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Water-based inks: Siegwerk acquires Van Son Liquids
With the acquisition of Netherland-based Van Son Liquids, Siegwerk is expanding its water-based ink business. The German company wants to thereby strengthen...
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Heubach India receives ICC award for Responsible Care for the year 2016
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has presented the ICC Aditya Birla Award for Best Responsible Care Committed Company to Heubach Color Pvt. Ltd., an affiliate of the...
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Lanxess enhances research on next generation materials
The Urethane Systems business unit of Lanxess has decided to collaborate with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in order to enhance its scientific research...
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Actega DS invests in site expansion
Actega DS, a manufacturer of materials for closure and packaging technologies, is investing around EUR18 million to expand its research and manufacturing site ...
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Conference from BCF underscores importance of behavioural safety approaches
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has hosted a Safety Conference at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham, focusing on behaviour-based safety and human factors.
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Pollution with dichlorobenze: BASF recalls isocyanate
About 7,500 tons of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) with a major pollution of dichlorobenzene have been produced at BASF's manufacturing site in Ludwigshafen, Germany....
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BASF opens production site of construction chemicals in Saint Petersburg
BASF has commissioned a new production site of construction chemicals in Saint Petersburg.
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Active fire safety
After the tragic Grenfell Tower disaster, fire protection has been on everyone’s lips. Dr Wolfgang Friedl, from TÜV Nord, explains the correct approach to ...
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Ferro expands ceramic coatings business
Ferro Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeka Group, a global producer of coatings and key raw materials for the ceramic tile market.
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New global paint and coatings study launched
Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney has published its third global paint & coatings study. According to the firm, global consumption of coatings was 90.4 billion ...
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Five facts about titanium dioxide
Everybody is talking about titanium-dioxide. Worldwide prices are rising, and in Europe the industry is also facing a possible classification of titanium-dioxide as ...
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Kuraray to buy Calgon Carbon
Japanese chemical manufacturer Kuraray Co., Ltd. will buy U.S. firm Calgon Carbon Corp.
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Bayer cedes control of Covestro
Bayer has definitively ceded control of Covestro AG. Through the sale of a further 6.9 percent of Covestro shares for EUR1 billion, the direct interest held by ...
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H.B. Fuller takes over Royal Adhesives & Sealants
H.B. Fuller Company has signed an agreement to purchase Royal Adhesives & Sealants, a leading manufacturer of high-value specialty adhesives and sealants. ...