Evonik has launched a new dispersing agent for coil coatings. TEGO Dispers 675 is the ideal option for solventborne direct grind colored coatings which meet the high quality requirements in coil coatings, according to the company. The ...
Tags: Color, Coil Coatings, TEGO Dispers 675
Eastman Chemical Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Taminco Corporation, has recently launched TamiSolve NxG (NxG), a novel next-generation high-performance solvent with a favorable safety, health and environmental profile compared with NMP ...
Tags: Eastman Chemical, Coating Systems
Swiss speciality chemicals marketer, Archroma said it has launched Smartrepel Hydro line, a water repellent agent for outdoor clothing for polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles. “Smartrepel Hydro water repellent agents ...
BASF and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) have concluded an agreement on EMRE’s FLEXSORBTM technology. The agreement provides BASF with the right to sublicense the technology and supply the related solvent to third ...
Tags: BASF, ExxonMobil, Gas Treatment Technology
Maroon Group, a specialty chemical supplier of additives, resins, and pigments to the plastics industry, has been appointed by ZEOchem as the exclusive distributor of the ZEOflair product line in North America. The ZEOflair product line ...
Tags: Maroon Group, specialty chemical, additives, resins
On February 4, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting to discuss how a new scientific study about a previously unknown contaminant relates to the ongoing cleanup at the Reich Farm Superfund site in Toms ...
Tags: groundwater treatment system, drinking water, Agriculture
OMNOVA Solutions has announced the North American and Latin American introduction of PLIOTEC HDT 12 resin specifically designed for the formulation of waterborne, high-gloss, anti-corrosion direct-to-metal (DTM) coatings. Already available ...
Tags: waterborne, high-gloss, Construction
BASF will increase its production capacities for the chemical intermediate 1,4-butanediol (BDO) by 10 percent at its site in Geismar, Louisiana, as of 2016. The company will then have a global capacity of BDO of 670,000 metric tons per ...
Tags: customer demand, natural gas, Construction
For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
Did You Know?Linoleum was discovered in 1855 by Englishman Frederick Walton who thought of it as an alternative to the expensive India rubber.If your home space is a center to juice spills, skateboard activities, pets, damp footwear, and a ...
Tags: Cork, rubber, vinyl, linoleum, Construction
The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
US researchers have developed a more efficient way to turn methanol into useful chemicals, such as liquid fuels, that would also reduce carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions. Methanol, which is a product of natural gas, is well-known as a common ...
Steviva Ingredients, a global supplier of all-natural, high-intensity and custom sweeteners, recently announced the launch of MonkSweet plus, a natural sweetening solution bringing together optimal levels of proprietary stevia, monk fruit ...
Tags: stevia, monk fruit, erythritol, Agriculture
Dymax Corporation has introduced the new SG-200 Super-Flow Spray Gun System, designed for masking and coating applications where significantly higher flow rates are required. With achievable flow rates of 2.5 – 20 oz. per minute, the ...
Tags: Spray Gun System, Super-Flow Gun
BioAmber Inc., an industrial biotechnology company producing sustainable chemicals, has signed an exclusive supply agreement for bio-based succinic acid with Xuchuan. Under the terms of the 5-year contract, which runs from 2015 to the end ...
Tags: BioAmber, Xuchuan, Decoration