A new technical brochure describing the performance of Nerox 510 Carbon Black Pigment for formulating industrial coatings with increased stability and jetness is now available from Orion Engineered Carbons. The 8-page color brochure ...
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BASF’s Coatings division started up a new Netzsch LMZ25 beadmill at its site in Deeside, UK. The modern mill will be used to manufacture intermediate pigment pastes in the PVC plastisol production process. The beadmill replaces a Cox ...
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BASF announced the North American launch of Irgazin Orange EH1287 for industrial applications which include agriculture, construction and earth moving equipment coatings. Irgazin Orange EH1287 improves material flow allowing formulators to ...
BASF and Glunz, a manufacturer of wood-based panels, have jointly developed four new colors for medium-density fiberboards (MDF). The color shades – Royal, Curry, Berry and Terra – are based on BASF pigment preparations from the ...
A new 20-page brochure from Orion Engineered Carbons discusses coloristic properties of carbon black pigments in full tone and tinting applications. In addition to describing the Carbon Black manufacturing process, it covers the basics of ...
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The dispersions segment is continuing to be one of the most active in the European coatings sector in the development of new technologies as well as investing in mergers and acquisitions and expansions in production capacity. Demand for ...
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A new technical brochure from Orion Engineered Carbons details the product specifications and application recommendations for 36 Carbon Black pigments for solvent-borne and water-borne coating systems. The 6-page color brochure shows the ...
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Argex Titanium Inc., a producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) used as white pigment in paint, plastic, paper, cosmetics and other applications, has won the ICIS 2014 Award for Best Innovation by a Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise ...
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PPG Industries’ coil and building products coatings group has launched DURANAR ADS (air-dried system) fluoropolymer coating, a newly-formulated product that surpasses the performance of the original Duranar ADS coating. The ...
Japanese computerized knitting machine producer, Shima Seiki will showcase its latest innovations in digital textile printing technology at Viscom Italia 2014 exhibition in Milan, Italy this October. Shima Seiki will display the ...
According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, consumption of five of the leading additives for coatings and inks in 2013 was 1.02 million tons, as supplied, worth $4.66 billion. A 5 percent annual rate of ...
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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 ...
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PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings business is fulfilling growing demand for "ice class" marine coatings for hull protection with SIGMASHIELD 1200 coating. Developed from research conducted in PPG's own facilities, SIGMASHIELD ...
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Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is strengthening its production network in China to meet the high level of demand for iron oxide pigments and is adding a mixing and milling plant to the pigment plant already under construction in Ningbo. ...
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Gokul Jaykrishna, Joint MD, Asahi Songwon Colors is very optimistic about the growth outlook for the pigment industry in India over the next five years. He sees good growth for the business in Asian countries like India and China and also ...