Benecke-Changshun Auto Trim, a joint venture between Benecke-Kaliko and Jiangsu Changshun International Trading – the specialist Chinese dealer for automotive plastics – manufactures the products at the site in Zhangjiagang. ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Transportation
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers, is pleased to announce the appointment of two key executives: Julien Born, as Executive Vice President of Apparel’s Eastern ...
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a family of fluorine-containing chemicals with special properties to make materials oil, stain and water resistant. These fluoro-organic compounds are widely used as textile finishes on outdoor clothing, ...
Tags: Textile Fabric, SGS
Following the filing of Chlorovinyls joint venture plan for EU clearance, Solvay is presenting the associated activities in discontinued operations as from Q3 2013. Accordingly all financials have been restated. -Group net sales down (8)% ...
Tags: Solvay, EU clearance
Advances in materials science and nanotechnology have created several new functionalities in coatings, going beyond their original basic protective and decorative attributes. However, mismatched perceptions among coating developers and ...
Tags: Functional Coatings, Construction
Coatex S.A.S. has been awarded a patent for a method comprised of blending a polymer comprised of, in polymerized form: (meth)acrylic acid, a (meth)acrylic ester, and at least one hydrophobic monomer, with at least one alkyd resin and water ...
Tags: Coatex Patents Method, Chemicals
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a high-growth specialty chemicals company, announced that it has authorized the next significant stage of its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Miss., in order to expand production of its Inherent ...
Tags: Natchez Biorefinery, Chemicals
Beverage carton recycling has increased by 2% during 2012 to reach 39% in the EU, Norway and Switzerland compared to 2011, according to a new report from The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). The report noted that ...
Tags: Beverage carton, Carton Recycling
Bristol, Va.-based solution-dyed synthetic filament-based fiber manufacturer Universal Fibers Inc. has acquired the continuous filament bicomponent production assets of Johnson City, Tenn.-based bicomponent and customized fiber producer ...
Tags: Textile
Netherland-based injectable drug delivery products producer InnoCore Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Allergan (AGN), to develop new medicines for ophthalmic diseases. The deal will see the ...
Tags: injectable drug, Innocore
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a high-growth specialty chemicals company, announced that it has authorized the next significant stage of its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Miss., in order to expand production of its Inherent ...
Tags: Biorefinery, Elevance
SK innovation, one of the world's leading energy and petrochemical companies, and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, announced an agreement to develop a new process technology for the production of 1,3 ...
Tags: SK&Lanztech, Butadiene Technology
BASF, working in cooperation with TÜV SÜD (a third-party certification body), has developed an innovative mass balance approach for the use of renewable feedstocks in the integrated production. The process is available immediately ...
Tags: BASF, Construction, Decoration, Coating
The market for thermal management materials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and power electronics will more than double from $1.8bn in 2013 to $4.8bn in 2020, according to new report 'Cooling Heats Up: Sizing the Opportunity for Conductive ...
Tags: LEDs Power electronics, Electrical, Electronics, LED
Thermal management materials for LEDs and power electronics will be a US$4.8 billion market in 2020, more than doubling from US$1.8 billion in 2013. As manufacturers look for more cost-effective ways to improve heat dissipation, thermally ...
Tags: LEDs, power electronics