A number of different man made materials are now used for construction purposes. Of them, one of the most popular ones is glass reinforced plastic or GRP. It is commonly known as fibreglass. GRP is a composite fibre consisting of plastic ...
Arkema Coating Resins , a business unit of Arkema Inc., has introduced Synaqua 4804 waterborne alkyd. This new binder is an APEO and ammonia-free short oil alkyd emulsion designed for use in a wide variety of coatings in which performance ...
Tags: Arkema, Alkyd Polymer, Coatings
US spot ethylene was hovering at three-month low levels Friday, trading midday as low as 51.50 cents/lb MtB Williams pipe for September delivery on the back of what market sources said was improved availability. Recent unplanned ...
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. wil be showcasing a number of innovative products that deliver solutions to coatings professionals at this year's Asia Pacific Coatings Show (APCS), Sept. 12 - 13 in Bangkok. MSC will present products ...
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Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has received a patents for a water-based adhesive for industrial applications comprised of an aqueous mixture of a water-redispersible polymer powder, a water-soluble polymer powder and optional components; wherein the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Japan imported 4,536 mt of styrene-butadiene-rubber solids in July, up 22% from 3,732 mt in June but down 26% from 6,129 mt a year earlier, data released Friday by the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed. The country has imported ...
Tags: Chemicals, styrene-butadiene-rubber solids, Synthetic rubber
Ashland Inc. has expanded its family of Aquapas RDP to include Aquapas M Series RDP, Aquapas T Series RDP, Aquapas HS-2098 RDP and Styrene-Acrylic based Aquapas N7930 and Aquapas N7970 RDPs. In 2011, Ashland Inc. launched its Aquapas ...
The 3Doodler, a sort of handheld 3D modeler, made its public debut at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin this week after racking up thousands of preorders as part of a Kickstarter program. The gadget extrudes heated plastic, ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 05/09/2013.The largest rises were SBR (1.21%),Styrene (1.05%),LLDPE (0.80%),while the largest falls ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,18 commodities increased in prices, 24 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 27/08/2013.The largest rises were Soybean meal (4.75%),LPG (1.33%),Hydrochloric acid (0.77%),while ...
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The northwest Europe styrene premium to benzene has hit its highest level in over one month on tight supplies following a potential production issue and vessel delays, according to market sources. At Tuesday's European close, the NWE 3-30 ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,31 commodities increased in prices, 16 fell and 53 remained unchanged on 26/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (5.07%),Natural rubber (2.18%),Soybean meal (1.03%),while ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 20 fell and 64 remained unchanged on 23/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.62%),Ethylene oxide (1.41%),Copper (0.59%),while the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 36 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 22/08/2013.The largest rises were Chloroform (3.21%),Acrylic acid (1.95%),Coke (0.62%),while the ...
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Polymers are the best invented material by mankind which eased human life to very great extent. Most of the day to day use in human society like tyres, automobiles, bags, packaging, rope and anything you name it. Rubber is one of the ...