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BASF reports strong earnings in third quarter of 2017

BASF has recorded significant sales and earnings growth in the third quarter of 2017. For full-year 2017, the German chemicals group continues to expect considerable ...

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Water-based inks: Siegwerk acquires Van Son Liquids

With the acquisition of Netherland-based Van Son Liquids, Siegwerk is expanding its water-based ink business. The German company wants to thereby strengthen...

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Pollution with dichlorobenze: BASF recalls isocyanate

About 7,500 tons of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) with a major pollution of dichlorobenzene have been produced at BASF's manufacturing site in Ludwigshafen, Germany....

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Five facts about titanium dioxide

Everybody is talking about titanium-dioxide. Worldwide prices are rising, and in Europe the industry is also facing a possible classification of titanium-dioxide as ...

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Bayer cedes control of Covestro

Bayer has definitively ceded control of Covestro AG. Through the sale of a further 6.9 percent of Covestro shares for EUR1 billion, the direct interest held by ...

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Nobel prize for chemistry awards 3D electron microscopy

The 2017 Nobel prize for chemistry goes to three scientists for the development of cryo-electron microscopy. The technology makes it possible to examine the...

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Cutting-edge innovations for paints and coatings

The secret to prevailing in the face of market challenges and achieving economic success is to innovate. As an innovation manager or the head of research and...

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How electric and self-driving cars will change the automotive coatings market

The automotive industry is changing. Electric cars, self-driving vehicles and more. This is, of course, also affecting the coatings industry. We spoke to two ...

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Tikkurila-CEO is leaving the company

Erkki Järvinen, CEO of the Finnish coatings company Tikkurila is leaving the company. The company already appointed an interim president and CEO. Lately, the ...

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BASF divests production site for paper coating dispersions in Austria

BASF will divest its business with paper coating dispersions in Pischelsdorf, Austria, and will concentrate the production in Europe at two sites, the Ludwigshafen...

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Coating extends lifetime of rechargeable batteries

Novel indium coated lithium electrodes could be the starting point for rechargable batteries with an extended lifetime. The coatings provide a more uniform ...

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Conflict on Huntsman Clariant merger

The opposition on the planned merger of US-based Huntsman Corporation and the Swiss company Clariant AG is getting stronger. Opposing Investors are now owning ...

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PAINTINDIA: Call for paper ends on October 1

Until October 1, the call for paper for the 2018 PAINTINDIA CONGRESS is still open. After the success of 2016, Color Publications and Vincentz Network once ...

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”UV-Led has gained higher acceptance“

The most important fields in which the use of UV-LED technology has increased are wood coatings and printing inks. We spoke to Frédéric Taché and Charles Bourrousse...