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PPG announces new application support center (ASC) in Singapore
PPG announces a 13,5 million Euro investment in Singapore aerospace application support centre.
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UV absorbers out of cashew nut shells
A team of international scientists has found an environmentally friendly way of producing potential UVA and UVB absorbers by using cashew nut shells, a waste material.
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Modern paint production: “As quickly and as much as possible with as little effort as possible”
The transition from traditional formulations concepts towards modern modular based working procedures is a great challenge. We spoke with Frank Kother from TMC about the advantages and hurdles of this...
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Ineos Styrolution breaks ground for ASA plant in Texas
Ineos Styrolution announces that the company hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 100tk ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) plant in Bayport, Texas.
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Nitrogen oxides uptake in cementitious materials
A recently published study brings new understanding of the interaction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) with cement-based materials, necessary for optimising these materials for NOx sequestration.
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Dow announces divestiture of its acetone derivatives business
Dow announced that it has reached an agreement for the divestiture of its acetone derivatives business to Altivia Ketones & Additives.
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Hyperbranched phosphorus flame retardants
Scientists successfully synthesised multifunctional P-based hyperbranched polymeric flame retardants (hb-FRs) with varying oxygen-to-nitrogen (O : N) content and characterised them via 1H and 31P NMR...
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“Every employee exposed to diisocyanates will have to receive training”
In March 2018, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) submitted the dossier on the restriction of the placing on the market and use of diisocyanates to the EU Commission. We spoke with Jörg Palmersheim,...
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Rain Carbon begins commissioning process at new hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins facility in Germany
Rain Carbon, a global producer of carbon-based products, initiated the phased start-up of its hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins production facility in Castrop- Rauxel, Germany.
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Inhibition of acid undercutting of hybrid polyurethane coatings
A current study investigated the corrosion resistance of inorganic/organic hybrid polyurethane based coatings by using a mixture of sol-gel precursors.
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Vink Chemicals increases production capacity
The biocide producer Vink Chemicals has taken over ISP Biochema Schwaben GmbH in Memmingen, thus expanding its production capacity.
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Asian paint companies continue to be aggressive in pursuing assets in Europe
Despite the decreasing number of takeovers and mergers in recent months, Ben Scharff, an expert on corporate transactions, sees a new dynamic in recent months. In our interview, the Managing Director of...
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Superhydrophobic cotton for oil–water separation
In a recently published investigation, researchers developed a superhydrophobic cotton by silica nanoparticles treatment followed by surface functionalisation with methyltrichlorosilane.
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Brenntag acquires remaining shares in Crest Chemicals
Brenntag acquires remaining 50 percent of the shares in South African distributor Crest Chemicals