Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. and BASF have signed agreements concerning the EPS (expandable polystyrene) and PU (polyurethane) business activities of their Polioles joint venture in Mexico, and BASF's EPS business in North and South America, ...
Tags: EPS, PU, Decoration
The latest developments and innovations in polyurethane processing and composites, as well as the versatility of polyurethane chemistry will be featured during two targeted technical sessions at the 2014 Polyurethanes Technical Conference. ...
Tags: polyurethane, composite, Decoration
Praxair, Inc., through a subsidiary, has signed a long-term contract to supply industrial gases to Nanjing Jinling Huntsman New Materials Co., Ltd., a joint venture between SINOPEC Jinling and Huntsman. Jinling Huntsman will use the gases ...
Germany-based self-adhesive technology provider Herma has introduced a new plasticizer-free, acrylate-based dispersion adhesive that is well-suited to be used on a variety of rough and otherwise difficult surfaces. The new 65Tpc adhesive ...
VELOX GmbH has formed a new distribution partnership with Lubrizol Advanced Materials M.S. S.L. for its Merquinsa legacy TPU technologies. VELOX is a well-established distributor of raw material specialities for the plastics, composites, ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
Norix Furniture introduced its new Hondo Nuevo line of contemporary lounge furniture at NeoCon 2014 on June 9-11 at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Norix Furniture's Hondo Nuevo line of furniture combines superior durability and style with ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing safer alternatives to the flame retardants now used in consumer and commercial products, including building insulation and products with flexible polyurethane foam. "EPA's ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Service
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed fire retardant coatings that are environmentally friendly. Applied to polyurethane foam, the bio-based coatings greatly reduced the flammability of the common ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Valspar Sourcing Inc. has been granted a patent for an aqueous crosslinkable coating composition comprised of water; a water-dispersible polyurethane polymer comprised of a plurality of urethane linkages; a plurality of cycloaliphatic ...
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BASF has obtained a patent for a method of self-healing cured coatings, which is comprised of heating a coating of a cured coating composition for a period of at least 10 minutes to a temperature which lies at least 25° C above the ...
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Novomer Inc., a sustainable materials company offering a family of high-performance polymers and other chemicals from renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide (CO2), has announced the commercial introduction of Converge polypropylene ...
Tags: PPC Polyols, sustainable materials
Flexaust's new Flx-Thane MD Polyurethane Dust Collection Hose was created for use in large woodworking production facilities. Flexaust's Flx-Thane MD Polyurethane Dust Collection Hose a medium weight polyurethane dust collection hose that ...
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BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. "In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures," said Dr. Andreas ...
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BASF has launched two new MasterTop topcoats for decorative and industrial applications which can be used in public rooms such as education, office and healthcare facilities as well as in industrial environments. With MasterTop TC 417W and ...
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Russian steelmaker NLMK Group has announced that it has commenced supplies of pre-painted steel for production of white goods by South Korean conglomerate Samsung at its facility in the Kaluga region. NLMK is entering the niche segment of ...
Tags: Samsung, Pre-Painted Steel