Rodda Paint Company, in partnership with the Cloverdale Group based in Surrey (BC), Canada, announced the acquisition of Miller Paint Company, an esteemed ESOP (employee-owned company) deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest since 1890.

As a trusted partner in color and design, Florida Paints released its 2025 color trend palette. Aptly named “Natural Beauty,” the palette is made up of 12 thoughtfully curated colors that capture the story of Florida’s sand, sea, glades and groves.

The Institute of Technology of Nagoya in Japan has induced a process that can synthesize a moistened molybdenum oxide and carbon composite particles at normal temperature and in limited time.

NOF has developed water-repellent and oil-repellent products that do not contain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and silicone, including types with excellent long-term water repellency and types with both water-repellency and oil-repellency.

PCC announced the development of a chlor-alkali facility to be built and operated at the Chemours titanium dioxide (TiO2) plant in DeLisle, Mississippi, USA, and PCC and Chemours have a chlorine supply agreement that is subject to certain customary conditions precedent.

Emirates Biotech announced that it has selected Sulzer, Switzerland as the technology provider for its upcoming polylactic acid (PLA) production plant in the United Arab Emirates.

German government released the National Circular Economy Strategy, which outlines Germany's vision of a transitory circle economy for various spheres of life and combines the existing strategic approaches toward raw materials policies for such formulation.

NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (NHK Spring), a top manufacturer of industrial machinery and equipment, has announced that it will stop producing and selling all chemical products, especially specialty polyurethane foam products, by the end of March 2025.

To address increasing global demand for ingredients with higher performance paired with an enhanced safety and sustainability profile, Advancion announces the commercial launch of a next-generation portfolio of multifunctional additives based on its new aminoamyl alcohol technology platform.

INX International announces a brand extension for INXhrc™ RC natural-based inks - a new UV/LED dual cure low-migration formulation for plastic and foam-based packaging joins the tried-and-true UV curable formulation. Both offer a series of operational, regulatory, and sustainable benefits for brand owners and printers.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) accounts for less than 1% of aviatic fuel consumption, while aviation fuel generates 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Methane arrested anaerobic digestion (MAAD) technology developed by ANL converts high-concentration organic wastewater into volatile fatty acids and generates SAF.

In an announcement, published on 29 November, the European Commission said, if negotiations are successful, it would be the first time Japan had taken part in the ‘closest form of cooperation in the field of research and innovation that the EU can offer’.

FibreCoat, a German company based in Aachen that produces affordable high-performance materials, has raised nearly $20 million (about €18.98 million) in Series B funding. 

The Global Conference on Plastic Pollution Control (INC-5) was held in Busan, South Korea. Due to different opinions on the basic scope of the treaty, no final consensus was reached on the international convention on plastic pollution.