Lubrizol Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation, is introducing two new Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) resins, for use in textiles, at the 2013 Chinaplas in ...
A defoaming agent is a chemical additive that reduces the surface tension of a solution, to inhibite the foam formation. A defoamer is generally insoluble in the foaming medium and must have some essential features: low viscosity, a ...
Germany's Bayer MaterialScience will sell its global powder polyester resins business and its US-based liquid polyester resins merchant business to the US Stepan Company of Northfield, Illinois, the company said Tuesday. The sale, for ...
Tags: Polyester Resins, US Stepan
Arkema has commercialised a grade of acrylic resin that is better suited to handle modern LED lighting. Arkema – based in Colombes, France, with U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia — began making Plexiglas Diffuse-brand resins ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED, Lighting
An integrated process that couples reverse osmosis (RO) with a hybrid ion exchange-ultrafiltration method is studied for removing boron from geothermal water RO permeate. The method achieves permissible levels of boron for irrigation. ...
Huntsman Corporation reported first quarter 2013 results with revenues of $2,702 million and adjusted EBITDA of $220 million. First Quarter 2013 Highlights -Adjusted EBITDA was $220 million compared to $407 million in the prior year ...
Tags: Revenues, Huntsman Textile
Plastic compounds and resins supplier in the US, A Schulman has opened its new plastics masterbatch manufacturing facility in Vadodara, India, which will manufacture products for flexible packaging market. The annual capacity of the plant ...
Chemical Marketing and Economics (CM&E), the business and investment group of the American Chemical Society’s New York Section (ACS NY), has awarded Marcelo Odebrecht, president and CEO of Odebrecht S.A., has been honored with the ...
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BASF is taking a number of steps to strengthen the competitiveness of its Performance Products segment. The segment bundles BASF’s businesses with chemicals that improve the properties of many different end-user products. The ...
Tags: BASF, Performance Products, Construction
Eric J. Kaiser has been named Americas Business Director for Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema Inc. The announcement was made by Richard D. Jenkins, Global Group President for Arkema Coating Resins, and is effective ...
Tags: coatings industry, coatings
Governor Dr. Robert Bentley announced that Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, the world’s leading manufacturer of PET resins, will invest $190 million to build a new manufacturing plant adjacent to its current site on Finley ...
Tags: PET Plant, Textile, Indorama Ventures
Honeywell announced its results for the first quarter of 2013 Highlights • Strong Productivity Driving EPS Growth of 16%, Up 12% Using Expected Full-Year Tax Rate • Segment Margin Increase of 100 Bps to 16.2%, Operating ...
Adirondack chairs seem to show up in those old family photos - perhaps grandma sitting in one on her porch. A part of American tradition for hundreds of years, their classic style and robust all-weather construction have made them ...
They are among the new faces to join Ireland's richest 250 this year. Dowling is worth £74m and Fry is worth £59m. Metal and glass packaging giant Ardagh Group is chaired by Paul Coulson, who earned £965m. Coulson earned ...
Dow Europe and PetroplastVinora have announced the launch of the new Visique stretch sleeve labels for bottles and containers labeling. The labels, which fit like a second skin and combine mechanical and optical properties, integrate ...