Specialty chemical company Clariant completed a project to expand its industrial facility in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, and increased production capacity by around 15%.
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is investing more than €12 million to expand production capacity and upgrade its organic peroxides facility in Los Reyes, Mexico.
Pilot Chemical Co., Cincinnati, is investing $5 million this year – and tens of millions of dollars over the next five years – in technology and innovation.
Micro Powders, Inc. has been awarded a Silver recognition level rating from EcoVadis, the first collaborative platform providing sustainability ratings and performance improvement tools for global supply chains.
Admaterials Technologies has signed a one-year contract with Singapore's Land Transport Authority to conduct innovative research on the effectiveness of different coatings systems on the protection of critical concrete structures.
In 2017, Patricia Beurdeley, the Development & Innovation Leader for Architectural Coatings for Arkema in the EMEA region, led and compiled research related to hydrophobic acrylic emulsions used in exterior and interior paint formulations.