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The company has reported its financial results for the full-year 2022. Despite lower sales volumes as a consequence of the recessionary environment, Covestro’s group sales grew by 13% to €18.0 billion.

Since its formation in 2013, the company has been building a portfolio of solutions to serve the apparel, textiles, packaging, paper, coatings, and adhesives and sealants markets.

Westlake Epoxy was also rated at this level in 2021 which positions it at the top 1% of companies assessed by EcoVadis.

This article discusses how to control and quantify the amount of mixed polymer content as it can directly relate to the final morphology of the latex particles during polymerization.

The company has been utilizing its warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria, to provide specialty chemicals, such as adhesives, resins, additives, and fillers from leading chemical manufacturers to end users.

The company says the market environment was dominated by the consequences of the war in Ukraine, and in particular by increased raw material and energy prices.

The supervisory board of BASF SE has appointed Stephan Kothrade, Ph.D., president, Intermediates, as a member of its board of executive directors. 

Westlake Corp. announced fourth-quarter and record full-year 2022 results, reportedly driven by a strong macroeconomy in the first half of 2022.

The specialty chemicals company is investing in its site in Freeport, Texas, to meet the rising demand for specialty aliphatic isocyanates used in the production of low-VOC polyurethane coatings and adhesives.

Existing and potential customers and interested parties of the specialty chemicals company can find out about new product developments, technologies, and general industry trends at the online event to be held March 7-9, 2023.