For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
CNX Distribution, a specialty chemical supplier of additives, resins, pigments and equipment with headquarters in Hurst, TX has appointed Derek Herald as Business Development Manager. Based in Atlanta, GA, Herald will be responsible for ...
Global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, Huntsman Corporation has said that fall in crude oil prices will prove to be beneficial to Huntsman over the long term. In a statement, Huntsman CEO Peter Huntsman said, ...
Tags: oil prices, balance sheet, Textile
Clariant recently played host to the car refinishes and automotive coating market in Guangzhou, China. At the Automotive Coating Association (ACA) Seminar, officiated by Chief of Guangdong Qingyuan Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone Bureau ...
Tags: coating market, Hi-Tech Industrial Development, Construction
RPM International Inc. reported a 10 percent increase in net income and an 8 percent increase in earnings per diluted share on flat sales for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended November 30, 2014. Second-Quarter Results Net sales of ...
Michelman has introduced what it calls "an improved organizational structure" consisting of three Strategic Business Groups. "The new structure will help Michelman better anticipate and serve its customers’ needs by driving ...
Tags: engineered wood, digital printing, flexible packaging, Construction
Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced that Andy Trott, the division’s president, has retired. Chuck Herak has been selected to succeed Trott as the next president of HEM. Herak is currently vice ...
Troy Corp. has introduced Troysperse ZWD1, which the company described as "an advanced wetting and dispersing additive." Troy is currently introducing this 100% active, liquid pigment wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating and ...
Tags: coating, printing, Construction
Two baby and toddler food companies: Beech-Nut is 123 years old, Rafferty’s Garden is 7. Both lead with peak nutrition claims. Beech-Nut makes glass packaging part of this. Rafferty’s Garden uses flexible pouches. Let’s ...
Tags: glass packaging, baby food, Packaging
Specialty chemical supplier Mayzo Inc. has appointed Van Horn, Metz & Company, Inc. as its North American distributor of additives to the plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, rubber and lubricants markets. “Van Horn, Metz has been ...
Tags: plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, Construction
Concerns about labelling and a desire for convenience are trends that are set to continue into 2015, according to global market research organisation Innova Market Insights. Innova Market Insights has released its overview of the Top Ten ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
In automobile powertrain, transmission is a very important part in the gearbox, furthermore, gear oil is the key factor to decide the operation quality of the gearbox. Kunlin Tianwei mtf18 gear oil is specially produced for MT transmission ...
Tags: heavy loading, over loading, Auto
A new technical brochure describing the performance of Nerox 510 Carbon Black Pigment for formulating industrial coatings with increased stability and jetness is now available from Orion Engineered Carbons. The 8-page color brochure ...
Tags: charts, graphs, Construction
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a planned increase in its Eastman Texanol ester alcohol manufacturing capacity in Longview, Texas. The plant expansion is expected to be complete in the second half of 2016 and will increase capacity ...
Tags: ester alcohols, esters, glycol, Construction
On 16 December 2014, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released its approved version of the latest revision of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Food Standards Code). The new Food Standards Code requires only the ...
Tags: Food Standards Code, Agriculture