The Polynt Group is expanding resin production capacity to serve the coatings market in North America.

Resins supplier allnex recently announced that as part of its Environmental Sustainability Governance Program, the Liquid Resins & Additives (LRA) business line will switch to the use of partially, mass balanced, bio-based pentaerythritol in all alkyds produced at the company’s European sites. 

Quiminutri Especialidades Químicas, a subsidiary of the IGM Resins Group, has a new name: IGM Resins do Brasil. 

Peninsula Polymers recently announced expanded recognition with Arkema Rheology & Specialty Additives (Coatex) for WB systems. 

Bakelite Synthetics has completed its previously announced acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s chemicals business (Georgia-Pacific Chemicals). 

LEHVOSS North America has hired Marcelo Herszenhaut as Commercial Manager for its Surface Technology Business Unit. 

AkzoNobel announced plans to invest in the expansion of in-house resin manufacturing.

IGM Resins announced the appointment of Matthijs (Thijs) van der Heide as Chief Financial Officer. 

Dymax Oligomers & Coatings recently announced that the division is now operating as Bomar Specialties LLC. 

SI Group has renewed its partnership with Brenntag for the distribution of its plastics solutions products and expanded the scope of the partnership to include SI Group’s chemical intermediates and coatings resins in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.