Lion Copolymer Services, LLC recently completed the purchase of assets of East West Copolymer, LLC located at 5955 Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The global waterproofing membranes market is anticipated to reach $40.19 billion by 2022, witnessing a CAGR of 9.3% between 2017 and 2022, as per a recent market report of Markets and Markets.

At Chinaplas 2017 held in Guangzhou, China on May 16-19, BEC Materials not only launched the new corporate video and displayed the major TPE products, but also interviewed other TPE exhibitors to discuss the current situation and the future development prospect of TPE industry.

BEC Materials, the world's first cross-border B2B business platform for elastomers, greeted Chinaplas2017 visitors with a new corporate video, thermoplastic elastomer products, and professional services at the exhibition.

According to a recent market research report of Technavio, the global modified bitumen market will grow at a CAGR of above 6% between 2017 and 2021.

Sumitomo Chemical is strengthening its automotive materials business in China by establishing a new manufacturing and sales base for polypropylene compounds in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province and providing manufacturing capabilities for thermoplastic elastomers at its existing facility in Dalian, Liaoning Province.

Borealis recently announced the decision to build a dedicated automotive polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina.

Dow and DuPont recently announced that Brazil's CADE has granted conditional regulatory approval of their proposed merger of equals. Merger remains on track to close between August 1 and September 1.

The global construction sealants market is expected to grow steadily at a CAGR of about 6% between 2017 and 2021, according to a market research report of Technavio.

Huntsman and Clariant recently announced that their Boards of Directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction. The transaction is targeted to close by year end 2017.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has joined the HP Open Materials and Applications Platform, and plans to cooperate with HP in its Corvallis, Oregon 3D Materials and Applications lab to develop customized, industry-specific solutions for HP Multi Jet Fusion™ customers.

The global hot melt adhesive market was valued at $6 billion in 2015 and is anticipated to reach $9.44 billion by 2024, witnessing a CAGR of 5.2% between 2016 and 2024, according to a recent market report of Transparency Market Research.