1 Mar 11
Harima acquires resins business of Momentive
? Binders Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its global Ink & Adhesive Resins (IAR) business to Harima Chemicals, Inc., a producer of pine-basedproducts. Harima’s purchase included the
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1 Mar 11
Highlights
It is time to set trends: The fashion weeks in London and Paris are just over. The most important movies have been awarded with the Oscar, musicians with the Grammy and the Motorshow in Geneva willstart very soon. Negligible facts
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1 Mar 11
Wacker boost supply of surface coating resins
? Resins The Munich/Germany-based chemicals group Wacker can supply significantly greater volumes of surface coating resins as of January 2011. From the start of the first quarter 2011, "Vinnol H15", in particular, is available
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1 Mar 11
AkzoNobel opens plant in India
? Industrial coatings AkzoNobel’s ambition to accelerate growth and increase revenue in India to EUR 1 billion within the next five years has been underlined by the official opening of a newindustrial coatings plant near Bangalore.
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1 Mar 11
CPS Color increases capacity
? Colorants CPS Color has increased its capacities for colorant production by nearly 40 %, investing EUR 3.5 million both in the supply chain and in research and development facilities at severalsites. The move supports the company’s
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1 Mar 11
Nano keeps water and dirt at bay
Recent developments in nanocomposite binders for premium paints Ivan Cabrera* Bas Lohmeijer Ekkehard Jahns The use of nanocomposite materials in waterbased exterior coatings improves early waterresistance and colour retention. Furthermore,
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1 Mar 11
The trick is to make it stick
Innovations in waterborne coatings for untreated PP and TPO plastics Derrick Twene* Mike Schellekens Jeroen Donders A novel block copolymer has been developed for use in a waterborne primer forapplication on untreated PP or TPO
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1 Mar 11
"Coating trends will impact mineral requirements"
Steven Devlies, Sibelco Specialty Minerals Europe Sibelco, a supplier of minerals, expects further growth in its coatings related business. To meet growing demand and to better anticipate trends, thecompany has reorganised its operations
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1 Mar 11
Cutting migration
UV-curable resins reformulated for safe use on food packaging Paul Gevaert* Tony Carignano Perrine Cahen Laurence Boutreau Mouhcine Kanouni Radiation-curable inks offer performance and processingadvantages in many applications,
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1 Mar 11
Representing printing inks manufacturers
EuPIA combines printing inks expertise in Europe EuPIA, the European Printing Ink Association, was founded in 2003 and is a division of CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink andArtists’ Colours Industry. EuPIA represents
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