Specialty chemicals distributor IMCD N.V. has expanded its technical capabilities with the addition of a coatings laboratory in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to sell Accella Performance Materials, a North American specialty polyurethane platform, to Carlisle Companies Inc. for $670 million.
GreenMantra Technologies, a clean technology company that produces high-value polymer products from waste plastics, and Sun Chemical are partnering to jointly develop polymers from recycled polystyrene waste for use in ink formulations.
Promoting sustainability through education, Birla Carbon awarded 10 students from Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Atlanta, Georgia, with sponsored scholarships for their outstanding research in various fields of science and mathematics.
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is studying plans to build a world-class plant for its Bermocoll® business, which supplies essential ingredients for the paint and buildings and construction industries.