AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. (AGCCA) announced an expansion at its Thorndale, Pennsylvania, production facility that will add up to 50% more manufacturing, a quality control lab and office space.
PPG recently announced an investment of $2.7 million to expand its powder coatings manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Sumaré, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
Nouryon has started full-scale production at its organic peroxide greenfield site in Tianjin, China, to support the increasing demand from packaging, paints and coatings, and construction customers in the region.
Elkem recently announced a strategic investment plan to unlock new specialty silicones supply for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Americas.
Nouryon recently announced it has started production at a new manufacturing facility located at its site in Ningbo, China, to meet increasing demand in the Asia region for polymers used in the packaging, paints and coatings, and construction industries.
Evonik’s Coating Additives business line has taken another step to improve the supply situation by increasing the production capacity of several critical additives.