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Stockmeier acquires industrial chemicals business from Indukern
The German Stockmeier Group acquires the industrial chemicals distribution division of Indukern, company of the Spanish Indukern Group on 1st March 2019. The business is taken over by the newly founded...
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Dynamics of water-borne acrylic polymer/silica nanocomposite coatings
Researchers recently investigated the dynamics and viscoelastic behavior of water-borne acrylic polymer/silica nanocomposite coatings.
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Brenntag acquires New England Resins & Pigments Corporation
Brenntag has announced the acquisition of New England Resins & Pigments Corporation (NERP), a distributor of specialty chemicals and packaging solutions primarily in New England.
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Evonik agrees to sell its Methacrylates business
Evonik has signed an agreement to sell its Methacrylates business to Advent International for EUR 3 billion. The selling price (enterprise value) is 8.5 times the business’ EBITDA.
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ECS: Meet the new ones
The European Coatings Show is coming closer. This year, many companies will take part in the ECS for the first time. We asked four of them to tell us something about their company and what they will present...
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HMG expand distributor network with KRS
HMG Paints Ltd has further expanded their distribution network across the country, establishing a new partner in South East England, Kent Refinishing Supplies Ltd (KRS).
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Global coatings industry gathers for summit
Senior executives from the global coatings industry met up at the Coatings Summit in Paris to discuss market opportunities, strategies and the future prospects for the industry.
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Cardanol derived P and Si based precursors for flame retardant PU coatings
In a recent study, novel P- and Si-based precursors were synthesised and successfully integrated in the PU backbone for flame retardant applications.
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DCC expands its organic manufacturing capacity
Dominion Colour Corporation (DCC) is installing a new production line for the manufacture of organic pigments which will increase the capacity by more than 50%.
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European Investment Fund and Fraunhofer join forces to establish technology transfer fund
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft are launching a EUR 60 million Fraunhofer Tech Transfer Fund under the European Commission’s "InnovFin" programme. The fund is supported...