AkzoNobel announced the opening of a new research and development (R&D) center in High Point, N.C. It will function as a product development facility and customer support center for the company’s Wood Coatings business. Read More…

Vibrantz Technologies announced that it will invest almost $20 million to increase capacity of its patented Pearls™ sustainable tinting solution at its facility in Sittard, Netherlands. Read More…

Rudd Company, Inc., a wood coatings manufacturer based in Seattle, WA, has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all its assets, including the Rudd® Wood Finishes and Glitsa® Floor Finishes brands, to Gemini Coatings, an Oklahoma-based wood coatings manufacturing company. Read More…

IMCD announced the relocation and opening of the new IMCD Coatings & Construction Laboratory to serve customers throughout North America. Read More…

BASF announced plans to expand its global alkyl polyglucosides (APG®s) production capacity at its sites in Bangpakong, Thailand, and Cincinnati, Ohio. BASF says it hopes that the expansions, which are expected to be complete in 2025, will help strengthen its position in the APG market and better serve customers from the regional supply points, while reducing cross-regional volume flows. Read More…

The Bodo Möller Chemie Group is expanding its cooperative partnership with manufacturer Henkel Adhesive Technologies. The special chemicals company will also distribute to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Read More…

The Chemours Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Glycolic Acid business for $137 million to PureTech Scientific Inc., a company founded and backed by Iron Path Capital. Read More…

Covestro signed a 90 megawatt (MW) virtual power purchase agreement (vPPA) with Ørsted, a Danish energy company. Read More…