Paint & Coating News

Röhm is convinced that plexiglas molding compounds will remain an indispensable material for numerous industries in the future, offering ideal solutions for new requirements and trends.

• Röhm

LyondellBasell (LYB) announced that it has become the full owner of APK in Merseburg, Germany, which will be fully integrated as part of LyondellBasell.

• LyondellBasell
• Polybutene
• APK

Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday revealed that China's coal industry showed positive development in September after safety inspections carried out earlier this year.

BASF, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, has officially received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action to promote the construction of the world's most powerful industrial heat pump project.

Evonik, the German specialty chemicals giant, officially announced on October 11 that its coatings and adhesive resins business and healthcare business will undergo major restructuring.

PPG, a global leader in paints, coatings and specialty materials, announced on the 18th that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell 100% of its architectural coatings business in the United States and Canada to industrial investor AIP.

• PPG

Stahl has announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art plant in Singapore to produce polyurethane dispersions (PUDs). This strategic expansion is designed to better meet the growing demand in Asia and the South Pacific.

• Stahl

According to multiple media reports, Petro Rabigh has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Jiahua Chemicals to explore the establishment of a specialty chemicals manufacturing plant in Rabigh.

• Petro Rabigh
• Jiahua Chemicals

Sekisui Chemical High Performance Plastics has filed a lawsuit against Kuraray Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd., for infringement of its European patents at the 1st District Court of Munich, Germany.

• Sekisui Chemical
• Kuraray

Leibniz Institute for Catalysis Research (LIKAT) and Henkel have worked together to develop an innovative bio-based adhesive whose production is based on the desticking technology of carbohydrates and vegetable oils.

On October 16, 2024, Clariant, a specialty chemicals company focused on sustainability, announced a remarkable achievement.

Safic-Alcan announces a new distribution partnership with Carbon Waters, an innovative French startup focused on advanced sustainable additives.

• Safic-Alcan
• Carbon Waters

Celanese Corporation, a global specialty materials and chemicals company, announced the opening of its Micromax Electronic Ink and Pastes Lab in Shenzhen, China.

• Celanese

The plasticizer dioctyl phthalate (DOP) market showed a trend of jumping high and going high, and its rising power mainly came from the cost support brought by the tight supply of octanol and the rising price.

Recently, market observers pointed out that despite Belgium's suspension of low-quality motor fuel exports to West Africa due to environmental disputes, the European aromatics market has not experienced as much volatility as expected.

The time frame for this investigation is set to be the dumping investigation period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, while the injury investigation period covers the period from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has decided to expand the production capacity of ion exchange resins at its Fukuoka Plant in Kitakyushu, Japan. The upgraded facility is scheduled to be operational in April 2026.

• Mitsubishi chemical

Pearl Group, a global leader in polyurethane (PU) insulation solutions and other polyurethane applications, has completed construction of a new plant in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, its fifth production plant.

• Pearl group

BASF has received funding approval from German government agencies to build the world's most powerful industrial heat pump. In the coming months, the company will carry out construction preparations at the Ludwigshafen plant.

• BASF

With this injection of capital, PPG Coatings (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. aims to further expand its product line, develop new products to meet the changing market needs, and actively explore new market areas.