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BASF divests global photoinitiator business to IGM Resins

BASF has sold its global photoinitiator business to IGM Resins B.V., Netherlands, a global producer and supplier of radiation-curable material.

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Huntsman plans to spin off its pigments business

Huntsman Corp. plans to spin off its specialty chemical business - rather than sell it - and create a new publicly traded company by early next year.

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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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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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New generation multi-hollow opaque polymer pigments

Turkish researchers synthesised a new generation multi-hollow opaque polymer pigment by suspension polymerisation of "water-in-oil-in-water” emulsion method,...

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Titanium dioxide remains the most-in-demand type of pigments

For the fourth time now, the market research company Ceresana analyses the market for pigments: Global sales amount to 9.7 million tonnes per year.

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New effect pigments enable warm colors with antique look for interiors

A gold that is elegant and unobtrusive and a bold reddish brown with the shine of metal: With "Firemist Velvet Gold" and "Firemist Velvet Russet", BASF has ...

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New book “Pigment Processing” is out

The book "Pigment Processing” by Juan M. Oyarzún is published in the second, completely revised edition.

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New market study about the world market for carbon black

The second issue of the market study "Carbon Black” forecasts a dynamic growth of global demand. By 2022, the volume of carbon black is expected to rise to more ...

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Improving the corrosion resistance of epoxy/polyamide coatings

Reseachers improved the protective performance of solvent-borne epoxy/polyamide coatings formulated with zinc phosphate anticorrosion pigment through the addition...

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Kuncai starts sales office in Europe

Fujian Kuncai Material Technology Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of pearlescent pigments, has started a sales office in Europe under the name Kuncai Europe B.V....

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Licensing agreement reached on brilliant blue pigment discovered by happy accident

A brilliant new blue pigment – discovered serendipitously by Oregon State University (OSU) chemists in 2009 – is now reaching the marketplace, where it...

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New Chevrolet concept car draped in dazzling colour from BASF

With its streamlined design featuring BASF’s "Mid-night Glimmer” coatings, Chevrolet-FNR concept car has made its stunning global debut at Auto Shanghai 2015. ...

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Preparing UV curable-encapsulated phthalocyanine blue pigment

Researchers prepared aqueous dispersions of nano-scale C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3 (PB15:3) through ball milling and ultrasonication in presence of dispersing agents. ...