Pigments

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IMCD expands presence in the United States

IMCD N.V., a leading distributor of speciality chemicals headquartered in the Netherlands, has signed an agreement to acquire the speciality chemicals distribution...

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New anorganic blue pigment soon to be offered on the market

The only blue to be discovered in the last 200 hundred years will soon be introduced to the market. Back in 2009, Mas Subramanian and his team at the Oregon State ...

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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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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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BASF and Landa partner to create nano pigments for automotive coatings

BASF and Landa Labs announced their strategic long-term partnership yesterday at the European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Cerium tartrate as pigment in epoxy coatings for corrosion protection

A new inhibitor pigment, cerium tartrate, was studied as a pigment in epoxy coatings on aluminium alloy.

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Lanxess increases capacities for iron oxide pigments

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding the capacity of its global production network to safeguard supply for iron oxide pigments in the long term.

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Chromaflo Technologies opens new manufacturing facility in India

Chromaflo Technologies Corp. has announced the inauguration of Chromaflo India’s new manufacturing facility.

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Elementis sells its US colourants business to Chromaflo

Elementis has reached an agreement to sell its US colourants business to Chromaflo Technologies for an undisclosed cash consideration.

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2016 results: Altana achieves sales increase and leap in earnings

The specialty chemicals Group Altana concluded the 2016 fiscal year with an increase in sales and a leap in earnings. Sales rose by 1 percent to EUR2,075 million. ...

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Cerium tartrate as inhibitor pigment for corrosion protection in epoxy coatings

The efficiency of corrosion inhibition of a new pigment, cerium tartrate, on aluminium alloy was studied.

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Merck generates record sales and continues to grow profitably in 2016

Merck finished 2016 with record figures and continued to grow profitably. Major strategic advances were made in all three business sectors. Performance Materials ...

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Univar announces new distribution agreement with Angus Chemical Company

Univar has announced its entry into a new distribution agreement with Angus Chemical Company to include the paint and coatings and industrial markets in Spain, ...

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Sun Chemical acquires RJA Dispersions business

Sun Chemical Corporation has acquired the assets and business of RJA Dispersions LLC, effective March 1, 2017.