Sartomer Americas, a business unit of Arkema Inc. and a global leader in specialty acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers, has named Poonam Narula Business Development Director of Sartomer Americas.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant is a finalist in the German business innovation award, Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2015, in the Large Company category.
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business recently broke ground on a new alkoxylation facility in Ningbo, China, bringing the company's total investment in the strategic multi-site to more than €400 million.
Elé Corp., McCook, IL, has become a member of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), an international trade association representing the specialty chemical industry.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced 2014 full-year sales from continuing operations of CHF 6.116 billion compared to CHF 6.076 billion in full-year 2013, an increase of 5% in local currencies, mainly driven by higher volumes (+4%). In Swiss francs, sales increased by 1%.
