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.
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.
Amerigo Scientific announced availability of a portfolio of hydrophilic polymers covering sodium polymethacrylate, multiple sodium polyacrylate grades, potassium polyvinyl sulfate solution, PVA blend filament, and linear polyethylenimine. The product set and its stated specifications may be relevant to manufacturing, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property assessment in chemistry and materials sectors.
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) reported 13 new members in Q1 2026, comprising six manufacturers and seven service providers spanning polymer production, spray drying tolling, contract R&D and logistics. The membership additions include firms with capabilities in silicone polymers, powder processing, and supply-chain analytics that may be relevant to regulatory, IP, and compliance practitioners.
Evonik has reorganized its strategic research activities into the Evonik Innovation Factory, an entrepreneurial unit tasked with advancing selected technologies from laboratory development toward industrial production within an average five‑year program cycle. The unit’s stated technical priorities—rhamnolipid biosurfactants, a portfolio of biopolymers, and anion exchange membranes—may have implications for manufacturing scale‑up, intellectual property strategy, and regulatory compliance in chemical manufacturing contexts.
BASF completed the sale of its optical brightening agent (OBA) business to Catexel at the end of February 2026, with the transaction encompassing the international business and production at the Monthey, Switzerland site. Approximately 80 employees are reported to have transferred to Catexel and financial terms were agreed to remain confidential.
Inhance Technologies has begun domestic production of packaged fluorine and custom fluorine-inert gas mixtures at its Catoosa, Oklahoma plant following recent capacity investments. The offering is intended to serve semiconductor, pharmaceutical, industrial, and specialty chemical customers with U.S.-based supply and tailored purity options.