-leading refinish paint and non-paint products and services. The Axalta global refinish brands in the Netherlands – Cromax®, Spies Hecker, … Continue reading Axalta to open new ultramodern refinish facility in the Netherlands

Investment of nearly € 28 million in Gernsheim strengthens manufacturing site Merck’s silica-based Colorstream® and Xirona® product ranges for automotive coatings and color cosmetics perfectly meet recent market trends New facility allows to capture growth opportunities Merck, a leading science and technology company, opened a second production line for silica-based effect pigments. Around 750 employees work at this site, which is home to Merck’s largest pigment production … Continue reading Merck opens second production line for silica-based effect pigments in Gernsheim 

Axalta, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, broke ground for construction of a state-of-the-art coatings facility in Jilin City, Jilin Province, North China. The 46,000-square-meter new plant will produce mobility coatings to support growing customer demand in China for light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and automotive plastic components. “Our new plant in Jilin is another building block supporting our ambitious growth strategy for our mobility business in China,” said Nicolas Franc de Ferrière, … Continue reading Axalta Mobility to break ground on new coatings facility in Northern China