APV Engineered Coatings has hired Lars Larsen as its new international sales director. Larsen most recently worked as an industry consultant and advisor in his role as president and owner of Know Polymers Inc. Prior to his consulting work ...
Süddekor has announced an expansion to its North American operations slated for completion in October, 2013. A new, state-of-the-art treater that offers a variety of proprietary overlays for high and low pressure laminates will be ...
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Corrosion control products manufacturer Cortec has launched a multimetal corrosion protection paper, VpCI-144, powered by Nano VpCI. Built with recyclable and repulpable technology, the new paper is said to be an environmentally safe ...
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Sappi, a South African paper company specializing in coated fine paper, has teamed up with BASF and Eurofins to launch Mineral Oil Barrier (MOB) coated papers - MOB Kraft and MOB Gravure, for food packaging. According to the company, ...
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GITI tire (USA) Ltd. has announced that it has established two new technical centers in North America and Germany. The move marks a significant development in the research and development capabilities of the company, with both sites ...
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Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, announces its new strategic agenda and updates its long-term financial targets. During the last four years, Ahlstrom has undergone a major transformation as a company ...
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Huntsman Corporation and Rockwood Holdings, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Huntsman will acquire Rockwood’s Performance Additives and Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) businesses. Under the terms of ...
Packaging materials and solutions provider Stora Enso is all set to exhibit its latest product developments of specialty papers and packaging boards at FachPack 2013 fair in Nuremberg, Germany. The event features company's MediaLiner, a ...
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The Latin American Association for Cotton Research and Development (ALIDA) will hold its 13th Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia on October 3, 2013. The meeting will continue all day parallel to other sessions of the 72nd ICAC Plenary ...
With the addition of three new U.S. flexible polyurethane foam producers, eight new associate/supplier members, and four new federated members, the Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) has achieved record growth this year with membership up ...
A technical paper that explains the science behind an innovation for paints and coatings from Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. was honored as the best paper at the Coating for Africa Show in Johannesburg, South Africa. The paper, entitled ...
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Biodegradable films and bags manufacturer EcoCortec has announced the phase three expansion of its Beli Manastir plant in Croatia, which involves an investment of €3m. Once completed, the expansion will enable the 10,000m2 plant to ...
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Investment in Fixed Assets for January to August 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China From January to August 2013, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 26,257.8 billion yuan, up by 20.3 percent ...
How to choose a Commercial Heating Engineer When constructing or buying a business premise, there are many aspects that one has to consider; one of the most significant is heating and ventilating. Authorities in the UK are keen to ensure ...
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BASF Corporation will exhibit many of its automotive technologies at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2013 Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) taking place at the Suburban Collection Showplace (Diamond Center) in ...
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