Trinseo and RWDC Industries LLC reaffirmed their commitment to producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) dispersion products by signing a joint development agreement. Together, Trinseo and RWDC Industries are helping manage rising consumer interest in packaging solutions that offer compostability and recyclability by developing PHA dispersion coatings. Get latest updates from Trinseo! Visit profile >> Shelf-stable technology for paper […]

Last update on Dec 3, 2025 To strengthen its specialties business, German chemical company WACKER and Chinese specialty silane producer and joint-venture partner SICO Performance Material have opened a new application development center for organofunctional silanes in Jining, China. Get latest updates from WACKER! View profile >> Lab facility for high-performance additives for coatings industry The approx.

Last update on Dec 8, 2025 Wesco Group (Wesco) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire National Coatings & Supplies (NCS), a distributor of coatings and related solutions to aftermarket automotive refinish and specialty industrial customers. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Wesco’s continued growth. Terms of the transaction were not

Omya, a minerals and chemicals company operating in over 50 countries, has launched a new business unit specializing in the sales and distribution of specialty materials. One-stop shop technical solutions for customers Headquartered in Switzerland, Omya Specialty Materials combines a comprehensive portfolio of pigments, binders, additives and life science ingredients from leading manufacturers with the company’s own

DRUCKFARBEN Group, a provider of flexible packaging inks, architectural coatings, building materials, and energy-saving solutions, held the official blessing ceremony for its new production facility in Chalcis on October 23, 2025. The ceremony welcomed approximately 200 guests, including local government representatives, business partners, and employees. His Eminence, Porphyrios conducted the blessing, reaffirming the Group’s longstanding

Sun Chemical has expanded perylene pigment production capacity at its Ludwigshafen, Germany site, adding up to 200 metric tons of finished goods and intermediates to meet growing global demand. The expansion reinforces Sun Chemical’s long-term commitment to providing a secure and reliable supply of high-performance perylene pigments to customers across the coatings, plastics and automotive markets. Delivering high-performance color

Last update on Nov 10, 2025 China’s automotive industry is shifting from rapid growth to structural adjustment and upgrading, while the broader industrial sector is intensifying efforts to tackle climate challenges and accelerate green transformation. As a key enabler for both sectors, the coatings industry supports this transition with low-carbon, safe and durable solutions. Covestro and Nippon

At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, NatureWorks and Sukano unveiled three major innovations that could redefine compostable packaging. Their collaboration has delivered commercially viable, high-performance solutions that don’t require costly equipment upgrades, a crucial step toward scaling sustainable packaging across industries. BoPLA films as thin as a human hair Among the highlights was the new BoPLA High-Barrier Film,

A new research study by ETH Zurich, in collaboration with BASF SE, has investigated an alternative route for mixed plastic waste streams from end-of-life vehicles: to recycle it alongside biomass. The results show: the recycling of one kg of automotive shredder residues with 3 kg of biomass reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 3

Last update on Nov 5, 2025 Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has developed a recycling technology that can decompose diverse carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) made from thermosetting resins while retaining the strength and surface quality of those fibers. The company drew on this technology to create a nonwoven fabric employing recycled carbon fibers. Retains

Last update on Oct 23, 2025 LyondellBasell (LYB) is enhancing its high-quality standards for mechanically recycled materials through investments in their R&D capabilities. One example is at the innovation Center in Frankfurt where LYB is strengthening its efforts in the development of advanced sorting, decontamination and compounding technologies as well as advanced analytics of post-consumer recyclates under

Last update on Oct 22, 2025 With its new FC/CM3/AD1 compound series, KRAIBURG TPE meets the requirements of the two most important regulations for food contact applications: European Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 and Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations (21CFR §177.2600) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new series was developed specifically for contact with

Last update on Oct 24, 2025 Covestro, a supplier of advanced polymer materials, has received the prestigious Good Design Award for its work on transforming recycled engineering plastics into premium design materials using groundbreaking Color, Material and Finish (CMF) solutions. This recognition underscores Covestro’s commitment to turning sustainability into a true design differentiator—allowing brands to create

Last update on Oct 28, 2025 Kraton Corporation, a producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine chemicals, announced a strategic plan to streamline its polymers operations in Berre, France and solely focus on producing USBC products in that location, ceasing production of HSBC products. Response to global overcapacity of HSBC production On

Last update on Oct 28, 2025 Braskem announces that its Board of Directors has approved an estimated investment of R$ 4.2 billion to increase the capacity of its petrochemical complex in Rio de Janeiro by 220,000 tons of ethylene per year, along with equivalent volumes of polyethylene. The initial phase of basic engineering, with a budget of R$