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Sika further expands presence in West Africa
Sika is expanding its presence in West Africa and is establishing a new national subsidiary in Senegal – following those in Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Cameroon. ...
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Strong first quarter for Covestro
After a successful fiscal year 2016, materials manufacturer Covestro continued to perform well in the first quarter of 2017 and adjusted its forecast upward ...
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Developing powder coatings with montmorillonite clays as flame retardants
Powder coatings have been receiving attention because they do not contain solvents and the components have decorative and corrosion-protection functions. However, ...
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Lanxess completes acquisition of Chemtura earlier than expected
Lanxess has successfully completed the acquisition of U.S. company Chemtura, one of the world’s leading suppliers of flame retardant and lubricant additives, ...
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PPG CEO‘s issues open letter to Akzo Nobel shareholder and a third offer
The struggle between Akzo Nobel and PPG enters another round. PPG submitted a third offer to buy Akzo Nobel worth almost EUR 27 billion. Simultaneously PPG ...
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Interview: “Triumphal march as a joining technology”
The European and global adhesives markets, are operating at a high level, says Dr Jürgen Wegner, CEO of ChemQuest Europe. In the interview, he also explains ...
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Heubach increases colourant production capacity
Heubach has expanded the colourant production capacity by a cutting-edge production technology which uses a standard set of specially designed base colourants to ...
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Interview: “Corrosion protection is and will remain the key
Corrosion protection is one of the most important features for coatings. We spoke with Maximilian Bendix, Head of E-Coat Customization at BASF about the current ...
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Akzo Nobel improves profitability to record levels
Akzo Nobel has reported record profitability in the first quarter of 2017. Up across all business areas the company achieved higher revenues and volumes.
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Lomon Billions appoints Julie Reid as Marketing Director
Lomon Billions has announced the appointment of Julie Reid to the role of Marketing Director.
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Akzo Nobel unveils new strategy to split up
Akzo Nobel has outlined a new strategy to accelerate growth with two high-performing businesses - Paints and Coatings and Specialty Chemicals - which shall lead to ...
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Don’t miss the deadline: REACH Pre-registrations
The next REACH phase entails a registration for companies that either produce substances in amounts between 1 and 100 tons or import them into the European ...
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Milliken acquires Keystone Aniline Corporation
Milliken & Company, a leading supplier of polymer-bound colourants and additives, has acquired Keystone Aniline Corporation, a global leader in dyes, pigments,...
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Nyanza Light Metals’ plant provides titanium dioxide pigment to Africa
Africa’s titanium pigment market will have a new player through a technology partnership between Nyanza Light Metals and Avertana of New Zealand.