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PPG Industries is increasing precipitated silica production capacity at its Delfzijl, Netherlands, manufacturing location by more than 15,000 tons per year, due in part to growing global demand for AGILON^® performance silica products.

BASF is going to significantly increase its production capacities of bismuth vanadate pigments in Besigheim near Stuttgart, Germany.

Loctite´s advertising at yesterday’s Super Bowl was a big success.

The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) and the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) are partnering to invigorate chemistry education and support STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the nation’s schools.

The Hamburg-based KRAHN CHEMIE Group has taken over the distribution of the specialty plasticizers of FERRO (Belgium) S.p.r.l. (FERRO) in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and Poland.

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) requires manufacturers, importers, downstream users, and distributors of chemical substances and mixtures to adopt the standard by June 2015.

General Motors (GM) awarded Sika Brazil its Supplier Quality Excellence Award at a ceremony held in November in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil.

In an ongoing effort to better serve its customer base of independent retailers, PPG Architectural Coatings, a business of PPG Industries, has launched the all-new PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS^® brand, combining the PPG Pittsburgh Paints brand and DEVOE^® Paint.

Michelman has acquired its long-time sales and service partner, Supack International P/L, making it an integral part of Michelman India. 

Axalta Coating Systems celebrated the North American International Auto Show in style.