Company Dynamic

On May 29th, Swiss time, Givaudan announced that it has completed the acquisition of the cosmetic raw materials business of Italian centenary plant raw material company Indena.

• Givaudan
• Indina
• acquisation

A few days ago, BASF and Tongcheng New Materials Group signed a joint agreement authorizing Tongcheng New Materials to produce and sell certified compostable copolyesters (PBAT) according to BASF ’s high-quality standards.

• BASF
• compostable copolyester
• PBAT

On May 28, the Swiss flavor and fragrance giant Firmenich International SA announced that it has completed the acquisition of Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques (DRT), a French pine chemicals producer.

• Firmenich
• DRT
• sustainable

Brenntag Food & Nutrition announced that it has reached a new partnership with Axiom Foods, an American food ingredient company that uses brown rice protein as its flagship product, to distribute a variety of plant proteins for the latter in the U.S.

• Brenntag
• Axiom
• plant protein

On May 28, Givaudan announced on the official website that it will acquire French innovative biotechnology company Alderys, in order to expand its bioengineering technology strength and strengthen sustainable and disruptive biotechnology processes.

• Givaudan
• Alderys
• Acquisition
• material

Several major chemical companies in Japan announced their consolidated results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

• High-performance plastic
• giants
• market

Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant will expand the production capacity of the isethionate derivative Hostapon SCI mild surfactant in the United States and Europe to support personal care formulators and brands to build with mild surfactants

• Clariant
• mild suafactant
• Hostapon SCI

Recently, Lubrizol launched a new high-solids polyurethane dispersion Aptalon 8080HS commercially available products.

• Lubrizol
• polyurethane dispersion
• Painting&Coating

On May 18, 2020, the new flavor and fragrance production base constructed by Symrise Investment in Nantong was officially opened, which was also Symrise's largest single investment.

• Symrise
• factory
• China
• Market

PPG announced that employee and matching company donations totaling more than $60,000 (430,000 RMB) are supporting reopening programs at 18 schools in the Yunnan and Jiangxi provinces in China

• PPG
• China
• donation

On May 18, 2020, global coatings manufacturer Hempel began construction of a new factory in Yantai Chemical Industrial Park, China. The new factory will help meet increasing demand for more sustainable and innovative coating solutions in the region.

• china
• Hempel
• yantai

BASF and the mobile transportation platform DiDi have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

• basf
• didi
• china

Barcelona-based flavor, fragrance and feed additives company Lucta recently announced on its official website that its European Fragrance Unit (European Fragrance Unit) has opened several new facilities in the province of Barcelona.

• Lucta
• fragrance
• Spain

In response to rising demand caused by the new crown epidemic, Swiss pharmaceutical raw material supplier Bachem has started producing propofol 24/7.

• Bachem
• propofol
• Production

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis's pharmaceutical plant in Grimsby, UK, will postpone closure.

• Novartis
• pharmaceutical
• demmand
• API

Since its official launch in August last year, a new type of coating designed to provide greater protection for the bulk cargo tanks has received nearly 40 applications and gained considerable market recognition.

• Nippon
• Cargo paint
• market
• Painting&Coating

Recently, PPG Master® Lacquer Suzhou flagship store opened in Suzhou Red Star Macalline Park store.

• PPG Master
• China
• Painting&Coating

Only days after Moderna reported positive early results for its potential COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca has stolen the spotlight back. On Thursday, the U.K. drug giant scored a $1.2 billion contribution from the United States for development

• AstraZeneca
• Pharma
• COVID-19
• Vaccine

In order to further comply with the urban development plan, help enterprises to innovate and upgrade, and accelerate the pace of stock transformation, BASF Shanghai Coatings Co., Ltd.

• BASF
• Shanghai
• Painting&Coating

Our current ranking of the top-selling coatings manufacturers shows, as every year, how the European coatings manufacturers have performed in terms of turnover, export share or number of employees. A new feature is a look at the development over the last

• EU
• Coating
• BASF