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Coatings World | March 17, 2020

Specialty chemical distributor Trans Western Chemicals signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Prom USA for the Western U.S., effective Feb. 28, 2020. Headquartered in Foxborough, MA, Prom USA is a sustainable manufacturer of specialty biocides including BIT, CMIT, Bronopol, and DBNPA just to name a few, with applications in a variety of markets including CASE, HI&I, and Personal Care. I am pleased to be working with a distributor as reputable and experienced as Trans Western Chemica...

Chemical Watch | January 21, 2020

Governments and industry associations from nine Latin American countries have agreed to cooperate on tasks aimed at improving chemicals management in the region. create a "charter of principles on regulatory cooperation" for industry and governments in the region to sign; form two virtual working groups, one on the UN Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of chemicals classification and labelling and another on national inventories of chemical products; and organise two webinars this year, ...

Chemical Management

Hawkins, Inc. | December 07, 2021

Hawkins, Inc. a leading specialty chemical and ingredients company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of NAPCO Chemical Company, Inc. and its affiliates. The transaction is expected to close by the end of December 2021. NAPCO Chemical manufactures and distributes water treatment chemicals from three locations in the cities of Spring, Lufkin, and Luling, Texas. NAPCO Chemical’s products meet their customers’ needs to keep water safe for consu...

Chemical Management

KBR, Inc. | March 25, 2022

KBR and ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC have collaborated on propane dehydrogenation technology. The collaboration is to bring significant advancements to the technology. Under the collaboration, the new propriety catalyst technology of ExxonMobil will be combined with KBR's proprietary K-PRO℠ Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) technology to convert propane into propylene. The integrated technology solution will offer financial savings according to the current economic status worldwide. In...