Market research firm Future Market Insights (FMI) released a study that reports the advanced aerospace coatings market in Europe was valued at just over $390 million in 2018.

In order to support its global growth strategy, Elkem Silicones has decided to build a new Research and Development center at its Saint-Fons, France, site.

Chemical distributor Brenntag has completed the acquisition of all shares of specialty chemicals distributor Alphamin S.A., headquartered in Wavre, Belgium, and its subsidiary, New Jersey-based Alphamin Inc.

BASF and Gustav Grolman GmbH & Co. KG have strengthened their exclusive collaboration in Europe in the marketing of amine-based curing agents for the professional processing of epoxy resins.

The Krahn Chemie Group, a chemical distributor headquartered in Germany, has expanded the cooperation with Valtris Specialty Chemicals, Independence, Ohio.

The Chemours Co., Wilmington, Delaware, has exclusively partnered with Vitex-Yannidis Brothers, the largest Greek-owned producer of architectural coatings.

Corob Group has acquired Corob Service, its exclusive distributor and equipment service provider in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Gasunie New Energy have joined forces to investigate the possible large-scale conversion of sustainable electricity into green hydrogen via the electrolysis of water.

The province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, TNO (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research), ECN (Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands) and the Flemish VITO are jointly investing €10 million in the development of bio-aromatics, sustainable raw materials for the chemical industry.

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has released a new overview of financial instruments available to support European bio-economy development.