The demand for pigments in the coatings industry has increased in the recent past, in line with end-users' search for environment-friendly and cost-effective solutions that have a longer shelf life.
Birla Carbon was named the Pioneer Business for Sustainable Development 2018 at the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Business Opportunities for the Private Sector conference, which was held recently in Cairo.
LANXESS Corp. announced that Palmer Holland will become the exclusive distributor for Bayferrox® and Colortherm® brand inorganic pigments for the western United States.
Representatives of the LANXESS Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit recently welcomed a delegation from Ningbo Chemical Park, one of China’s largest and most modern facilities, to its headquarters in Cologne, Germany.
Burgess Pigment Co. has expanded the distribution territory of JNS-SmithChem to include Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New York State (except Buffalo) for its kaolin-based pigments.
Carbon black supplier Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire acetylene carbon black manufacturer Société du Noir d'Acétylène de l'Aubette, SAS.
