In a move to better serve its customers in North and Latin America, the global chemical company Oxea has started basic engineering for a 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) and a Propanol unit at its world-scale production plant at Bay City, Texas. Both ...
Tags: Construction, Chemicals
WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, is strengthening its presence in South East Asia by opening a Philippine representative office in Manila. Opened yesterday, the office will distribute products of the chemical business divisions ...
Tags: Textile
Spartan Surfaces Now Representing SelecTech in Midwest. This arrangement supplements an existing relationship between the two companies where Spartan Surfaces represents SelecTech in the Atlantic Coast region. "We have had a very good ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Bayer MaterialScience is increasing its production capacities in the Asia/Pacific region to meet the continued growth in demand there for raw materials for coatings and adhesives. Ground was broken at the site in Shanghai, China, recently ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coatings
Oxea has started basic engineering for a 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) and a Propanol unit at its world-scale production plant at Bay City, Texas. Both units are scheduled to come on stream in late 2016. Key elements of the basic engineering work ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Chemicals
When it comes to manufacturing, supplying, exporting and importing, India comes first in all these. Indian export and import chemical business becomes one of the global hubs for traders in the past two years. Indian chemical industry is one ...
The new films use ovenable inks that produce high-definition, high-quality print using the full range of process colours. They are used for ready-meal lidding, flow- wrapping, cooking pouches and roasting bags for higher temperatures. ...
IGM Resins recently commissioned a new development lab at its North American regional center in Charlotte, NC, USA. Adjacent to the pilot plant, the new lab enhances the integrated development capability at IGM's acrylate manufacturing ...
Tags: Coatings, Inks, IGM Resins
Structured loop textile is explored with two new floor covering collections from Milliken, Inis Mór and Landscape. The introductions expand the company's commercial portfolio of high-performance product offerings while broadening ...
New Action QuickCourt modular multisport floor systems from Action Floor Systems feature an advanced locking system for easier installation. The interlocking high impact copolymer modular sections provide a stable surface and ...
Tags: locking system, stable surface, shock-absorbing underlayment
Many called 2013 "the Year of LVT." And with good reason: Resilient has been the fastest growing flooring category, and within this rapidly growing segment, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is thriving (Editor's note: For the purposes of this ...
Tags: Opportunities for Retailers, the Year of LVT, LVT's durability
Almost every industrial application requires Adhesives for joining two components together in order to improve their mechanical strength. Adhesives are the best alternatives to screws, rivets, and welding. There are many advantages ...
Tags: Adhesives, Processing Machinery
Herma, a German manufacturer of adhesive materials, has introduced a new white thermal paper for weight/price labeling of pre-packed foods such as fresh meat, sausage and cheese products. Claimed to be made of bisphenol A (BPA)-free ...
Tags: Herma, Thermal Paper, Pre-Packed Foods
German adhesives manufacturer Henkel has teamed up with CMS Technology to unveil new food-safe additives for packaging. The companies have entered into a strategic alliance in North America to develop packaging solutions that keep food ...
Tags: Packaging Additives, Food Industry
Asia-Pacific is the world's largest and fastest-growing market of UV curable resins, which consumed more than half of the total global demand, and also a major consumer of radiation/energy curable products. China and Japan are the key ...
Tags: UV Curable Resins, Coatings, Inks