AkzoNobel and Atul have announced their intention to jointly invest in the production of monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in India, which will include setting up an MCA plant at Atul's facility in Gujarat.
According to the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, the global consumption of coatings, adhesives, sealants and inks (CASI) was 54.1 million tons in 2014 worth $182.6 billion.
PPG Industries has completed its acquisition of a majority interest in the aerospace and automotive sealants and adhesives business of Le Joint Français (LJF), a long-term licensee of PPG’s aerospace sealant technology.
SCIGRIP, a global supplier of smart adhesive solutions, has appointed Winroy Industrial Polymers Ltd. (trading as W.I Polymers) as its new master distributor for Ireland.