Clariant, a global provider of additives for paints and coatings, has launched its new digital platform ClariCoat, a results-focused web application for additives.
"The capacity increase is our response to the increased demand for additives for architectural paints," said Nadia Lenhardt, head of the Decorative Coatings market segment in EMEA.
The price increase includes all Ashland products across all markets and applications that the company serves, including life sciences, personal care, specialty additives, and intermediates.
Michem® Guard 400 is an APEO-free and low-VOC multifunctional water-based additive that imparts improved scrub resistance, abrasion resistance and superior stain resistance in indoor architectural paints.
Specialty chemicals company Orion Engineered Carbons announced plans to build a plant in the United States that will produce acetylene-based conductive additives.