Contents
MATERIALS
Ampacet offers near IR-transparent black masterbatches to facilitate sorting & recycling 1
Tosaf develops matte additive for polyolefin films 2
Australian company FGR launches initial graphene product range 2
Gabriel-Chemie presents masterbatches certified to halal and vegan standards 3
Rowa Lack extends colorants portfolio for PMMA; adds pilot plant 4
Sumitomo Chemical provides PES additive to increase toughness of epoxy composites 4
Devine Chemicals introduces titanium dioxide grades 5

COMPANY STRATEGIES
Clariant and SABIC plan to form high-performance materials joint venture 5
Cabot Corp boosts speciality carbons business with Chinese plant acquisition 6
Momentive opens European silanes plant; agrees to acquisition by investor group 7
Birla Carbon invests in production enhancements in Spain 8
Venator Materials to close titanium dioxide facility in Finland 8
DCC Lansco pursues improved sustainability in pigments production 9
Penn Colour further expands Dutch site 10

LITERATURE
Ceresana updates its analysis of the global titanium dioxide market 10

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES
Recyclers seek to shift EU position on proposed cut to decaBDE limit 11
EVENTS CALENDAR 12