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Strategic takeover of ILAG by Showa Denko K.K.
Showa Denko K.K. has signed the sales and purchase agreement to acquire all shares of ILAG from the current owners, a coalition of investors led by Helvetica Capital AG.
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Glycol ethers market size is set to surpass USD 8.5 billion by 2025
The market size for glycol methyl ether for coating applications may register 4% gains upto 2025 according to a new research report by Global Market Insights.
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Bio-based coatings: Small market, full of potential
Bio-based systems account for a relatively small share of the paints and coatings market. This represents about 5 % by sales value. Nevertheless, many industry experts we spoke with are convinced that...
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DSM and Chenyang step up collaboration
Royal DSM and Chenyang Group, a world-leading manufacturer of environmentally friendly paints and coatings, have announced plans to collaborate more extensively.
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RoadToBio”: Roadmap for the chemical industry towards bioeconomy published
The RoadToBio consortium presents a roadmap to the (chemical) industry as well as many other stakeholders to inspire them to take relevant actions on the way towards a more bio-based future.
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BRB to be acquired by Petronas Chemicals Group
Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement on May 16th, 2019 to acquire 100% of Da Vinci Group BV, holding company of BRB International BV (BRB).
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Study: Highest amount of flame retardants is used in Asia-Pacific
For the sixth time, Ceresana analysed the global market for brominated and chlorinated flame retardants as well as for ATH, organophosphates, ATO, and other types.
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Delo confirms revenues at a high level
Delo reports revenues of EUR 156 million (previous year: EUR 159 million) for the fiscal year ending on March 31.
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Cool roofs and hollow microspheres
A recently published technical article describes how hollow microspheres used as filler material can enhance a number of coatings properties. Among others they can reduce the demand for air conditioning....
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New research project for waterborne raw materials
A new research project at the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences in the Technical University of Cologne is investigating how the properties of aqueous polymer dispersions can be further improved.
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Axalta announces new distributor for industrial wood coatings
Axalta has announced a new partnership with Palmetto Paint Specialties, a leading distributor for the industrial coatings market in the Carolinas' region.
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Ranking 2019: The 25 largest coatings producers in Europe
The ranking of the 25 largest producers of paints and varnishes in 2019 once again shows data on sales, production sites and business fields of the listed companies. There was movement and change, especially...
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Safic-Alcan opens a new subsidiary in Greece
Safic-Alcan announces that it has formed a new subsidiary, Safic-Alcan Hellas, for servicing the Greek market, effective immediately.
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One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of micaceous iron oxide pigment from jarosite waste
In an actual study, jarosite waste was adopted as feed material for micaceous iron oxide (MIO) pigment preparation by a one-pot hydrothermal reaction.