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2024-03-28
Bright outlook for the market for pigments and fillers
The market for fillers and pigments is growing strongly, according to the market research companies Fact.MR and Transparency Market Research. The outlook for further development remains promising from the perspective of the pigment industry. By Chiara Foppa Pedretti, contributing author. View More
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2024-03-27
EUROPEAN PROJECT AIMS TO LEVERAGE AI
A new European-funded research project seeks to address the need for decarbonization in the building and construction sector. The project will take aim at inefficient glazing as one of its goals. View More
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2024-03-27
Sales down 12 percent BYK continues to invest 25 million euros in the construction of the European Test Center
March 22, 2024 – BYK will be constructing a cutting-edge laboratory building at its site in Wesel. The aim is to generate new innovations together with customers and for customers in End use labs. Besides this, the new building will make integrated seminar and function rooms available for the numerous visits by customers. BYK Division President Dr. Jörg Hinnerwisch elucidates: “BYK is networked with its customers worldwide and, with this innovative laboratory complex, it will be creating space for effective communication as well as for developments and cooperation with our customers and distributors. At the same time, the new building will offer us more opportunities for our exclusive on-site seminars that are so much in demand.” View More
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2024-03-26
LANXESS sales decline by 17 percent in 2023 Earnings are expected to improve in 2024
2023 was a year of multiple crises for the German chemical industry: Weak demand in numerous customer industries and market regions combined with inventory reduction by customers, high energy prices in Germany, and geopolitical tensions. This also characterized fiscal year 2023 for the specialty chemicals company LANXESS. For the current year, however, the Group expects a moderate increase in earnings. View More
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2024-03-25
AKZONOBEL INVESTS $30 MILLION IN NORTH AMERICAN POWDER COATINGS SITES
AkzoNobel is investing more than $30 million to modernize equipment and boost manufacturing capabilities at four North American powder coating sites. View More
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2024-03-22
PPG recognized as only paint and coatings manufacturer on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies list
PPG today announced that it has been recognized on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies list, ranking No. 43 out of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. for its performance across environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators. View More
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2024-03-22
Hempel introduces Hempatherm IC, its first thermal insulation coatings system
As the need to control maintenance costs and manage Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) increases, leading coatings manufacturer, Hempel A/S, introduces the Hempatherm IC. View More
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2024-03-20
Titanium dioxide import and export data from January to February 2024
From January to February 2024, the cumulative import was 696,000 tons, an increase of 3.3% year-on-year. View More
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2024-03-19
"Analysis and Application of Crop Salt and Alkali Tolerance Mechanism" was selected as one of the top ten scientific advances in China in 2023
On February 29, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) announced the country's top 10 science advances in 2023, which included the discovery of a gene that promotes saline-alkali tolerance in crops. Syngenta Group played an important role in this significant breakthrough. View More
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2024-03-19
LB GROUP CO..LTD PRICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Valuable customers: According to the market, LB Group decides: Effective from March 18th 2024, a net price increase of CNY 500 per ton will be applied for all titanium dioxide products for China market, and a net price increase of USD 100 per ton will be applied for all titanium dioxide products for overseas market. View More
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2024-03-14
Tronox announced an increase in the price of titanium dioxide by $125/ton
TRONOX:Asia Pacific Q2 2024 price increase notification,In order to support ourcontinued reinvestment in our vertical integration, prices for all TiONA® titaniumdioxide rutile products sold in Asia Pacific will be adjusted by +USD125 effective Apri1st 2024。 View More
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2024-03-11
Lubei Chemical Plans to Build a Chlorinated Titanium Dioxide Project with a Capacity of 60,000 Tons
On March 6th, Lubei Chemical announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shandong Xianghai Titanium Resources Technology Co., Ltd. plans to invest 719 million yuan to build an annual production of 60,000 tons of chlorinated titanium dioxide expansion project. The project is expected to bring a production scale of 60,000 tons/year of chlorinated titanium dioxide and 20,000 tons/year of chlorine gas. View More
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2024-03-05
Celanese Corporation Reports Full Year 2023 and Fourth Quarter Earnings
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today reported full year 2023 GAAP diluted earnings per share of $18.00 and adjusted earnings per share of $8.92. The Company generated net sales of $10.9 billion in 2023, an increase of 13 percent from the prior year, due to an increase in volume of 23 percent reflecting the Mobility & Materials (M&M) acquisition, partially offset by a decrease in price of 10 percent. Full year 2023 volume decreased by 2 percent, excluding M&M, due to challenging demand and competitive dynamics across most of the year. Celanese took actions to reduce costs and align production and inventory levels with demand to report 2023 consolidated operating profit of $1.7 billion, adjusted EBIT of $1.8 billion, and operating EBITDA of $2.4 billion, at margins of 15, 16, and 22 percent, respectively. View More
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2024-03-04
AkzoNobel completes expansion of its largest powder coatings plant
A major capacity expansion has been completed at AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings site in Como, Italy, which will help secure supply to customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). View More
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2024-02-29
Chemours announced an increase in the selling price of titanium dioxide by $100/ton
Due to global economic factors, Chemours announced a $100/ton price increase for all titanium dioxide effective April 1, 2024. View More
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2024-02-26
Röhm announces PMMA capacity expansion
Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) announced that it has invested a double-digit million amount in the expansion of a production plant for PLEXIGLAS (branded in the Americas as ACRYLITE) molding compounds in Shanghai. In November 2021, Röhm also announced the expansion of a production plant for PLEXIGLAS molding compounds in Worms (Germany). View More
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2024-02-21
LB Group raised the price of titanium dioxide
Dear Valuable customers: According to the market, LB Group decides: Effective from February 20, 2024, a net price increase of CNY 500 per ton will be applied for all titanium dioxide products for China market, and a net price increase of USD 100 per ton will be applied for all titanium dioxide products for overseas market. View More
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2024-02-18
Venator Announces Intends to Shut Down TiO2 Production in Duisburg, German
TiO2 Production Venator Materials PLC ("Venator") October announced that, following its emergence from Chapter 11, the newly appointed board of directors, together with management, have completed a strategic review and intend to implement a transformation plan to position Venator for long-term success. This plan has the support of its new shareholders. View More
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2024-02-01
Sherwin-Williams' sales in 2023 will be $23.052 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%
Jan. 25, 2024 / The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) announced its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023. All comparisons are to the full year and fourth quarter of the prior year, unless otherwise noted.Consolidated net sales increased 4.1% in the year to a record $23.05 billion. View More
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2024-01-30
Dow reports fourth quarter 2023 results
Jan. 25, 2024, Dow reports fourth quarter 2023 results. Net sales were $10.6 billion, down 10% versus the year-ago period, reflecting declines in all operating segments due to slower global macroeconomic activity. Sales were down 1% sequentially, as price and volume gains in Packaging & Specialty Plastics were more than offset by seasonal demand declines in Performance Materials & Coatings. View More
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