Renewable materials company BioAmber Inc. has closed on a $19.2 million loan from Bridging Finance Inc., acting as sub-advisor to the Sprott Bridging Income Fund LP.
Cabot Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cabot (China) Ltd., has signed a joint venture agreement with Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd. (HYC) to form a joint venture to manufacture fumed silica in China.
RPM International Inc. has acquired Specialty Polymer Coatings Inc. (SPC), a Canadian manufacturer of high-performance coatings for the global oil and gas pipeline market with annual net sales of approximately $26 million.
Industrial surfactants scattered among a number of applications, such as food, paints and coatings, crop protection, and oil and gas, take up an important one-third of the global surfactants market, but have been lacking comprehensive coverage up until now.
Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc., a specialty raw material distributor, has expanded its U.S. reach with the addition of Randy Bumgarner as a Regional Sales Manager to cover the Southeast.
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has completed key upgrades to the logistics infrastructure at its facility in Kalama, Washington.
Induron Protective Coatings, Birmingham, Alabama, is one of about 100 U.S. companies and organizations heading to Latin America for the U.S. Department of Commerce-led Trade Winds–Latin America trade mission and business forum.