As 2016 comes to an end, there were many exciting and surprising technology breakthroughs, based on statistics complied by LEDinside there were at least 10 major technology advancements this year. American researchers make droop free LEDs ...
Manufacturers have finished negotiating for May orders, leading to smaller fluctuation in prices. Due to the interruption of trade wars, the polysilicon market still witness slight supply shortage, resulting in stronger prices. But prices ...
Tags: Sloar Cell, PV Module
Wacker Chemie AG has officially started up a new reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene co-polymer (VAE) dispersions at its Calvert City site in Kentucky, USA. By expanding its capacities, WACKER is meeting global demand for its dispersions and ...
Tags: Wacker, dispersible polymer powders, VAE
At ABRAFATI 2015, the WACKER Group is presenting a range of innovations for challenging coatings and sealants: Wood impregnated with the new silicone resin emulsion SILRES WH is protected against damp, moisture and damage caused by fungi ...
Tags: coatings, sealants, silicone resin emulsion, interior paint additive
WACKER has expanded the service portfolio at its technical center in Mexico City, Mexico. The local facility now comprises state-of-the-art applications technology and test equipment for polymer dispersions needed as binders for ...
Morton Salt, a unit of the K+S Group, is planning to end packaging and warehousing operations at its facility in Chicago, the US. The cessation of the operations will be completed by this October-end, putting 23 jobs at risk. However, the ...
Tags: Morton Salt, warehousing, packaging
China’s polysilicon import volume has declined month by month after the total import volume peaked in May, according to the polysilicon import data in China. As China begins to close a loophole that permits duty-free polysilicon from ...
Tags: polysilicon, multi-si wafer
Wacker Chemie AG has started up a new specialty monomer plant with a yearly capacity of 3,800 metric tons at its Burghausen facility in Germany. "The specialty monomers; vinyl neodecanoate and vinyl laurate are key raw materials in the ...
Tags: Textile
Wacker Polymers is to raise its prices for Vinnapas vinyl acetate homopolymer dispersions as well as Vinnapas vinyl acetate-ethylene and Vinnol ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer dispersions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa ...
The slow recovery of the global PV market continues into the second quarter. Jason Huang, research manager for EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, said the market on the whole is showing positive signs even though prices along the supply ...
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Munich-based chemicals group Wacker has reorganized its silicone distribution business in the Nordic countries. As of March 1, 2015, Lindberg & Lund Oy AB, a subsidiary of the Norwegian chemicals distributor Lindberg & Lund AS, will market ...
PT Hutchins, a KODA Distribution Group company, has announced the hiring of a new VP of Sales and the creation of a new, strategic technical manager position. J. Patrick Lancaster has been hired as the new VP of Sales for PT Hutchins. ...
Tags: management experience, industry knowledge, Construction
Munich-based chemical company Wacker is expanding its product range of functional silanes with a new arylalkoxysilane monomer. Marketed as Geniosil XL 70, this additive is designed as a water scavenger for silane-curing adhesive and sealant ...
Tags: arylalkoxysilane monomer, chemical company, Construction
Wacker Asahikasei Silicone, a Japanese joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG, has opened a new development laboratory for airbag applications. The competence center will spearhead the development of silicone coatings for airbags and technical ...
Tags: silicone coatings, airbags, Construction
Munich-based Wacker chemicals group has developed a thermally conductive adhesive for electronics applications. This new silicone rubber, SEMICOSIL 975 TC, is characterized by high thermal conductivity and good flow and processing ...
Tags: Wacker chemicals, coating