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Facts in five: The Russian coatings market
In the last years, the Russian paints and coatings market did not meet the expectations regarding its growth. A snapshot of the market and the forecasts for ...
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New distributor for Vencorex in South Africa
With effect from September 1,2017 Vencorex has appointed Orkila as the company’s new distributor in South Africa.
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Merger of Clariant and Huntsman cancelled
Nearly half a year ago Clariant and Huntsman agreed to merge their business to form a new company worth $ 20 billion. After growing opposition over the last months ...
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Third quarter 2017: Covestro raises bar and announces share buyback
Materials manufacturer Covestro delivered the strongest quarter in the company’s history in the third quarter of 2017 as the positive trend of the first six months ...
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New General Manager at Sudarshan Europe B.V.
Since July 1, 2017 Milan W. Krumbe is responsible as General Manager for the industrial pigment business for Sudarshan Europe B.V. in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ...
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Titanium Dioxide: Ruling opacity out of existence?
After the French authorities have proposed to classify TiO2 as classify it as Carcinogenic Category 1B, there has been much discussion of alternatives. Akzo...
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BASF reports strong earnings in third quarter of 2017
BASF has recorded significant sales and earnings growth in the third quarter of 2017. For full-year 2017, the German chemicals group continues to expect considerable ...
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European ETICS Forum 2017 with record participation
The European Association for ETICS (EAE) has held its 4th European ETICS (External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems) Forum in the Polin Museum in Warsaw.
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Siegwerk opens new production facility designated for inkjet inks
Siegwerk has just expanded its Technical Center in Annemasse (France) with a new production facility for inkjet inks.
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Facile preparation of bio-based polyesters
In a study, researchers propose a novel strategy for the preparation of furandicarboxylic acid based polyesters through the melt polycondensation of asymmetric...
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Low temperature curing for heavy duty coatings
In many applications such as heavy duty coatings, customers want coatings that can be cured at low temperatures. Two new types of Mannich base hardeners have...
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Akzo Nobel reports drop in earnings due to strong headwinds
Akzo Nobel has reported lower than expected third-quarter operating earnings of EUR383 million and pointed to headwinds at its marine coatings business and...
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Sika expands in Pakistan with new production facility
With the commissioning of a new factory for mortar products and concrete admixtures, Sika has expanded its manufacturing capacity in Pakistan and is responding to ...
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Oxazolidines as curing agent for polyurethane adhesives
In a study, Chinese researchers have investigated the properties of oxazolidines as latent curing agents for single-component polyurethane adhesives.