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The venue for ACI’s Biobased Coatings Europe 2022 has been confirmed. This 3rd annual live conference will be taking place on 8th & 9th June 2022 at Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ACI’s Biobased Coatings Conference 2022 will bring together senior executives and experts from the coatings value chain, policy makers, consultants, technology innovators and leading market analysts to discuss the latest challenges and developments within the industry. The European Union has set a target of 30 percent of existing petrochemical-derived chemicals and materials being replaced by bio-based and biodegradable alternatives by 2030

RDAbbott is announcing its 2022 webinar series and preparing to share elastomer solutions from supplier partners like ARLANXEO, Cancarb, Dow, Hallstar, Parker LORD, and NovationSi. All the webinars in this year-long series are live, but registrants will also receive access to webinar recordings—along with additional post-event resources. Registration is free and space is limited, so RDAbbott is encouraging industry professionals to sign-up as soon as possible for these technical events.

– India has implemented anti-dumping duty on Chinese products, on the basis of the recommendations of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), Department of Commerce. The anti-dumping duty for will regulate for five years on five Chinese products recently namely certain flat rolled products of aluminium, sodium hydrosulphite, silicone sealant, hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) component R-32 and hydrofluorocarbon blends. Apart from the above five products, the DGTR has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on other products originating in or exported from China PR in 2021-22.

On February 27, 2022 (US), Bridgestone Americas detected an IT security incident. The company immediately disconnected the affected systems from its network. Once BSAM was confident it contained the threat, the company began reconnecting systems and resumed operations. BSAM notified and remains in communication with U.S. law enforcement

The Urethane Systems (URE) business unit of specialty chemicals company LANXESS will present at the Polyurethane Manufacturer’s Association (PMA) annual meeting the new sustainable Adiprene® Green prepolymer line, as well as advanced analytical techniques that support customers in the determination of polyurethane failure root causes. The PMA will take place from April 23 to 26 in Austin, Texas.

Danvers, MA – In continuous efforts to innovate and challenge industry standards, MAXAM Tire releases the all-new MS601+ and MS701+,

– Experience Elkem’s range of medical grade silicones at MDM West 2022 in Anaheim, CA on April 12th-14th, at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Kuraray Co. Elastomers Business Unit will raise the transaction prices of following Elastomer products in all regions effective April 1, 2022 or as existing supply agreements allow: 　ALL SEPTON™, HYBRAR™ and TU-Polymer: $0.50 per kilogram ($0.23 per pound).

Brenntag has expanded its distribution agreement with Elementis Specialties to distribute their specialty chemicals and additives for the coatings, adhesive and sealant industries in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines