Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. recently announced that Robert Bryant will step down as president and CEO to pursue other opportunities, effective August 31, 2022. He will also step down as a member of the Board of Directors at such time. Rakesh Sachdev, an independent director and former CEO of Platform Specialty Products Corporation (now renamed Element Solutions Inc.) and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, will assume the role of interim CEO at that time. 

Read more: Axalta’s CEO Transition

Nouryon has been granted a US Patent for its LumaTreat tagged polymer products. US Patent No. 11,208,408 - “Method of Controlling Scale in Aqueous Systems” – covers LumaTreat tagged polymer products and the fluorescent monomers used in their creation. 

Read more: Nouryon Granted Patent for LumaTreat Tagged...

On July 29, the Michigan-based Tribar Manufacturing plant ignored 460 waste treatment alarms over the course of three hours, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). 

Read more: Update: Plating Facility Overrode 460 Alarms...

Univar Solutions Inc., a global provider of specialty ingredients and chemicals, has acquired Vicom Distribución Productos Quimicos, S.L., a regional specialty chemicals distributor in Spain and Portugal.  

Read more: Univar Expands with Vicom Acquisition

Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, endorsed a new auto policy at the union's Constitutional Convention that sets out a comprehensive vision to transform Canada into a global leader in electric vehicle production.

Read more: New Policy to Boost Canada’s Auto Sector

Designed for isolating large and tall process equipment, including apparatus/distillation, reactors, and pilot plant operations, the UniMax Floor Mounted Hoods are supplied in standard models from 6-foot to 24-foot wide with various depth and height options.  

Read more: UniMax Offers Modular Fume Hoods

Ceramic coatings can be produced economically using the aerosol deposition coating method. For the first time, this enables nickel-phosphorus-free friction shims for application temperatures of up to 700° C.

Read more: Heraeus’ Nickel-Phosphorus-Free Friction Shims

SAMES KREMLIN North America recently welcomed Eric Korzer to its general industrial sales team as regional manager for Quebec and eastern Canada. Korzer will be reporting to Doug Leroux, director of sales for the company’s Canadian subsidiary.

Read more: SAMES KREMLIN Names New Canadian Regional Manager

Extreme Coatings, a global supplier of wear-resistant coating solutions, has started the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Austria, where it will produce high-performance coatings for feedscrews in injection molding and extrusion applications. 

Read more: Extreme Coatings Expands with New Austria Facility

Atotech, a specialty chemicals technology and electroplating solutions company, celebrated the inauguration of its new production site in Querétaro, Mexico, on July 18. The site is located at Parque Industrial Aeropuerto (PIA) Colón and has a capacity to produce 33 tons/day. 

Read more: Atotech Unveils its New Facility in Mexico