BASF recently announced plans to build a new production plant for emulsion polymers at its integrated “Verbund” site in Freeport, Texas. The new plant will allow BASF to better serve the coatings, construction, adhesives, and ...
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Wacker Chemie AG is strategically expanding its presence in the Middle and South American growth region. Consequently, the Munich-based chemical com- pany is extending its existing technical center in São Paulo, Bra- zil, and ...
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Bend Research has won two new US patents covering the technology that increases the oral bioavailability of low-solubility drugs. The patents protect compositions and processes for making spray-dried dispersions (SDDs) made with an ...
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BASF inaugurated its new dispersions plant in Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou, China. The new plant will produce styrene butadiene (XSB) dispersions and styrene acrylic (SA) dispersions. XSB dispersions are mainly used as ...
Wacker has expanded the service portfolio at its technical center in Dubai. The center of excellence located at the “Dubai Silicon Oasis” (DSO) technology park now also includes a dedicated laboratory for interior and exterior ...
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Ross has introduced a new Planetary Disperser and Discharge System Turnkey Package designed for high-viscosity, multi-stage mixing requirements. The Ross PowerMix (U.S. Patent No. 4,697,929) consists of a stirrer blade and a saw-tooth ...
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Ralf Spettmann was appointed senior vice president of the Pigments and Resins Europe business unit of BASF. Previously, he was senior vice president of the Fuel and Lubricant Solutions unit. In his new function, he will be in charge of the ...
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A three-year European project to research solution-processable materials for OLEDs has concluded,with newly developed materials that can be integrated into large-surface OLED components and are suited for printing processes. The ...
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SEMI , which should lead to lower-cost production compared with competing methods. A consortium of eleven partners led by Merck has concluded a three-year research project into new solution-processable materials ...
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A major European project has investigated OLED materials for printing processes, which should lead to lower-cost production compared with competing methods. A consortium of eleven partners led by Merck has concluded a three-year research ...
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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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Mike Sheehan, regional commercial manager, North America, Dow Microbial Control recently spoke to Coatings World about the biocides market as it adapts to the growing trend towards low and zero VOC coatings formulations. "When discussing ...
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Coatings World: Has the market for industrial coatings experienced growth in the past year? Raphael Crawford, global marketing director, Dow Coating Materials: The market is recovering from the 2008 economic decline. The strengthening of ...
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Industrial coatings manufacturers express optimism for the coming year. The industrial coatings market is beginning to recover from the recent economic downturn. The strengthening global economy has led to an increase in newbuilding and ...
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It would be difficult to discuss the Chinese paint and coatings market without mentioning the Chinese economy. That vibrant, herculean economy is the heart and soul of the emergence of China onto the global scene in recent years. While the ...
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