additives

Carbon Waters Opens its First Production Unit

Carbon Waters recently reached a major milestone with the installation of its first production unit at its facility in Pessac.

Arkema Opens Innovation Lab for Light-Curable Specialties in Japan

French specialty materials manufacturer Arkema has opened its new technologies innovation lab for ultraviolet-light-cured (UV-cured), light emitting diode (LED-cured) and electron-beam-cured (EB-cured) curable resins and additives for specialty coating and adhesive applications at the company’s Kyoto Technical Center (KTC).

BASF to Expand Additives Plant in China

BASF is to invest in the expansion of its advanced additives plant at Nanjing, China. The expansion includes a state-of-the-art production line for the company’s high-performance controlled free radical polymerization (CFRP) dispersants used in the coatings industry. The new line is planned to start up by the end of 2025.

Orion Breaks Ground on Battery Materials Plant in Texas

Specialty chemicals company Orion, a producer of carbon black, broke ground on a battery materials plant in Texas, US. According to Orion, the facility will be the only one in the US producing acetylene-based conductive additives for lithium-ion batteries and other applications for the growing electrification.

Graphene for Sustainable Development

Interview with Alban Chesneau and Nicolas Castet, Carbon Waters

Ineos to Acquire MBCC’s Admixtures Business

Ineos Enterprises has signed an agreement to buy MBCC Group’s admixture business from Sika. The deal is required by European antitrust regulators to approve Sika’s purchase of the MBCC Group, formerly BASF Construction Chemicals. The transaction is scheduled to complete in the first half of this year, subject to regulatory approvals.

Venator Investor Seeks Urgent Board Change

Venator’s second-largest investor, Czech private equity fund J&T MS 1 SICAV, is asking for a seat on the board of the UK-headquartered multinational pigments and additives producer, citing major concerns about its financial underperformance and massive shareholder value destruction.

Saudi’s Dussur Buys into Italmatch Chemicals

Dussur, the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company, has agreed to buy a stake in Italian specialty additives manufacturer Italmatch Chemicals from private equity group Bain Capital. The Riyadh-based group will also invest €100 million in Italmatch as a capital increase.

Arkema Divests Phosphorous Business

As part of its “dynamic portfolio management,” French specialty chemicals producer Arkema said it has agreed to sell its subsidiary Febex, a global player in phosphorus derivatives, to Belgian group Prayon.

Kemira Sells Colorants Dye Business to Chromascape

Kemira has agreed to sell its colorants dye business to Chromascape, a US-based specialty colorants and additives supplier.

IMCD Expands in China with Welex Buy

IMCD China, part of Netherlands-headquartered multinational chemicals distributor IMCD, has agreed to take over specialty distribution company Welex, boosting its footprint in China.

Baerlocher Hikes Indian Additives Output

Lanxess Completes Solvay Additives Buy

Hexion Sells Additives Technology to Münzing

PolyOne Takes Spain’s IQAP Masterbatch

Bluestar Adisseo Buys Nutriad

ICL Sells Businesses to SK Capital

BYK Expands Texas Additives Plant

Huntsman Spin-off Completes Second IPO Round

Clariant Gets China OK for Stabilizers Site

Italmatch Agrees Merger with Detrex

Clariant in Chinese Light Stabilizers JV

Right Time, Right Message

Huntsman Spin-off Venator Launches IPO

RheinChemie Absorbs Rubber and Colorant Additives

BASF investing in Plastic Additives in China

Perstorp Divests Belgian Coatings Additives

Marubeni Buys into Feed Additives Supplier

Chemtura Shareholders Approve Sale to Lanxess

Eastman Takes Control of China’s TALT

BASF to Lift Plastics Additives Output

BASF Global Photoinitiators to IGM Resins

Huntsman to Add Textile Effects to TiO2 Split

Huntsman to Close South African TiO2 Plant

Biesterfeld Establishes Performance Rubber Division