Paint & Coating News

Greenchemicals officially welcomes Polichem Srl to its family, marking an important milestone on its path to innovation and sustainability.

• Greenchemicals
• Polichem

AkzoNobel has presented to its French employee representatives and employees a plan that includes an investment of €22 million to position the Montataire plant as a flagship plant for decorative paint production.

• AkzoNobel

Cloverdale Paint has announced a partnership with Celanese Corporation, a global specialty materials and chemicals company, which will leverage its Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology to deliver new market sustainable coatings solutions.

• Cloverdale Paint
• Celanese

North New Building Materials announced on January 9, 2025, that company shareholder and Vice Chairman Jia Tongchun and his concerted parties have completed their share reduction plan, totaling 3.5 million shares. Mr. Jia personally reduced 3.3433 million

Elementis recently issued an official announcement stating that it will adjust the prices of its Performance Specialties products effective January 15, 2025.

According to analysis by restructuring consultancy Falkensteg, Germany is expected to face a wave of severe bankruptcies in 2025, with the number of business closures likely to increase by 25% to 30% compared to 2024, reaching the highest level since the

On December 30, 2024, India’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it will conduct the first sunset review investigation of anti-dumping duties on Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) with an isomer ratio of 80:20 originating from or imported from the EU, Saudi Arab

On January 7, 2025, BASF announced that, effective immediately under contractual terms, it will implement a price adjustment for Lupranate® MDI (Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate) MS series products in the ASEAN and South Asian regions, with a specific incr

UPM Raflatac has announced a new partnership with Highlands to boost sales of UPM Raflatac’s office products in the UK. Highlands will support the growth objectives of the notepad business under UPM Raflatac’s inFO Notes and UPM Notes brands.

• UPM Raflatac
• Highlands

Global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Petronas Chemical Group Berhad (PCG), will serve the growing specialty fluids market from its new plant in Amsterdam.

• Perstorp

Viridis Chemical has announced the relocation of its renewable chemicals plant from Columbus, Nebraska to Peoria, Illinois.

• Viridis Chemical
• Ethyl acetate

BASF has signed an agreement with BACHL to sell its extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation material Styrodur business.

• BASF
• BACHL
• XPS
• Styrodur

PPG has sold its architectural coatings business, which will be renamed The Pittsburgh Paints Company.

• PPG
• The Pittsburgh Paints Company

Borosil Renewables Limited, India’s largest and oldest solar glass manufacturer, has announced a 50% expansion of its solar glass production capacity, re-emphasizing its commitment to Atmanirbhar Bharat.

• Borosil Renewables Limited
• solar glass

On January 8, 2025, Covestro announced it will invest millions of euros to expand its production capacity at the Hebron plant in Ohio, USA. This investment will be realized through the construction of multiple new production lines and infrastructure, aime

Starting January 6, Dow announced it will implement a price increase on various ethylene glycol ether products sold in the North American market. The products affected by this price adjustment include CELLOSOLVE™, CARBITOL™, and Butoxy Triethylene Glycol

The Ministry of Finance recently issued a notice aimed at further strengthening support for equipment upgrades and technological transformations. According to this notice, eligible equipment upgrade loans that are issued after March 7, 2024,

In Pakistan, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presided over a meeting of the Cabinet Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), which officially approved an immediate ban on the use of ozone-depleting insulation and foaming materials. These materials are p

On December 12, 2024, BASF officially inaugurated a brand new catalyst development and solid-state process center in Ludwigshafen, Germany. This center will serve as a pilot synthesis center for chemical catalysts, aimed at accelerating the delivery of in

MAIRE announces that NEXTCHEM through its subsidiary MyRemono, has signed a toll manufacturing agreement with Röhm, under which Röhm will provide PMMA scrap feedstock for processing and chemical conversion into ultra-pure monomers of virgin quality.

• NEXTCHEM
• MAIRE
• MyRemono
• PMMA
• Röhm