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Dörken Inaugurates Its New Office in Herdecke and Begins Construction at The Hagen-Vorhalle Site

On June 19, Dörken held a double event, celebrating both the opening of its new office building and the beginning of the extension works of its construction foil unit in Hagen-Vorhalle.

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Clariant's Bio-Based Processing and Dispersing Additives for Biopolymers Awarded with Two Certifications

Clariant's Licocare RBW Vita Range, Licolub FA 1 and Licowax have been awarded the "OK compost INDUSTRIAL" certificate. In addition, Licocare RBW 102 Vita was granted the "OK biodegradable SOIL" label.

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BYK Launches Its New Website

At the beginning of June, specialty chemicals manufacturer BYK launched its new website. The new website aims at providing BYK's customers a more informative, more modern, and more service-oriented platform.

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Europolveri Supports its Territory

Italian manufacturer of powder coatings, Europolveri, has commited to helping its territory by donating to health care NPO Fondazione San Bortolo.

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Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber Is the New Chairman of Altana's Supervisory Board

Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmieder, The Supervisory Board of ALTANA, has reconstituted itself and has appointed Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber as its new chairman.

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Cortec Releases 'Survival Guide' To Help Fight Corrosion on Utilities During the Extended Shutdown

This year's lockdown made us realize how important and necessary it is to protect basic utilities such as boilers, cooling water systems, and closed loops. For this purpose, Cortec® has released a detailed white paper on strategies to help commercial and institutional facilities prevent the corrosion.

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Axalta Renews Contract as Official Team Supplier with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team

Axalta, with its Spies Hecker refinish brand, re-signed the Official Team Supplier contract with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.

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Hexigone Inhibitors Converts Production to Support UK Front Line Workers

Corrosion inhibitors manufacturer Hexigone Inhibitors is now manufacturing hand sanitiser to help protect staff on the front line.

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Hempel To Open a New Factory in Yantai, China

Hempel began the construction of a new factory in Yantai Chemical Industrial Park to strengthen its presence in China.

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WE.YOU.HERE: Dörken's Campaign to Support the Local Economy

Ewald Dörken AG launched the WE.YOU.HERE initiative to support the local economy of Herdecke and Hagen during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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TQC Sheen Now Part of the Inks & Coatings Segment of Industrial Physics

Manufacturer and supplier of paint test equipment TQC Sheen, headquartered in The Netherlands, is now part of Industrial Physics Inks & Coatings segment.

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Axalta Takes Part in the Fight Against Coronavirus By Increasing the Production of Voltatex Electrical Insulating Resins

The Voltatex® award-winning line of resins is used to produce essential medical devices and healthcare equipment during the global pandemic of COVID-19 such as respirators, facemasks and MRI machines.

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HMG Donates Hand Sanitizers for Manchester and the United Kingdom

HMG is working closely with partners to supply First Thing Sanitise for front-line workers, care providers and charities in Manchester and across the UK.

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DSM Withdraws Specific Chemical from Products of its European Coating Resins Portfolio

Royal DSM is eliminating alkylphenol-ethoxylates (APEOs) from its European coating resin product lines in order to offer a more sustainable portfolio of coating resins. This decision is part of the company's sustainable strategy which aims at eliminating also CoCH from all coating resins products by 2025.

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Axalta Announces the Conclusion of Its Review of Strategic Alternatives

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced the conclusion of the review of strategic alternatives, initiated by its Board of Directors on June 19, 2019 with the aim of maximising shareholder value.

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