Last update on Oct 24, 2025 Evonik has officially opened its first state-of-art fumed alumina production facility ‘Alu5’ in Yokkaichi, Japan, which marks a major step forward in the company’s strategy to serve the Asian market with advanced aluminum oxide-based solutions. This mid-double-digit million Euro investment underscores Evonik’s commitment to innovation, supply security, sustainability, and customer proximity […]

Last update on Oct 27, 2025 Arkema achieves ISCC PLUS certification of its waterborne acrylic resins in Boretto, Italy – in line with Arkema’s global Mass Balance roadmap. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) reduction at the site is up to 100%. This achievement supports customers as they advance more sustainable solutions for coatings in markets such as architectural coatings, adhesives, consumer

Last update on Oct 24, 2025 BASF Coatings has announced an expanded collaboration with Xiaomi, supporting the automaker’s plan to co-develop 100 car paint colors over the next three years. The initiative aims to drive innovation and personalization in automotive color design, redefining the visual language of smart mobility. Setting new trends with innovative & personalized colors

Envalior will make its debut at K 2025. At the Envalior booth – Hall 6, Booth B11 – visitors can discover the company’s broad portfolio of advanced material solutions organized across key market segments: Mobility, Electrical & Electronics, and Consumer Goods, alongside sections dedicated to the company’s recently launched Envalior CARES sustainability strategy and its Services offering for co-development

Safic-Alcan, a major distributor of specialty chemicals, announces that it has acquired a majority stake in Anders, a regional specialty chemical distributor in South America. Anders is now in its third generation under the leadership of Peter Anders Hornung. Headquartered in Lima, Peru, it also has offices in Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina, as

Siegwerk – a provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, Borouge – a petrochemicals company that provides innovative polyolefin solutions and TPN Food Packaging (TPN) – a food packaging manufacturer in Thailand, announces the launch of a fully recyclable, mono-material barrier stand-up pouch to meet the needs of converters, brand owners,

Last update on Oct 9, 2025 Private equity firm Carlyle (CG.O), is a front-runner in talks to take over the coatings business of German chemicals maker BASF (BASFn.DE), a source close to the matter told Reuters on 6th October 2025. Divestment attracts multiple global private equity bidders BASF wants to sell the business in a deal valuing it at

Engineered Polymer Solutions (EPS) will highlight its latest advancements in polymer technologies at the 37th Biennial Western Coatings Symposium and Show in Las Vegas, from October 19 to 22. EPS will feature high-performance solutions for architectural, construction and industrial coatings, specialty products, and adhesives. Products at display Leading the lineup in Architectural Coatings is EPS® 2736, a high-solids acrylic emulsion

Last update on Oct 6, 2025 PPG announces Secret Safari (PPG1110-4) as its 2026 Color of the Year. A versatile yellow-green, Secret Safari balances soothing comfort with a touch of energy and vitality, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. The shade is part of PPG’s 2026 global color theme, Parallels, which includes three distinct

At K Show 2025, SABIC will unveil innovative solutions to help customers develop products that have an impact in everyday life, in line with SABIC’s theme for this edition: “Connecting Everyday Life”. To highlight customer collaborations SABIC will share an immersive customer experience in its booth, displaying how its innovative materials and design expertise intersect to help

With the launch of Ultramid® H33 L, BASF is introducing the world’s first thermoplastic polyamide with a high-water permeability to the market. The unique combination of strength and water permeability makes Ultramid® H an innovative material for artificial casings in which sausages can be smoked and then dried. Artificial casing for smoking sausages Such casings have so far

Sustainability is not just skin deep – it often begins underground: in our cities’ pipe systems. This also applies to the production of PVC sewage pipes. At K 2025 in Düsseldorf (October 8–15), KraussMaffei Extrusion will present a new 3-layer pipe head that allows the safe and stable processing of up to 100% recycled material.

LANXESS decided to exercise its contractual right to offer to sell all its shares in Envalior (40.94%) to its joint venture partner, an investment company of Advent International. Subject to the availability of financing, the joint venture partner is obliged to acquire all or half of LANXESS’ shares effective April 1, 2026. If and to what extent the

Borealis announces that its new compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins (rPO) is now fully operational in Beringen, Belgium. This milestone marks a significant step forward in helping customers meet their circularity and sustainability targets – without sacrificing performance and reliability. Combines post-consumer and virgin polyolefins into rigid PP and PE Using Borealis’ proprietary Borcycle M mechanical

Covestro and Autodesk VRED announced the direct integration of the digital sample library Imagio® of Covestro into Autodesk VRED 2026.1. Imagio® is a platform of Covestro for tens of thousands of photorealistic digital material twins for polycarbonate materials. It enables designers to experience and work with these materials virtually, without having to request physical prototypes or