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Hyperbranched polyesters as biodegradable and antibacterial additives

A study presents novel hyperbranched polyamino-esters functionalised with quaternary ammonium salts. These materials can be used as antibacterial and biodegradable...

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Wacker celebrates 40th anniversary of its South American headquarters

Wacker Chemie AG has celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Brazil-based South American headquarters in São Paulo. In the years ahead, the company expects demand ...

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CHT Group acquires provider for silicone emulsions and elastomers in America

CHT Group, a leading silicone specialities supplier in Europe, has acquired a leading solutions provider for high performance silicone emulsions and silicone ...

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Sun Chemical acquires manufacturer of UV printing inks

Sun Chemical has acquired a leading manufacturer of UV printing inks for converters in the commercial, packaging and specialty markets.

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Production technology: “Growing demand for new and improved systems”

Dispersion is a key technology, but dissolver technology employed needs to be updated, says Dr Hans-Joachim Jacob. The Senior Process Engineer and Customer...

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New segment heads at Covestro

Covestro has announced managerial changes in its Polyurethanes and Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties segments effective September 1, 2017.

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Sika acquires Turkish manufacturer of sealants and adhesives

Sika continues its expansion course by acquiring a leading Turkish-based manufacturer of sealants and adhesives.

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Krahn Chemie takes over distribution for FP-Pigments in Germany

Krahn Chemie GmbH and the Finnish company FP-Pigments Oy started to cooperate in the sales and marketing of opacity pigments for paint, coating and printing ink ...

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Evonik builds new production plant for specialty copolyesters

Evonik Industries is building a new production plant for specialty copolyesters at its Witten site in Germany. As binders for paints, specialty copolyesters ...

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PPG opens automotive refinish training center in Argentina

PPG has opened a new 300-square-meter training center for automotive refinish professionals in Pillar, Argentina.

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Akzo Nobel nominates new Supervisory Board members

With Sue Clark and Patrick Thomas Akzo Nobel has nominated two new Supervisory Board members.

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Modifying the structural properties of epoxy resins

To what extent do modifiers affect the properties of epoxy resin? Austrian researchers have investigated the thermomechanical, mechanical and fracture mechanical ...

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Disenchantment regarding politics and the EU on the part of SME colleagues is understandable”

Luxembourg-based company Peintures Robin is celebrating its 90th anniversary. CEO Gérard Zoller talks about the peculiarities of the market in this small country...

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Wacker expands technical center in Dubai and includes new polymers lab

Munich-based chemicals group Wacker is strengthening its presence in Middle East and Africa (MEA) by expanding the service portfolio of its technical center ...