Germany-based chemical company BASF has signed an agreement with Bend Research to jointly evaluate and develop novel excipients to improve the solubility and bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs. As part of the agreement, both the ...
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Asian butadiene prices hit a more than six month high Monday on tight availability amid the startup of new synthetic rubber plants in China and higher naphtha feedstock costs. Butadiene prices surged 44% from a 2012 low of $1,455/mt FOB ...
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Ultrafiltration has become an increasingly important membrane separation technology in recent years. Anthony Bennett describes the fundamentals of ultrafiltration and highlights some current trends, as well as recent innovations in the ...
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BASF now supplies coatings for the mobile crane manufacturer Terex Cranes at its plant in Zweibrücken, Germany. The use of ultra high solids coatings – solventborne coatings with a higher solids content and low volatile organic ...
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BASF Corporation has named Lorama, Inc. as its new exclusive distributor for BASF Industrial Kaolin in Canada, effective May 1, 2013.
Lansco Colors has hired Christine Gehres as senior vice president of sales. She will lead Lansco’s sales efforts and support the company’s continued growth. Gehres is a highly accomplished business executive with a wealth of ...
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Volkswagen presented the CrossBlue concept car, a new generation of SUVs, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Volkswagen specially designed the car for the U.S. and Canada, and the color was developed by BASF's paint ...
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U.S. 8,192,603 B2 BASF Coatings GmbH has been granted a patent for an aqueous coating composition comprised of a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of bismuth oxide, vanadium oxide, manganese oxide, cobalt oxide, zinc ...
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A new 142-page report from Venture Planning Group provides analysis of the global paint and coatings market outlook, as well assupplier strategies, marketing tactics, and technological know-how. The report presents a worldwide strategic ...
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European monoethylene glycol spot prices moved higher in the week to Friday as the turnaround season in Europe approaches and as Asian prices increased, sources said. FCA prices were assessed Friday Eur10/mt ($13.6/mt) higher on the week ...
The 13th China International Dye Industry, Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition (China Interdye 2013), organized by China Dyestuff Industry Association, China Dyeing and Printing Association, China Council for the Promotion of ...
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A food industry partnership has been formed to boost sustainable production of coconut oil in the Philippines. Cargill, the German Agency for International Cooperation and BASF have signed a partnership that aims to develop a supply chain ...
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BASF has announced a number of personnel changes. Bernhard Nick, currently president, Verbund Site Management Europe, will become head of the strategic planning and controlling division effective July 1, 2013. He succeeds Walter Gramlich, ...
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BASF Shanghai Coatings, a subsidiary of the German chemical company BASF, has started construction of a new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in China. Scheduled to start production in early 2014, the new ...
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German chemical company BASF is delivering paints for the ComfortClass 500 bus produced by Setra, a brand of Daimler subsidiary EvoBus. The new bus, which was unveiled at the 2012 International Automobile-Ausstellung (IAA) Commercial ...