Axalta announced Zencore™, a cabinet finishing system derived from the company’s Zenamel™ technology that combines primer and enamel functionality into a two-step process intended for high-throughput production. The product is described as stock-available in North America and may have operational, regulatory, and specification implications for manufacturers and their counsel to consider.
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Kurita Water Industries has taken an equity stake in Cyclopure and obtained exclusive U.S. sales rights to DEXSORB for industrial and specified municipal water applications. The expanded partnership includes technical integration of DEXSORB into treatment systems and joint construction of an industrial-scale regeneration facility to process spent media and concentrate PFAS waste.
Henkel has launched two silicone‑based anti‑fingerprint coatings, Loctite AF 8810 for plastic cover lenses and Loctite AF 8812 for glass, formulated without PFAS or fluorine ingredients. The materials are positioned for automotive display manufacturing with spray and PVD application compatibility, heat cure cycles and durability testing benchmarks reported by the company.
NanoTech Materials closed a $29.4 million Series A to expand domestic production of ceramic-particle coatings for roofing, insulation and wildfire mitigation. The company’s patented Insulative Ceramic Particle (ICP) technology and ongoing work with California agencies may carry implications for compliance, IP strategy, and materials specification in procurement and construction contexts.
Celanese announced accelerated operational actions at its IPH Frankfurt site and a feedstock reallocation from its Fairway Methanol joint venture to support production of VAM, VAE emulsions and POM. The measures are described as leveraging an integrated acetyls-to-engineered-materials value chain and may have implications for regulatory, contractual and intellectual property considerations.
Bruker announced placement of its Dimension IconIR photothermal AFM-IR system at imec under a joint development project focused on nanoscale chemical characterization for advanced semiconductor research. The collaboration may be relevant to intellectual property, product specification, and regulatory considerations in materials and process development.
BASF has added Ultrason P 3010 BMB, a polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) grade attributed with 20% bio‑circular feedstock via an ISCC PLUS mass balance approach, to its Ultrason portfolio. The material is reported as chemically identical to the standard P 3010 grade and produced in Ludwigshafen using 100% green electricity and a continuously emission‑optimized process.
CVD Equipment Corporation has sold its Stainless Design Concepts (SDC) business division for approximately $16.9 million in cash, with net proceeds of about $15.0 million after transaction costs and a $900,000 escrow. The company will retain ownership of its Saugerties, New York manufacturing facility and lease it to the buyer for an initial two-year term.
LANXESS has extended Frederique van Baarle’s contract as a member of the Board of Management, effective April 1, 2026, through 2031; van Baarle is based in Pittsburgh and holds regional and global functional responsibilities. Her portfolio includes oversight of Lubricant Additives, Polymer Additives and the Rhein Chemie business, and may be relevant to corporate governance, regulatory compliance, supply chain and IP considerations for chemistry and Polymers businesses active in the Americas and globally.