Specialty Polymers Inc. has launched a new website it says presents users with an improved product finding experience, a news and events page, and a video commemorating the company’s 50 years of innovation and family ownership.

Elcometer, a manufacturer of inspection and blasting equipment, has reached more than half a million views on its YouTube channel.

Clariant says it is launching a full suite of more sustainable additives and coatings solutions.

Cathay Industries USA, Inc. announced that effective August 1, 2019, Andicor Specialty Chemicals Corporation will be its exclusive distributor for Canada.

Toyal America, a manufacturer of aluminum powders and advanced aluminum pigments, expands Palmer Holland’s territory to include Canada.

AkzoNobel says distributors can now fulfill more orders in less time, thanks to MaestroHue – a digital color-matching system developed by Chemcraft, AkzoNobel’s specialist wood coatings brand.

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, in Bayreuth, Germany, are working on a new spraying method for powdered ceramics.

Dow and Univar Inc. recently announced Dow has selected Univar Solutions as a key North American channel to market, distributing Dow’s broad product portfolio of polyols and isocyanates effective April 1, 2019. Univar Solutions was recently created from the combination of Univar and Nexeo Solutions.

Sherwin-Williams CEO John G. Morikis has outlined the steps his company is taking to support customers during the quarantine period.

Debro has acquired Tartan Color & Chemical, a Canadian distributor primarily focused on the industrial specialties market. The transaction makes Debro one of the leading independent distributors in Canada for industrial specialties, food ingredients and home and personal care.

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Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has announced the 13 finalists, including two from Canada, for the 2019 edition of its Imagine Chemistry collaborative innovation challenge.

Everyone has had to change and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, including businesses. Firms adapting to deal with the virus have become a reality.

Please note that the CFCM’s 2019 Buyers Guide release date has been postponed to later in the Fall. We are building a new database to better serve you and hope the new guide will be more accessible and even easier to navigate. Stay tuned for more info!

PPG received the FutureEdge 50 and CIO 100 awards from IDG’s CIO magazine in June.

PPG announced the introduction of PPG AQUACRONÔ 270 Series waterborne acrylic sanding primer, a fast-drying, single-component primer/sealer for interior wood, wood-related and plastic products.

ICL Phosphate Specialty recently released SCRATCH-X, a functional additive designed to enhance scratch-resistant properties of water-based coatings protecting furniture, cabinetry, and other OEM applications.

FABTECH 2019, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, is set to engage the industry with forward-thinking, solution-driven, inspirational keynote sessions on November 11-14 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The informative and captivating keynotes will be led by one of three dynamic featured speakers, including three-time Super Bowl Champion Chad Hennings, Author Frank Abagnale Jr., and Mythbuster’sGrant Imahara.

AkzoNobel, manufacturer of the Chemcraftbrand of industrial wood coatings, says Horizon Forest Products has joined its distribution network. 

Nouryon recently launched a new solution for the building and construction market it says boosts the effectiveness of energy-saving “cool roof” coatings by improving their ability to reflect light and enhancing their self-cleaning properties.