BASF's Master Builders Solutions experts have developed a new generation of polymers designed to provide significant improvements in the rheological properties of concrete. Advanced concrete mixes often demonstrate a higher viscosity due to ...
Tags: Construction Chemicals, BASF, Decoration
Chinese New Year, the Mid-Fall Moon Festival and the Dragon Boat Day are three major festivals in China. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Chinese call this day as Duan-Wu ...
Aquatech China was a resounding success and a major milestone for the water technology industry. The seventh edition of the show featured some 1400 exhibitors from 34 countries. Despite heavy rainfall during the days of the show, ...
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Japanese designer Akihiro Mizuuchi made LEGO chocolate, now Grant Thompson homemade LEGO jelly. Secret recipe ingredients for flavor jelly: geely Ding Fen, corn syrup, and cold water. These ingredients after heating on the stove, then mix ...
PlantBottle packaging "pushes the boundaries on sustainable innovation by using groundbreaking technology to create a fully recyclable plastic bottle made from renewable plant materials," said the soft drinks giant. The current version of ...
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Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food, differ in shape and taste from one place to another across China. There are mainly two tastesto zongzi: sweet and savory. Nowadays people even make zongzi with mixed swwet and savory fillings. Such a ...
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FROM the damming and diverting of mighty rivers to the building of huge new cities from the ground up, China's government does not shy away from grand schemes. The Communist Party's highest decision-making body has now signed off on another ...
Tags: China, Regional Development, Economy Policy
In addition to its current extensive portfolio of inorganic pigment products, specialty chemicals company LANXESS will promote its line of new red shades at the Eastern Coatings Show in Atlantic City, New Jersey from June 1 – 4. ...
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Kaye Linkenhoger as sales manager, North America, for the group's growing line of K-FLEX low-VOC, non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents. In this ...
Tags: Construction, adhesives, sealants, caulk
French tire firm Michelin has made available its Premier LTX tire with EverGrip technology for light trucks, SUVs and crossovers at more than 10,000 authorized dealer locations in North America. The tires, available in 47 sizes from ...
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In a recent signing ceremony, Bureau Veritas and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the certification body for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building program, finalized the terms of their exclusive global ...
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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the release Infrastructure Australia (IA) Audit Report, describing it as a timely and directional insight into Australia’s infrastructure requirements. The inquiry by the ...
PET packaging specialist APPE will invest £10m in its preform manufacturing platform at Gresford plant in the UK. PET preform production at the plant started 30 years ago. The capital will be used for the installation of five ...
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InterContinental Beverage Capital (IBC) has signed an advisory agreement with Miami Bay Beverage Company (MBB). According to the agreement, IBC will provide strategic business and financial guidance and services aimed at refining the ...
Boxboards and linerboards firm Metsa Board is testing foam forming technology at its Kyro mill in Finland, to produce lightweight paperboards. The foam forming process involves aerating the water-fiber suspension with a stream of tiny ...