China Merchant Energy Shipping Co., Ltd (CMES) has decided to upgrade the antifouling solution on their VLCCs New Builds at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) and new subsequent contracts to Jotun Hull Performance Solution (HPS) ...
Tags: CMES, VLCCs New Builds, Decoration
Ferro Corporation has signed a definitive agreement with Milan, Italy-based Private Equity Funds' Management Company Star Capital SGR S.p.A. and two minority owners and founders Gianfranco Padovani and Sergio Zannoni to acquire Casola ...
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Perstorp, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, such as Capa, highlighted at UTECH Asia/PU China 2014 its growing commitment to China as the company's production platform in Zibo is being expanded to include a new Neopentyl ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Global coatings supplier Hempel, has launched HEMPADUR AvantGuard, a portfolio of three new anti-corrosive zinc primers. Based on patented AvantGuard technology, HEMPADUR AvantGuard coatings provide better anti-corrosion protection than ...
Tags: Construction, Coatings
Because fluoropolymers can significantly enhance products and components used in critical environments such as oil and gas exploration, transportation, chemical processing and aerospace, AGC FluoroCompounds Group offers Fluon Filled PTFE ...
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Axalta Coating Systems received Qualicoat Class 2 certification for production of Alesta Super Durable (SD) powder coating in China. Alesta SD is manufactured in Dongguan, the location of one of six powder coating manufacturing plants ...
Tags: Axalta Coating Systems, Qualicoat Class 2 certification, Decoration
Argex Titanium, Inc., a producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) used as white pigment in paint, plastic, paper, cosmetics and other applications, has been selected as a major sponsor of the 2014 TiO2 World Summit being held in ...
Tags: Argex Titanium, TiO2 World Summit
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. c) continued to expand, rising by 0.5 percent in August on the heels of a 0.4 percent gain in July. Chemical output remained ahead of month ...
Tags: CPRI, Expand, Decoration
Vertellus has introducedf two new natural oil polyols that have been developed primarily for 2 component solventborne industrial maintenance applications. Polycin XP 100 LV and Polycin XP 200 LV are 100 percent solids castor oil-based ...
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Sherwin-Williams has launched Powdura OneCure, a two coating, one cure dry-on-dry coating system designed to save finishers time and money by reducing the st EPS needed to achieve enhanced edge coverage and corrosion resistance. ...
Henkel has introduced Loctite 4090, an innovative hybrid adhesive that combines the key features of structural and instant adhesives - bond strength and speed. This powerful combination provides high impact resistance, high strength bonding ...
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DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers has announced plans to increase production capacity of its ethylene copolymers assets at its Texas manufacturing facilities to meet growing market demand. Plans include a series of investments ...
Tags: DuPont, Polymers Capacity, Construction
Dr. Todd Werpy, Archer Daniels Midland Company’s senior vice president, Research and Development, has received the 2014 American Chemical Society Affordable Green Chemistry award for his work in producing bio-based propylene glycol ...
Tags: ADM R&D Leader, Award
Artistic Tile's Hydraulic glazed porcelain tile. Artistic Tile's Hydraulic is a low maintenance, commercially rated glazed porcelain with the look and feel of classic encaustic cement, according to the company. Hydraulic is stocked in ...
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SE Tylose has appointed GMZ and EW Kaufmann as regional distributor partners for the Tylose product line of cellulose ethers. The complete portfolio of Methyl & Hydroxyethyl cellulose ether grades as they relate to paint polymerization ...