Paul N. Gardner Company (GARDCO), in conjunction with Byk-Gardner USA, announce the addition of Matthew Fajt as Business Line Manager for Physical Test Equipment effective January 4th, 2022.

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SI Group has renewed its partnership with Brenntag for the distribution of its plastics solutions products. It has expanded the scope of the partnership to include SI Group’s chemical intermediates and coatings resins in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Gelest Inc. names Dr. Jonathan Goff as President of Gelest. A 13-year veteran of Gelest, Goff most recently served as Chief Technology Officer. Jonathan is ideally suited to lead Gelest in its core mission of providing cutting-edge chemical technology, products, and services.

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Clariant completed the sale of its Pigments business to a consortium of Heubach Group (“Heubach”) and SK Capital Partners (“SK Capital”). As announced upon signing the transaction, the base enterprise value of the sale amounts to CHF 805 million.

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Covestro has signed its first commercial contract to supply its ISCC Plus certified polyurethane raw material TDI from mass-balanced feedstock to Sinomax. 

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Clariant announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire BASF’s U.S. Attapulgite business assets for USD 60 million in cash, including signing a long-term supply agreement for attapulgite-based products to BASF.

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The University of Michigan has demonstrated a clear coating that reduces snow and ice accumulation on solar panels.

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Cortec has developed an alternative to nitrogen blanketing for void space layup corrosion protection.

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Arxada AG announced it had completed the acquisition of Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. Enviro Tech is a manufacturer of proprietary and antimicrobial and biocidal products.

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The Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners announced the completion of the acquisition of Clariant's Global Colorants Business. The combined business will operate under the Heubach brand. 

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