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Controlling self-patterning of acrylate films by photopolymerisation
Acrylate formulations can spontaneously generate surface patterns by UV-curing in open-air. This phenomenon, designated as self-patterning, occurs if there...
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Troy names new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Troy Corporation announced the election of W. Brian Smith by the Board of Directors to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, ...
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Tronox acquires Cristal’s titanium dioxide business
Tronox Limited has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the TiO2 business of Cristal, a privately held global chemical and mining company, for EUR1.583...
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Akzo Nobel invests EUR12.6 million in innovation hub for protective coatings
Akzo Nobel is investing EUR12.6 million in a new research and innovation hub in the UK.
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Covestro achieves record year
2016 was a record year for materials manufacturer Covestro. Driven by demand for innovative materials, the group’s core volumes increased by 7.5%.
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Akzo Nobel publishes Q4 and full-year 2016 results
Akzo Nobel has published the Q4 and the full-year 2016 results. The company's revenue fell by 3% year on year to EUR3.46 billion in the fourth quarter while earnings...
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Synthomer invests EUR20 million in dispersion plant in Germany
Synthomer, a leading supplier of waterborne dispersions and speciality polymers, will invest EUR20 million in its dispersion plant located in Worms, Germany.
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Overlack Group strengthens European network with the acquisition of Ceepal
To strengthen our Europe-wide network the Overlack Group acquired the Belgian Ceepal in the beginning of this year.
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Borregaard receives funding for two bio-material innovation projects
Borregaard has been awarded funding of EUR1.56 million from the Research Council of Norway for two different innovation projects on the utilisation of lignin from ...
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ChemQuest Group appoints new director
The ChemQuest Group, Inc., a leading business strategy firm in specialty chemicals, announces the addition of Dr. Michael A. Lucarelli as Director.
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Evonik merges units in the new coating additives business
Effective January 3, 2017, Evonik Industries merged its coating additives business line, the coatings business of its silica business line, and the specialty ...
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Axalta Coating Systems appoints new distributor for powder coatings in Vietnam
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Ocean Vietnam International Trading Co. Ltd. as its distributor for "Alesta" powder coatings products in Vietnam to support ...
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Huntsman’s Finland facility experiences fire
A fire started January 30 at Huntsman Corporation’s titanium dioxide manufacturing facility in Pori, Finland.
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Axalta Coating Systems acquires Century Industrial Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire Century Industrial Coatings, a manufacturer of high performance industrial coatings for structural ...