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Momentive expands distribution agreement with Safic-Alcan
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. has expanded its distribution agreement with Safic-Alcan to include Eastern Europe.
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New flame retardant enters market
Chemists from Empa have developed an environmentally friendly way to produce flame retardants for foams that can be used in mattresses and upholstery. Two of the ...
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Tikkurila-CEO is leaving the company
Erkki Järvinen, CEO of the Finnish coatings company Tikkurila is leaving the company. The company already appointed an interim president and CEO. Lately, the ...
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BASF divests production site for paper coating dispersions in Austria
BASF will divest its business with paper coating dispersions in Pischelsdorf, Austria, and will concentrate the production in Europe at two sites, the Ludwigshafen...
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Modified acrylic resin as binder for waterborne printing inks on plastic films
Polymers have low-energy surfaces and are difficult to be adhered by waterborne inks due to their higher surface tension. An approach to prepare acrylic resin ...
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Adduct hardeners and REACH
When manufacturing epoxy resin hardeners with specific properties, the amines used need to form adducts, involving adding compounds. Using the current technique ...
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Bodo Möller Chemie takes over distribution for Dow Automotive in Hungary
From now on, Bodo Möller Chemie assumes sales of the Dow Automotive Adhesives products in Hungary, Romania and Serbia.
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Coating extends lifetime of rechargeable batteries
Novel indium coated lithium electrodes could be the starting point for rechargable batteries with an extended lifetime. The coatings provide a more uniform ...
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BASF expands production capacity at specialty amines complex in China
BASF will build a new specialty amines plant at its site in Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China. The new multi-product plant can manufacture 21,000 metric ...
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Conflict on Huntsman Clariant merger
The opposition on the planned merger of US-based Huntsman Corporation and the Swiss company Clariant AG is getting stronger. Opposing Investors are now owning ...
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Improving the thermal properties of pigmented acrylic resin
Iranian researchers have investigated whether silica airogel improves the thermal properties of pigmented acrylic resin.
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PAINTINDIA: Call for paper ends on October 1
Until October 1, the call for paper for the 2018 PAINTINDIA CONGRESS is still open. After the success of 2016, Color Publications and Vincentz Network once ...
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BASF builds waterborne production plant for automotive coatings in Mexico
BASF has placed a cornerstone for its new waterborne production plant at the company’s manufacturing site in Tultitlan, Mexico. The new plant will provide ...
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New Chief Financial Officer at Akzo Nobel
Akzo Nobel has announced Maarten de Vries as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), starting January 1, 2018.