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Evonik merges units in the new coating additives business

Effective January 3, 2017, Evonik Industries merged its coating additives business line, the coatings business of its silica business line, and the specialty ...

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Axalta Coating Systems appoints new distributor for powder coatings in Vietnam

Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Ocean Vietnam International Trading Co. Ltd. as its distributor for "Alesta" powder coatings products in Vietnam to support ...

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Huntsman’s Finland facility experiences fire

A fire started January 30 at Huntsman Corporation’s titanium dioxide manufacturing facility in Pori, Finland.

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Axalta Coating Systems acquires Century Industrial Coatings

Axalta Coating Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire Century Industrial Coatings, a manufacturer of high performance industrial coatings for structural ...

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Chemtura shareholders approve acquisition by Lanxess

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has taken a significant step forward in the planned acquisition of U.S. chemical company Chemtura.

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Axalta opens Refinish Academy Nordic in Sweden

Axalta Coating Systems has officially opened its new Axalta Refinish Academy Nordic in Sisjön, 20 minutes south of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Altana expands additives business by acquiring PolyAd Services

The specialty chemicals company Altana has acquired the U.S. company PolyAd Services, a leading developer and manufacturer of additive solutions for the global ...

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Formaldehyde-free adhesive for industrial use in the wood-processing industry

A new research project aims to come up with a formaldehyde-free, sustainable and non-toxic adhesive for industrial use in the wood-processing industry.

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Coatings industry welcomes industrial strategy amidst Brexit uncertainty

The government recently announced its plan for implementing the long-awaited modern industrial strategy, which has been welcomed across the coatings industry,...

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Synthesis of stable self-emulsifying waterborne polyacrylate emulsion

The stability of hydroxyl polyacrylate emulsion was studied from two aspects of the structure of latex particles and polymerisation conditions.

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Delo enlarges management board

Delo Industrial Adhesives has appointed Robert Saller (53) as a new member to the management board.

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Akzo Nobel signs agreement on bio-based polymer technology with Itaconix

Akzo Nobel has signed a framework joint development agreement with specialty chemicals company Itaconix to explore opportunities for the production of bio-based ...

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DVUV Holdings announces new corporate name and reorganises structure

DVUV Holdings, LLC announces its new corporate name and a reorganisation and rebranding of its operating companies. The new corporate name is Keyland Polymer ...

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A dielectric study of water uptake in epoxy resin systems

The influence of epoxy resin formulation on the nature and extent of moisture is studied using dielectric and gravimetric analysis for samples cured at 40, 50, 60, ...