Switzerland-based specialty chemicals manufacturer Clariant International Ltd. has agreed to sell its Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties and Emulsions businesses for approximately $545 million to SK Capital Partners, a New York City-based ...
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A number of recent acquisitions by major woodworking businesses indicate a general sense of economic optimism across the woodworking industry.For used woodworking machines suppliers to help customers understand how newly purchased machines ...
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The 31st Bienniel Western Coatings Symposium (WCS), which will be held October 20-23, 2013 at the Paris Hotel is Las Vegas, Nevada has issued a call for papers and academic posters. The WCS Committee is seeking technical presentations ...
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BASF will increase its annual global capacity for manufacturing the chemical intermediate 1,6-hexanediol(HDO)by more than 20 percent to more than 50,000 tons per annum by 2014.For this purpose,the company will further optimize its ...
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DuPont Performance Coatings(DPC)has launched the General Motors(GM)sponsored Parts Rebate Program for 2013.GM has partnered with DPC to offer the parts rebate to the DPC network of collision shops.The process is simple-when shops choose 100 ...
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Troy Corporation recently introduced Troysol 382,a multifunctional,silicone-free wetting additive that promotes strong dynamic surface tension reduction in aqueous systems,resulting in excellent wetting and application ...
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PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) received the CSR Award - Special Prize for the third consecutive year and was named one of the top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) companies in China at the 2012 China Social Responsibility Annual Forum ...
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Based on the US Department of Commerce's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Thursday that steel import permit applications for the month of December totaled ...
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Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported Thursday that the US imported a total of 2,659,000 net tons of steel in November, including 1,988,000 net tons of finished steel (up by 2% and down 6% ...
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UAE Belhasa Projects has created a new division to focus on sub station and high voltage cabling work in the region. Belhasa said that it expects strong growth in infrastructure projects in UAE,Qatar,Saudi Arabia and Iraq in 2013 after a ...
MonoTrap™ is a state-of-the-art tool for the extraction and analysis of volatile and semi-volatile components by MMSE (Monolithic Material Sorption Extraction). MMSE using MonoTrap offers a number of key advantages over alternative ...
Based on the Commerce Department's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis data,the American Iron and Steel Institute reported that steel import permit applications for the month of December totaled 2,358,000 net tons. This was a ...
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PPG Industries has received a$1.5 million award from the federal government's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program(SERDP)to develop a chemical-agent-resistant coating(CARC)in powder form for use on military vehicles and ...
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The commercial coatings group of PPG Industries'(NYSE:PPG)automotive refinish business has introduced ALK28-901,a factory-packaged 2.8 VOC(volatile organic compound)alkyd enamel intended for general industrial use.The new black topcoat is ...
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Lonza Group and Monument Chemical has announced the completion of the sale of Lonza Group's Performance Urethanes and Organics business located in Brandenburg, Kentucky. The transaction was announced in November 2012. Financial terms are ...
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