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Covestro and DSM: Sustainable Strategy
Shortly after celebrating its five-year business anniversary, Covestro has another reason to celebrate. It signed an agreement to acquire the Resins & Functional Materials Business (RFM) from Royal...
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Covestro and DSM: Sustainable Strategy
Shortly after celebrating its five-year business anniversary, Covestro has another reason to celebrate. It signed an agreement to acquire the Resins & Functional Materials Business (RFM) from Royal...
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Analysis: COVID 19 accelerates consolidation of different chemical markets
COVID-19 will drive consolidation in selected chemical industries. This is the result of a recent study by the strategy consulting agency EY-Parthenon.
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Transparent clay-polymer hybrid coatings on PET film
Scientists describe the fabrication of clay-polymer hybrid coatings on PET film to enhance flame retardancy and oxygen barrier properties.
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Flint Group launches Spanish “Regional Service Centre” in Barcelona
Flint Group has announced its investment in a newly optimised "Regional Service Centre" (RSC) in Barcelona, Spain.
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Antibacterial properties of synthesised cyclic and linear cationic copolymers
Cationic polymers are one of the main classes of materials investigated against bacteria through the membrane-lysis mechanism.
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Water-borne coatings in the industrial sector
Water-based coating systems are still in vogue and their share is constantly increasing. However, there are also areas of application, such as industrial maintenance and corrosion protection, in which...
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Christophe Sabas appointed CEO of Beckers
The Board of Directors of Beckers Group has appointed Christophe Sabas as the coating company’s CEO.
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Multifunctional adhesive with tissue adhesion properties
Scientists report on a supramolecular copolymer based on small molecules, used for a multifunctional adhesive and rapid hemostasis.
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Huntsman sells its India based DIY consumer adhesives business
Huntsman sells its India based Do-It-Yourself (DIY) consumer adhesives business, part of the Advanced Materials division, to Pidilite Industries.
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Beardow Adams introduce enhanced version of anti-graffiti coating
Beardow Adams has created a one coat sacrificial coating that protects buildings and structures from graffiti and environmental pollution.
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Sika is further expanding its production in France
Sika has started production of shotcrete admixtures at its main plant at Gournay-en-Bray, north west of Paris. The set accelerator is used primarily in tunnel construction.
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A sustainable monomer for the production of bio-based polyacrylates
A new paper describes Isosorbide monoacrylate as a sustainable monomer for the production of fully bio-based polyacrylates and thermosets.
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Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen new CPCO in Hempel
Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen has been appointed Executive Vice President & Chief People & Culture Officer and member of the Executive Management Board in Hempel.