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Acquisition celebration held July 31 in La Marida, California

IMCD Completes Acquisition of U.S. Specialty Chemicals Distributor

August 10, 2018

IMCD N.V. has successfully completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of U.S. specialty chemicals distributor E.T. Horn Co.

Hall Technologies Announces Expanded Territory

August 10, 2018

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Specialty chemical distributor Hall Technologies Inc. recently expanded its territory for BYK USA.

Pilot Chemical Co. Opens Innovation Center

August 10, 2018

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Pilot Chemical Co. officially opened its new Innovation Center in Pittsburgh on July 25.

BASF to Expand Capacity for Highly Chromatic Yellow Pigments

August 9, 2018

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BASF announced that the company plans to extend its production capacities for isoindoline yellow pigments by around 70% by 2020.

AkzoNobel Opens Training Center in Brazil

August 9, 2018

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Customers are the main focus of a new training center opened by AkzoNobel at its Santo André site near São Paulo, Brazil.

Phil McDivitt, CEO (left) and Andrew Leigh (right) director of compounding technology at Ascend Performance Materials.

Ascend Performance Materials Buys Britannia Techno Polymer

August 2, 2018

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Ascend Performance Materials announced the purchase of Britannia Techno Polymer (BTP), an engineering plastics compounder based in the Netherlands.

BASF Specialty Polyamide Wins German Innovation Award

August 1, 2018

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BASF's specialty polyamide Ultramid® Deep Gloss has been awarded the German Innovation Award 2018 in the "Materials and Surfaces" category.

Krahn Chemie Expands Agreement with Valtris Specialty Chemicals

August 1, 2018

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The Krahn Chemie Group, a chemical distributor headquartered in Germany, has expanded the cooperation with Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Independence, Ohio.

Axalta Expands Liquid Coatings Production Facility

August 1, 2018

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Axalta announced a 30,000-square-foot expansion of its Jacksonville, Texas, production facility, slated to be completed in the first quarter of 2019.

Axalta Reports Increased Net Sales for Second Quarter

August 1, 2018

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Paint and coatings manufacturer Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, reporting second quarter net sales of $1,206.5 million, an increase of 10.8% year-over-year.

AkzoNobel Moves to Exit Another Market

PPG Announces Global Price Increase, Updates Earnings Guidance

Harvesting a field of soybeans with a combine harvester

Evaluation of Soy-Derived Solvents as PCBTF Alternatives in Industrial Alkyd Coatings

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