Business

BASF Coatings Opens New Center in China

BASF's Coatings division has inaugurated its new Application and Technical Center in Jiangmen, China. The center is located near the site of BASF Coatings (Guangdong) Co. Ltd (BCG,) which has offered a portfolio of refinish coatings products since 2016. Read More…

PPG Expands Malaysian Plant Operations

PPG has expanded plant operations in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia to produce non-stick coatings for kitchenware, industrial bakeware, and low friction applications. The non-stick and decorative coatings produced at the plant will offer customers in the kitchen and industrial bakeware industries coatings options that are made without PFAS. Read More…

Vibrantz Acquires Micro Abrasives

Vibrantz Technologies has acquired Micro Abrasives Corporation, a manufacturer of calcined alumina. The company’s products are used in the manufacture of liquid abrasives for automotive polish formulations, precision powders, and slurries. Micro Abrasives employs 50 people at its two facilities in Westfield, Mass., and Alexandria, La. Read More…

Covestro Invests in Pittsburgh Headquarters

Covestro LLC is investing more than $40 million to modernize its Pittsburgh headquarters. The 9-building site employs approximately 700 people and has served as the North American business headquarters since 1958, as well as one of the company's three global R&D hubs. This investment will renovate polyurethane R&D facilities, update equipment and machinery, and refresh the campus to feel in line with Covestro's mission. Read More…