PPG Industries' packaging coatings business has announced that INNOVEL HPS coatings, the next generation of internal protective spray lacquers for the beverage can industry, has been approved for use on aluminum and steel beverage cans. ...
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Michelman celebrated the grand opening of its new Advanced Materials Collaboration Center on October 2, 2014 at the company's global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. The AMCC enhances Michelman's ability to develop innovative water-based ...
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Demand for specialty biocides in the U.S. is forecast to rise 4.0 percent per year to $3.9 billion in 2018. In volume terms, demand is expected to increase 1.0 percent annually to 1.5 billion pounds over the same period. “A strong ...
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Axalta Coating Systems is launching its next generation C5 electrical steel varnish - Voltatex 1250V. Part of the Voltatex family of electrical insulation products, Voltatex 1250V is suitable for use in multiple applications including ...
Merritt Graphics, a graphic imaging and printing solutions provider for textile companies in US, has installed a PrinterEvolution Eos126 DS dye-sublimation printer for digital textile printing. The PrinterEvolution Eos126 DS ...
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Max Chemical, Inc. is now a trademark licensee of Arkema's Kynar Aquatec high-performance coating technology in North America. Max Chemical uses Kynar Aquatec PVDF latex as the basis for its Crossco® MaxWhite ultra-durable roof coating ...
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Allnex has expanded its offerings for UV curable field applied coatings with blue‐colored applicator friendly resins. Blue colored UCECOAT 7892 and EBECRYL 894 dramatically increase the ease of application and curing of ...
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Evonik Industries is building a new production plant for polymer dispersants at the Goldschmidtstrasse site in Essen. The specialty chemicals company is thus investing an amount in the doubledigit- million-euro range and is tripling ...
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ANGUS Chemical Company has announced that AMP, a multifunctional specialty chemical that's widely used in latex paint formulations, is no longer classified as a volatile organic compound (VOC) under a final rule by the U.S. Environmental ...
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Coating additives are specialty additives primarily used during the manufacturing of coatings in order to improve their quality and performance. Some major types of coating additives include rheology modifiers, wetting and dispersing ...
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UK-based AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings has announced plans to sell its Pure-Flex flexible packaging adhesives and ink media business to Polytech International for an undisclosed value. According to the company, its flexible packaging ...
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For the European coatings industry, REACH, the seven-year-old European Union's legislation on the registration, evaluation and authorization of industrial chemicals, has been posing major difficulties. However the Biocidal Products ...
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In response to the increasing demand for durable white reflective roofs, Polyglass U.S.A., Inc. has launched its latest white roof system option with a line of advanced silicone roof coatings products that include water-based and ...
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Sustainability initiatives in the European coatings sector have reached a new phase with a much stronger focus on issues like low carbon footprints of products and waste reductions. Previously the industry has been concentrating on ...
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Michelman has invested resources and capital to strengthen its ColorCoat line of water-based color coatings. The company has dedicated specific lab and manufacturing capacity at its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA to color matching ...
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