BASF has entered into a definitive agreement to fully acquire the business and assets in Taiwan and Mainland China of Taiwan Sheen Soon (“TWSS”), a manufacturer for thermoplastic polyurethanes (“TPU”) adhesives base ...
Tags: base material, portfolio
Set to replace the discontinued Duofast Trimbonder line of adhesives in Chemical Concepts’ line of adhesives products is TrimGrip, an advanced Cellular PVC Adhesive now associated with the Chem-Set brand. The structural adhesive ...
Tags: Bonding System, nail holes, Construction
Sigma Paints, a provider for the decorative, marine and protective market segment in the Middle East's paints and coatings industry, has announced its participation as the Gold Sponsor of the Gulf Goating Show 2015, which is taking place in ...
Tags: Gulf, marine market, protective market, Construction
Specialty chemical supplier Mayzo Inc. has has announced the appointment of Van Horn, Metz & Company, Inc. as its North American distributor of additives to the plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, rubber and lubricants markets. ...
Tags: plastics, coatings, lubricants marketsc, 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
Ellsworth Adhesives, a global distributor of adhesives, specialty chemicals and dispensing equipment, is pleased to announce that its Spain, France, and Germany facilities are now certified to ISO 9001:2008 for the distribution of adhesives ...
Scapa Healthcare Scapa announces the launch of its new Healthcare focused website www.scapahealthcare.com The new site has extensive content dedicated to the Healthcare market place, including information on our range of Scapa Soft-Pro skin ...
Tags: Healthcare focused website, Health
US researchers have developed a more efficient way to turn methanol into useful chemicals, such as liquid fuels, that would also reduce carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions. Methanol, which is a product of natural gas, is well-known as a common ...
Global adhesives provider HB Fuller has launched a new hot melt adhesive Advantra True for Europe, which is made from renewable raw materials. HB Fuller claims that the adhesive is produced with a significant percentage of renewable raw ...
Tags: renewable raw materials, hot melt adhesive, Agriculture
PPG Industries displayed its wind industry solutions during China Wind Power 2014 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. As the only company offering a “one-stop shop” for fiber glass, blade coatings, tower ...
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Reported earnings per diluted share in the third quarter of 2014, at producer of speciality chemicals and NYSE-listed - Eastman Chemical Company, slipped 29% year on-year. “Reported earnings in the third quarter of 2014 stood at ...
Tags: Eastman Chemical, fibre segment, Textile
UAE-based Alliance Plastics will be investing around $4-5.4m (Dh15-20m) in the first phase of facility expansion to meet the growing demand for industrial plastic packaging products from the local and GCC markets. The company has invested ...
Tags: plastic packaging, Agriculture
HB Fuller has launched two new water-based adhesives that contain a UV fluorescing agent, to enable corrugators achieve zero defects in their production lines. The Ipacoll PWC 3107 I UV and Ipacoll WD 3930 offer cleaner and more effective ...
Sika has announced that half of all the cars produced worldwide - approximately 40 million vehicles per year - contain one of its products. One in four car windshields is adhesively bonded using Sika products. These “invisible” ...
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Avery Dennison, a Netherlands-based company, has added a new food-approved topcoated product, PP60 top cavitated white film, to its labelling film portfolio. This film comes with S2045N hotmelt adhesive, which will join the company's ...
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