The U.S. Department of Agriculture's BioPreferred® Program commissioned a report on the impact of bio-based products in the United States, titled "An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry: 2018 Update."
In 1919, a small wood varnish company opened its doors in the riverfront city of Louisville, Kentucky. Today, the Reliance business lives on as part of AkzoNobel's North America wood coatings division.
Nouryon has acquired Zhejiang Friend Chemical Co., the largest Chinese producer of triethyl aluminum — a metal alkyl used in the production of high-volume polymers.
Maroon Group LLC has acquired Amsyn LLC, a national distributor of specialty chemicals to the coatings, lubricants, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and electronics industries.