BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) will build a new world-scale production plant for 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHAcid) at the site of their existing joint venture, BASF PETRONAS Chemicals, in Kuantan, Malaysia.
3E Company, a provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, has opened a new office in Tokyo, expanding its global presence across the Asia-Pacific region.
According to a new market report, the Asia-Pacific antimicrobial coatings market is estimated to grow to $240 million by 2019 at a CAGR of 12% from 2014 to 2019.
To support its continued growth and expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, Michelman has hired Richard Yang as its new Regional Sales Manager, Asia-Pacific, Chemical Specialties, and Country Manager, China.
Cytec Industries Inc. has celebrated the successful expansion of CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS® stabilizers that are produced at the new polymer additives production line in Fengxian, Shanghai, China.
Connell Bros. Co. Australasia Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Wilbur-Ellis Co., has acquired the business of Enzyme Solutions Pty Ltd., based in Melbourne, Australia.
Resinate Materials Group Inc., a provider of polyurethane dispersion (PUD) resin technology and products to the coatings industry, has entered into a distribution agreement with Connell Brothers, a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific.