Private equity firm Huron Capital Partners LLC and industry veteran Ray Chlodney have cofounded Valentus Specialty Chemicals Inc. (Valentus), a platform company in the specialty coatings industry.
Emerald Specialties Group, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has completed an expansion of its R&D/pilot plant capabilities at its Cincinnati, OH, facility.
AkzoNobel and Solvay have joined forces with Ernst & Young to jointly develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials in paints, coatings and other applications.