A series of concrete bridges that support a new high-speed rail line connecting Beijing and Shanghai is set to benefit from the protective properties of specialty polyetheramines from the Performance Products division of Huntsman Corp.
DuPont has reported a fourth-quarter profit as the company reduced expenses and benefited from increased demand for automotive plastics and electronics materials.
Eastman Chemical Co. has completed the acquisition of Tongxiang Xinglong Fine Chemical Co. Ltd., a cellulose-based specialty polymers manufacturing facility located near Shanghai, China.
In order to meet the increased demand and to further improve its service to packaging converters and commercial printers Flint Group is expanding its manufacturing site for liquid packaging and sheetfed inks at Konstantynow Lodzki in Poland.
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Italian solvent-borne alkyd and polyester coating resins business to an affiliate of Tenax Group, an Italian-based company that produces similar products.