A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has moved researchers closer to their decades-long goal of ice-proofing cargo ships, airplanes, power lines and other large structures.

The global chemical company Oxea successfully completed a debottleneck of its existing isononanoic acid production units in Oberhausen, Germany.

The Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) in China has awarded Nouryon the 2019 Responsible Care Merit Award.

Two new BYK additives, which have been developed primarily for the printing inks and inkjet inks segment, have won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award.

Bitrez Ltd., a leading manufacturer of specialist polymers and chemicals, has expanded its presence in the United States with the appointment of Dr. Shahid Qureshi as Technical Specialist for North America.

Stephen Jarvie has joined Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) as a Marine Coatings Representative, responsible for sales of the MarineLINE® cargo tank coating system in parts of Europe.

The Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) announced that Tim Janes has joined the staff as Membership Outreach Director, a new position.

Continuing the growth of its Flow Segment business, The TASI Group has acquired Sierra Instruments, a company specializing in the manufacture of flow measurement instrumentation.

Henkel has acquired Molecule Corp., a privately owned company focused on product innovation in additive manufacturing.

Chemical distributor Krahn Chemie GmbH has acquired eMBe Products & Service GmbH.