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Arkema starts up a new acrylic acid reactor in the US
Arkema has brought on stream, and on schedule, a new acrylic acid reactor with a capacity of 90,000-ton per year at its Clear Lake, Texas site.
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Characterisation of CVD coatings on PEEK substrate
In the frame of a new research study, PEEK substrates were modified by the PTFE + silica/organic silicone multilayer structures.
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Mauler celebrates its 100th anniversary
French family company Mauler, manufacturer of products for the design and care of wood and other materials, celebrated his 100th birthday at the beginning of October.
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Sorption hysteresis in hardened cement paste
Recently, researchers presented a model for sorption hysteresis in hardened cement paste.
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Nouryon to expand ethylene amines offering
Nouryon has inaugurated a demonstration plant in Stenungsund, Sweden to showcase a new and more sustainable technology platform to produce ethylene amines and their derivatives.
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Substituent effect on cool activity of perylene bisimide pigments
In a new paper, some derivatives of perylene bisimides are successfully synthesised and characterised using FTIR, HNMR and XRD techniques.
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Chemical transport: Cefic response guidelines
Companies involved in the manufacture, management and distribution of chemicals should ensure their systems and processes have suitable features to support a fast and effective response intervention when...
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Axalta invests in Turkey
Axalta acquires a new manufacturing site in Turkey for its powder coatings business.
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Development of a visual inspection system for the detection of paint defects on car bodies
A recently published paper focuses on the development and validation of an algorithm for a surface inspection system, which improves the accuracy of detecting paint defects through an image processing...
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Market study on levulinic acid and succinic acid
Two new market reports published by Nova-Institute shed light on the current and future market situation of levulinic acid and succinic acid.
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Properties of water-borne hyperbranched alkyd–acrylic resins
The goal of a new work was to prepare and evaluate various properties of water-borne hyperbranched alkyd–acrylic resins (HAAR).
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ADNOC, Adani, BASF and Borealis plan PDH site in India
ADNOC, Adani, BASF and Borealis sign a Memorandum of Understanding to further evaluate a collaboration for a chemical production complex in Mundra, India.
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“Digitisation will come faster than most in the industry are prepared for”
PPG has recently acquired two businesses which gives the company a stronger foothold in Europe. Tim Knavish, executive vice president, architectural coatings, talks about the company’s targets in Europe...
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Superhydrophobic coatings made from polydimethylsiloxane and wax
Scientists recently reported the preparation of a composite suspension coating from biocompatible carnauba wax and polydimethylsiloxane, and demonstrated its superhydrophobicity and resistance to water...