Arkema has opened a new development and application laboratory at its Araçariguama plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, dedicated to the Arkema Coating Resins and Coatex businesses.
Specialty chemicals company Archroma has appointed Miguel De Bellis to the post of President Emulsion Products and Americas, based in São Paulo, Brazil, effective April 1, 2014.
BASF has invested €2.5 million in its Demarchi coatings site, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to expand its capacity to serve Brazil’s automotive industry with waterborne automotive coatings.
Axalta Coating Systems will begin the next phase of construction to significantly expand its waterborne production capacity at the company’s operations in Guarulhos, Brazil.
In order to strengthen its position in aliphatic isocyanates, Vencorex is extending its global footprint by establishing Vencorex BRAZIL (Vencorex Brasil Indústria e Comercio de Produtos Quimicos Ltda), São Paulo, Brazil.