PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business announced that more than 2,000 gallons of AMERCOAT® coatings were used to refurbish the “Tent of Tomorrow” at the New York State Pavilion, an historic attraction erected in Queens 51 years ago to celebrate the 1964 World’s Fair.
RPM International Inc. announced that the continuing strength of the U.S. dollar against most foreign currencies, coupled with rainy weather in North America, dampened performance for the fiscal 2016 first quarter ended August 31, 2015.
Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the capital stock of privately held Arizona Chemical Holdings Corp. for a cash purchase price of $1.37 billion.
PPG Industries has completed its previously announced acquisition of the remaining interest in Chemfil Canada Limited, a joint venture of PPG and Madinal Enterprises.
Oxea has named Specialty Chemical Sales Inc. (SCS) as the national distribution partner for its next-generation coalescing agent Oxfilm 351 in the United States.
To meet the demands of its fast-growing Asian markets, Michelman has invested in additional production equipment at its Singapore manufacturing facility, which increases capacity by 40 percent.
In a move to better serve its customers in North and Latin America, the global chemical company Oxea is continuing with the detailed engineering for a propanol unit at its world-scale production plant at Bay City, TX.