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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. ...