Orion Engineered Carbons has started up a new production line for specialty carbon blacks at its plant in Kalscheuren, Germany. Several million euros were invested in new production technology which commenced operation at the beginning of ...
T-ChIP, the new Textile Chemical Information Profile program, opened for business on January 22nd. T-ChIP is a unique chemical hazard and risk assessment program designed by textile chemistry experts specifically for textile and textile ...
Tags: Textile Chemical, finishing agents
A team made up of university chemists, art conservationists and research scientists with the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., has discovered a new way to reveal three dimensional details of paintings. In their paper published in ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Paintings
The use of biomaterials and more benign chemicals in coatings in Europe is accelerating as whole supply chains give greater priority to sustainablity, particularly as a means of protecting the environment. At the same time, however, ...
Tags: standards for biomaterials, sustainability of products
Iron oxides are widely used in decorative cosmetics. Dark or bluish black mascara, grey eyeliner, red rouge or red lipsticks – all of these products can contain iron oxide pigments for coloration. The German specialty chemicals ...
Tags: iron oxides, decorative cosmetics, iron oxide pigments, Lanxess
What did Tyrannosaurus rex really look like? Depending on which artist's impression you look at, the carnivorous king of the Cretaceous was a dull grey, an earthy brown, maybe a dark green... perhaps it was ochre, or even the colour of a ...
Tags: prehistoric fossil, dinosaur, pigment, reptile fossils
A group of university students are enjoying a specially designed fruit smoothie a day to discover whether it can improve their appearance and make them feel healthier. Their efforts are part of a study to assess what effect a carotenoid ...
Based on its recent analysis of the European resins for protective coatings market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes BASF with the 2013 Product Line Strategy Leadership Award. The company has demonstrated strong growth by improving portfolio ...
Tags: BASF Bags, protective coatings
Clariant recently announced the intention to acquire Plastichemix Industries, a masterbatch business in India, located in Vadodara with production facilities in Rania, Kalol and Nandesari in Gujarat (India). Plastichemix Industries is a ...
The Cornelius Cosmetics 'Pamper, Performance, Products' sections at SCS Formulate highlighted the latest launches by world leading manufacturers. These manufacturers included BASF, Guangzhou Tinci, Huber Engineered Materials, Jeen, ...
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Steven Cortazzo was named vice-president of sales for Keim Mineral Coatings of America, Inc. His responsibilities include corporate branding and business development in the New York metro region including New York City and New Jersey. ...
Tags: Mineral Coatings, Construction, Decoration, Coatings
In its third edition of the latest study, Ceresana forecasts global revenues generated with pigments to increase to US$34.2 billion in 2020. Pigments are mainly used in the production of paints and varnishes as well as the coloring of ...
Tags: Pigments, Construction
When it comes to enhancing the properties of a plastic product, Masterbatch plays an important role. Masterbatch is a concentrated mixture of pigments and additives that is used to add color to a plastic product. Being one of the most ...
Tags: Masterbatch, coloring additive, Chemicals, plastic product
The importance of plastic in our everyday life is self evident by the fact that we are surrounded by plastic products all around. Everything starting from a pen, food packet, chair, bottles, containers, etc. is made up of plastic. The ...
Tags: plastic, Coloring Plastics
As part of an AiF research project (AiF no. N 17407), scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim (Germany) have, for the first time, developed a textile finishing with both an antiviral and an antibacterial function. ...
Tags: Textile Finishing