Arkema has finalized the first stage of its acrylics assets acquisition project in Taixing, China, and now has access to a modern and competitive 160,000 t/year acrylic acid production capacity in Asia for the sum of $240 million. This ...
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The composition and surface properties of boards has been changing regularly in the last decade. This can create difficulties for previously trusted adhesives. So H.B. Fuller set itself the task of creating a universal adhesive that would ...
Tags: Strong Bond, Adhesive, Packaging
Advantra 9271 is the latest in a range of universal solutions created to address the needs of a market in which constant changes in the composition and surface properties of boards can pose difficulties for previously trusted adhesives. ...
Tags: H.B.Fuller, Hot Melt Adhesive
Akzo Nobel N.V. has reported positive volume growth and, for the fifth consecutive quarter, an improvement in Return on sales (ROS) – from 8.0 percent to 9.1 percent. Excluding restructuring costs of €55 million, ROS was 10.6 ...
Tags: AkzoNobel, Performance Coatings
The CHEMARK Consulting Group is establishing a global collaborative arrangement by adding aerospace and military chemical systems capabilities. Effective immediately, Chris Athanasopoulos will collaborate with CHEMARK to assist its ...
BASF India Limited inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex at Dahej in Gujarat, India. With a project cost of INR 1,000 crore (approximately €150 million), the site represents BASF’s single largest investment in ...
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Mumbai & India-based producer of speciality chemicals, Pidilite Industries said it has acquired the adhesive business of Ahmedabad-based Bluecoat Private Limited. The transaction was concluded on a slump sale basis for a consideration of ...
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, commissioned its second benzoic acid reactor train at its facility in Rotterdam, Netherlands, adding 75,000 metric tons of capacity for the production of benzoic ...
Qoros Automotive named Henkel China a Distinguished Supplier of 2013, in a bid to recognize their good cooperation and Henkel’s significant contribution to the R&D and application of new technologies. Leveraging its expertise and ...
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After failing to get South Korean LG Chemicals on board as a technology partner for its Kochi-based petrochemical project, Indian public sector refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said it will buy outright, the critical ...
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According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. c) continued to expand, rising by 0.5 percent in August on the heels of a 0.4 percent gain in July. Chemical output remained ahead of month ...
Tags: CPRI, Expand, Decoration
Excelitas Technologies Corp of Waltham, MA, USA, which provides customized optoelectronics to OEMs, has launched its OmniCure AC8 Series of UV LED curing systems. The latest addition to the AC Series of UV LED curing solutions features ...
Henkel has introduced Loctite 4090, an innovative hybrid adhesive that combines the key features of structural and instant adhesives - bond strength and speed. This powerful combination provides high impact resistance, high strength bonding ...
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Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, has increased capacity at its precipitated alumina trihydrate (ATH) plant in Bauxite, Arkansas by 30 percent. “Huber has a long-term, multi-stage plan to ...
Tags: Huber, fire retardant additives, ATH
According to the new research report "Epoxy Resin market by Application (Coatings, Electronics, Construction, Wind Turbine, Composites, and Adhesives) and Geography - Trends & Forecast to 2019" by MarketsandMarkets, the market of epoxy ...
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