Based on the information released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, we can see that China’s coatings market in 2014 grew by around eight percent last year over 2013. And the fact that China’s architectural coatings ...
Effective immediately, BASF and Neuss/Germany-based Gustav Grolman GmbH & Co. KG will start an exclusive collaboration in the marketing of amine-based curing agents of the Baxxodur® brand in Europe. Grolman will initially market the ...
Tags: epoxy resins, BASF product
Lubrizol Corporation's performance coatings business has expanded capacity and increased manufacturing efficiencies at its solvent acrylics production facility in Sant Cugat (Barcelona), Spain. Solvent acrylic resin technology for ...
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Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has finalized the sale of DSM Synres to Standard Investment. DSM Synres produces solventborne alkyd and acrylic coating resins at its site in Hoek van Holland, the ...
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Corbion's PURALACT B3 is a new, commercially-available, performance building block for the coatings market. It is a unique, renewable, raw material for coating resins with very high purity that enhances resin efficiency and improves coating ...
Tags: Solvent-based Coatings, Resins
BASF will expand its capacity for the production of Paliocrom® effect pigments by more than 20 percent by 2017 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The investment will enable the company to accommodate for the growing demand of its aluminum-based ...
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Coatings company PPG Industries has completed the construction of its $40m plant in Sumaré, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 65,000ft2 plant will produce resin on-site. Resins produced at the Brazilian facility will be used to produce PPG's ...
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Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC, will come together as one company at the European Coatings Show 2015 to explain how its product families of pigments and resins can be used together to create enticing coatings for a full range of ...
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Thailand-based polyester and yarn manufacturer Indorama Ventures will be acquiring a 94.91% stake in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymers maker Bangkok Polyester for an undisclosed amount. A producer of PET polymers in Rayong, ...
Prime Resins Inc. has introduced a new class of inorganic water- and mineral-based coatings that provide corrosion and fire resistance protection on multiple surfaces. Prime Coat 6000 Lining, Prime Coat 6100 Fire and Prime Coat 6200 ...
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 ...
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US based MetaWear has unveiled the first solar and geothermal-powered US operation, providing cutting, sewing, dyeing, and screen printing certified organic cotton t-shirts. MetaWear which uses seaweed-based inks with no toxic inputs, was ...
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Valtronic Technologies (USA) Inc. Valtronic Switzerland announces the capability of 3D technology within their department of Design and Development. Building miniaturized technology for the next generation of innovation is what Valtronic ...
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BASF is launching a new binder – Acrodur Power 2750 X. The product is designed for the production of natural fiber composites for automotive lightweight applications such as interior car door panels or shelves. As a low-emission ...
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Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has increased its regional contract price for the Asia-Pacific region for March 2015 contracts. For the Asia-Pacific region, Methanex ...