The global protective coatings market, along with its end products, has witnessed a remarkable growth in the past few years. This growth is estimated to increase in the coming years. The quality, durability, corrosion and fire protection ...
Tags: Protective Coatings, growth, Decoration
Sartomer, a business unit of Arkema Inc., and a global manufacturer of specialty acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers, has appointed Kenny Messer regional group president of Sartomer Americas. In this new role, Messer will ...
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Northwest European dioctyl phthalate (DOP) spot prices have fallen below feedstock 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) prices for the first time since January 19, 2012, according to Platts data. DOP spot prices were assessed at Eur1,360/mt FD NWE on ...
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The global market for acrylic acid is expected to reach $22.78 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing adoption of super absorbent polymers in emerging economies such as India, China and Brazil is ...
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Coatex and Arkema Coating Resins , two business units of the Arkema group, are celebrating the official opening of their new Latin America application laboratory and technical center in Araçariguama, Brazil on the outskirts of ...
Tags: Construction, Coating, Coating Resins, Resins
Arkema has opened a new development and application laboratory at its Araçariguama plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil dedicated to the Arkema Coating Resins and Coatex businesses. Arkema Coating Resins is a business unit of Arkema; Coatex is ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Automotive Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants market will grow at a CAGR of 5.59 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand for ...
Tags: Coatings, Automotive Coatings, Construction, Decoration
Kyle Price, a PhD Candidate with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and researchers from Arkema Coating Resins , a business unit of Arkema, have earned the prestigious American ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
Global petrochemicals producer Oxea is to raise its European production capacity of dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a general-purpose plasticizer, by 50,000 mt/year by the fourth quarter of 2015, it said Monday. Oxea has signed a memorandum ...
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Acrylic resins, manufactured by the polymerization of acrylates or methacrylates, find use in several applications ranging from paints and coatings to automotive and construction. Demand for acrylic resins is dependent on the health of the ...
Tags: Acrylic Resins, coating, Paints, Plastics, Adhesives
Arkema and Jurong Chemical have formed Sunke, a joint venture in which Arkema will have a majority interest, comprised of the assets of Jurong's acrylic acid production site in Taixing opened in 2012. This acquisition, in the wake of ...
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The Commercial Court of Lyon in southeast France has accepted a joint takeover offer for the struggling petrochemicals firm Kem One, by Alain de Krassny and Opengate Capital, the company said in a statement late Friday. Kem One, a vinyl ...
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Arkema has announced a plan to divest its two South African subsidiaries, Arkema Resins Proprietary Limited and Harveys Composites Proprietary Limited to South African company, Ferro Industrial Products Proprietary Limited. Ferro ...
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Arkema has officially started its new 60,000 MTY emulsion polymers facility on its Changshu platform. The plant, part of Arkema's Coating Resins business unit, will serve customers in the Asia Pacific region with a full line of waterborne ...
Tags: Arkema, Emulsion Polymers Facility, China
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. recently introduced Renewicals, a breakthrough category of novel products, building blocks and ingredients. Elevance announced the new product category during Ecochem 2013, held Nov. 19-21 in Basel, ...
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