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2024 ASI Top 20: World’s leading manufacturers of adhesives and sealants
The Adhesives and Sealants Industry (ASI) has released its annual list of the Top 20 leading global adhesive and sealant manufacturers. This ranking is based on sales figures and additional information...
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Altana increases sales and continues to focus on investments
Altana's sales and profitability increased in the first half of 2024.
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Saint-Gobain to acquire construction chemicals firm Ovniver Group
Saint-Gobain has plans to acquire the Mexican construction chemicals firm Ovniver Group for 815 million dollars. With this move, the company intends to further strength its worldwide presence in the construction...
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Sale to Fidelium Partners: J.W. Ostendorf announces new management level and structure
Following the completion of the sale of J.W. Ostendorf and its subsidiaries FLT Handel und Service, and Renaulac in France to Fidelium Partners on 1 August 2024, the company is now announcing the new management...
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TER Chemicals acquires Evonik’s Fischer-Tropsch wax business
TER Chemicals has finalized the acquisition of Evonik's modified Fischer-Tropsch wax business, effective June 30, 2024. This acquisition includes a range of custom Fischer-Tropsch waxes designed for various...
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Azelis expands its CASE portfolio in Indonesia with Allnex
Azelis announced a new distribution agreement in Indonesia with Allnex. Effective immediately, Azelis will distribute Allnex’s range of additives for the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers...
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BASF switches to bio-based ethyl acrylate
BASF switches its portfolio to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate (EA), with which the product carbon foodprint can be reduced by 30 %.
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Byk ends production of PFAS-containing additives
Byk Additives is on the way to a PFAS-free product portfolio and has set itself the goal of delivering the last PFAS-containing products by the end of 2025.
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Grolman Group expands activities in Northern and Eastern Europe
Grolman establishes a new office in the Ukraine and extends its cooperation with Orion Engineered Carbons to distribute carbon blacks in Nordic and the Baltic regions.
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Brenntag acquires Monarch Chemicals
Brenntag Essentials has acquired Monarch Chemicals, a distributor of commodity and agricultural chemicals within the UK with in-house liquid and powder blending facilities.
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Hexion and Clariant: collaboration to develop intumescent coatings
Hexion, a specialist chemicals, announces a strategic collaboration with Clariant, a intumescent additive supplier, to develop cutting-edge intumescent coatings.
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Bodo Möller Chemie Japan appoints new Managing Director
Bodo Möller Chemie Japan has introduced Julian Bashore as its new Managing Director.
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BASF explosion: damage of two million euros
The cause of an explosion at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen, which slightly injured 18 people and caused damage totalling two million euros, remains unclear, while there are no indications of intent.