According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, consumption of five of the leading additives for coatings and inks in 2013 was 1.02 million tons, as supplied, worth $4.66 billion. A 5 percent annual rate of ...
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ATLANTA – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a public meeting will be held to discuss the Proposed Plan for the SWMU 10 area at the Escambia Treating Company (ETC) Superfund Site, which presents the ...
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According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, consumption of five of the leading additives for coatings and inks in 2013 was 1.02 million tons, as supplied, worth $4.66 billion. A 5 percent annual rate of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Merck has been awarded a patent for a pigment preparation, consisting of one or more effect pigments in platelet form that is a pearlescent pigment, an interference pigment, a metal effect pigment, a multilayer pigment with transparent, ...
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Air Products has introduced two new superwetting surfactants – Dynol 977E and 979E for siding board coatings, adding to its portfolio for waterborne formulations. Specially designed to address the challenges facing formulators on ...
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EN71 is the EU's regulatory standards for toy products. Children are the most care in the whole social groups, children generally love the toy market is booming, and all kinds of toys due to various quality problems caused harm to children ...
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BASF will build a new world scale production plant to manufacture specialty amines at its existing wholly-owned site in the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China. The plant, which is scheduled to come on stream in late 2015, will have ...
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Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives,according to Penn State and University of Florida researchers.The team also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP)—an ...
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Liquid crystals are remarkable materials that combine the optical properties of crystalline solids with the flow properties of liquids, characteristics that come together to enable the displays found in most computer monitors, televisions ...
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Barentz Ravago Chemical Specialist (BRCS Group) has announced a distribution partnership with EOC Surfactants for their range of Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinates for the coatings and inks market. This collaboration means that the ...
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Cray Valley has introduced Krasol LBH 5000M, the newest addition to its portfolio of liquid polybutadiene additives. The mono-hydroxyl functional oligomer (monol) is a versatile additive that supports new applications for reactive ...
Discovery Laboratories (DSCO), a specialty biotechnology company dedicated to advancing a new standard in respiratory critical care, has initiated the US commercial launch of Surfaxin (lucinactant) Intratracheal Suspension for the ...
Green formulations are a focal theme of the upcoming Asia-Pacific edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit. It will take place in Hong Kong on 11-13 November. The summit will have dedicated sessions and workshops on green materials and ...
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Biobased lactides producer NatureWorks has announced the launch of a new polymer-grade lactide, Ingeo M700. Ingeo M700 is claimed to be rich in meso-lactide and is expected to offer better packaging performance and functionality. The ...
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The Performance Products division of Huntsman Corporation plans to re-focus its surfactants business in Europe. The company plans to transition away from a number of surfactant assets and product lines that have commoditized and to focus ...
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