Specialty chemical company in Switzerland, Clariant Masterbatches has developed the new liquid vehicle technology (LVT) to eliminate problems that have prevented wider use of liquid color and additive concentrates in extrusion blow molding ...
Argal plans to exhibit a number of its new pumps at Achema, which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, from 18 to 22 June. These include the ASTRA range of AODD pumps, which is manufactured with port sizes starting from ¼ in up to 2 ...
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a tool for evaluating of green building. The objective is to effectively reduce the negative impact of the environment and occupants in the design. The objectives are to specify a ...
Consumer preferences are driving change across the diverse end markets of Asia, prompting firms such as Dow Chemical Co. To have to adapt quickly, especially in such sectors as plastics packaging. Four Dow executives shared their views on ...
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Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is now offering Lewabrane membrane separation elements for reverse osmosis to complement its established Lewatit ion exchange resins. The Lewabrane membrane separation elements will be produced at the new ...
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A precision injection molder has rid itself of the last vestiges of outdated technology, and received significant energy savings and part-quality improvements as a result. That’s the short story behind a recent move by Sinicon ...
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The NPE 2012 exhibition takes place in Orlando, the US, on 1-5 April. Our preview takes a look at a selection of the machinery, materials and service companies that will be exhibiting at the fair. American Kuhne Stand 3551 American Kuhne is ...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the seasonally adjusted (SA) Producer Price Index (PPI) for materials and components used in construction was unchanged in January after rising 0.1% in December. The index was up 3.1% on a ...
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As from March 1, 2012, BASF will increase prices in Europe, Middle East and Africa for resins and dispersions for the coatings, printing and packaging industries by 3 - 12 % as existing contracts allow. The price increase affects, but is ...
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Understand product basics: what a primer is, what functions it serves, and how the marketing hype underserves the consumer. The latest trend in the paint industry is "paint and primer in one," and it has proven to be quite the controversy. ...
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Coatings technology provides improved corrosion resistance. Painting metal substrates provides an attractive appearance and also imparts corrosion resistance. Painted metal articles, such as railings, mailboxes, athletic stadiums and window ...
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The forest industry plays a critical role in a country's economy right from supporting the production of a diverse variety of forest based products towards generating employment and providing recreational and tourism opportunities. Given, ...
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Today's class of "green" coatings depend on light stabilizers to protect against UV degradation. By Yung-Chi Yang, Steven Lee and Dr. Yao-Hsing Huang, Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation High solids, powder, waterborne and UV curable ...
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This comprehensive study of effluent organic matter, using geochemical techniques, finds that effluent organic matter is similar to microbially derived natural organic matter. It is found that the characteristics of the effluent organic ...
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In many of the world's crude reservoirs running out of sweet light crude, refineries increasingly are required to refine heavier sour crude oil that contains a larger amount of impurities, including significantly higher quantities of ...
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