Funds advised by SK Capital Partners LP, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, announced the purchase of the Canadian coatings company Canlak Inc. and U.S.-based Valentus Specialty Chemicals.
On May 21 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Dr. Martin Brudermüller of BASF and Dr. Markus Krebber of RWE, accompanied by Chairman of the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industries Union (IG BCE) Michael Vassiliadis, presented a project idea that shows how industrial production can become sustainable and future-proof.
Hexion Holdings Corp., the indirect parent of Hexion Inc., recently announced that Barbara Joanne Edwards was appointed a member of its board of directors.
Birla Carbon, a global carbon black leader, recently introduced a first-of-its-kind sustainable carbonaceous material with the launch of the Continua brand.
National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer and Board of Directors (BOD) Chairman Kurt Hettinga, along with other NACD BOD members and senior leadership representatives from NACD member company Univar Solutions, commemorated the association’s 50th anniversary by ringing the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday, May 28.
To strengthen its position as market leader for energy curing materials and technology, IGM Resins recently announced a new company strategy: Go, Grow, Green.