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Akzo Nobel increases sales and profit
Akzo Nobel reported a second quarter with positive developments in profitability in all three Business Areas, despite currency pressures and a challenging market...
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U.S. paint and coatings market: green and sustainable coatings lead
Coating consumption in 2015 was 5.8 billion liters containing 3.8 million tons of solids with a sales value of USD 26.6 billion. Growth is placed at a mature ...
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Nuplex shareholders approve combination with Allnex
Shareholders of Nuplex have voted to approve the company’s combination with Allnex during a special meeting of shareholders held in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Altana expands additive business through acquisition of Dutch company Addcomp
Specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the Dutch enterprise Addcomp Holland BV, a developer and manufacturer of unique polymer additive solutions.
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Lignocellulosic biomass as sustainable platform for the production of bio-based polymers
A review aims to draw the map of lignocellulosic biomass derived chemicals and their synthetic polymers, and to reveal the scope of this map in today's modern ...
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Bio-based water-borne polyurethanes for coating applications
Belgian researchers performed bio-based water-borne polyurethanes (WPU) from two commercially available partially or fully dimerised fatty acid polyols of similar...
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BASF acquires global surface treatment provider Chemetall
BASF has signed an agreement to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business, Chemetall. The purchase price is EUR2.84 billion.
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Akzo Nobel produces marine and protective coatings in Russia
Customers in Western Russia are to benefit from local production of Akzo Nobel's International brand marine and protective coatings. The new capacity is being ...
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ECHA releases French dossier on titanium dioxide for public comment
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has submitted a proposal to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for ...
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Report “Steel pipe coating – the global market” is out
The 4th edition of the report "Steel pipe coating - the global market" analyses the current state and forecasts the future of this industry.
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Huntsman begins production at new pigment plant
Global chemical company Huntsman announced the start up of operations at its brand new colour pigments facility in Augusta, Georgia.
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Sherwin-Williams opens new powder plant in Poland
Sherwin-Williams has officially opened the doors to the company’s new powder plant in Poznan, Eastern Poland.
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Assessment of ZnO nanoparticles as anticorrosive pigment in sol-gel films
A work by Spanish researchers is focused on the study of sol-gel hybrid films doped with 0.5% (w/w) ZnO nanoparticles and applied on commercial tinplate.
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Teknos acquires industrial coatings business from Feidal Coatings
The acquisition includes Feidal GmbH & Co. KG in Brüggen, Germany and the industrial business of Feidal Polska SP.z.o.o. in Poland.