The surface treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has opened a new laboratory at its 38,700-square-foot manufacturing and office facility in Queretaro, Mexico.

Specialty chemical company Clariant completed a project to expand its industrial facility in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, and increased production capacity by around 15%.

Nexeo Solutions Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mexico City, Mexico-based specialty chemicals distribution business of Ultra Chem S. de R.L. de C.V. (Ultra Chem).

The Chemours Co., Wilmington, Delaware, formally inaugurated its new titanium dioxide (TiO₂) production line at its Altamira plant in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. 

CHEMSPEC Ltd., a member of the SAFIC-ALCAN GROUP family of companies, has formed a subsidiary that will serve the Mexican industrial manufacturing sector.

PPG recently opened a distribution center in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, to serve its PPG-Comex business.

Clariant has inaugurated its new production plant for water-based pigment preparations in Mexico.

The Chemours Co. has begun the commercial startup of its new titanium dioxide (TiO₂) line at its Altamira plant in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. 

Axalta Coating Systems inaugurated production at its expanded resin manufacturing facility located at its Tlalnepantla campus outside of Mexico City.

Beckers Group, a leading global supplier of coil coatings, announced the official opening of its new production site in Monterrey, Mexico, on April 6, 2016.