Allnex introduces ADDITOL XW 6560, an ultra‐low‐VOC combination metal drier designed for easy incorporation into low VOC waterborne alkyd paints. ADDITOL XW 6560 has excellent compatibility with highly modified alkyds and other ...
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Minnetonka, Minn.-based NatureWorks LLC has begun commercial production of two high-performance Ingeo? biopolymer grades that it reports are suitable for a range of processes used in the production of fibers and nonwoven fabrics. According ...
Fitesa, Simpsonville, S.C. — a designer and manufactuer of nonwoven fabrics for hygiene applications — has partnered with thermoplastic resins producer Braskem S.A., Brazil, and Ingeo? lactides and biopolymers developer ...
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It is hard to argue that hardwood flooring, derived from rapidly renewable trees, is one of the greenest floor covering options available. But is it worth selling that aspect of the floor? For residential consumers, a floor's sustainable ...
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Allnex will be exhibiting at RadTech Europe 13 at booth No. 14. Allnex will present its broad range of UV/EB Curable Coating Resins. RadTech Europe13 Conference and Exhibition will take place at the Congress Center Basel on 15-17 October ...
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Dunn-Edwards has introduced a new line of interior/exterior, waterborne acrylic zone-marking paint called Vin-L-Stripe Zone Marking Paint. This specialty paint is ideal for striping parking lots, asphalt roads, driveways and curbs. ...
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Avery Dennison Corporation, a global leader in labeling and packaging materials and solutions published its new sustainability report. Avery Dennison's sustainability report for 2011-2012 charts the company's progress and new opportunities. ...
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Allnex officially opened its new Technical Services & Development (TS&D) laboratory in Shanghai. This facility is planned to bring together Allnex's key technologies under one roof for synergies and resource sharing in technical ...
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Arkema Coating Resins , a business unit of Arkema Inc., has introduced Synaqua 4804 waterborne alkyd. This new binder is an APEO and ammonia-free short oil alkyd emulsion designed for use in a wide variety of coatings in which performance ...
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Not all hardwood flooring is created equal, which is more than obvious when you look at the wide range of flooring costs out there. Why are there such differences in the cost of hardwood flooring? A lot of factors come into play that affect ...
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Allnex opened its new Americas Headquarters and Technology Center. The move from Smyrna, Georgia to Alpharetta, Georgia is one more positive step that newly independent resins and additives company Allnex (formerly Cytec Coating Resins) is ...
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Arkema has developed Kynar Aquatec latex, a platform of latex emulsions for waterborne coatings. Arkema's new innovative platform of water-based PVDF fluoropolymer latex emulsions are used by paint formulators to make premium weatherable ...
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The Lubrizol Corporation will exhibit a broad variety of its advanced performance coatings solutions at the ABRAFATI 2013 International Coatings Show in Brazil next month. The trade conference will be held September 16-18 at the Transamrica ...
Closure Systems International (CSI) will present its latest closure, capping and technical service offerings at Drinktec 2013 beginning 16 September 2013 in Munich, Germany, . At the event, the company will present plastic and metal ...
A technical paper that explains the science behind an innovation for paints and coatings from Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. was honored as the best paper at the Coating for Africa Show in Johannesburg, South Africa. The paper, entitled ...
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