There is a large and growing use for latex coatings and the emulsion polymerization process used to manufacture them. Ethox Chemicals has announced the recent issuance of a patent covering important improvements to this process. The US ...
Clariant will show its support for greater sustainability across the industrial, decorative and automotive applications with new products and advanced solutions for the global paint and coatings community at the European Coatings Show 2015 ...
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AkzoNobel has been granted a patent for a water-redispersible polymer powder composition containing at least one modified natural latex obtained by mixing and reacting natural latex with at least one radical initiator and/or with at least ...
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Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSH: ASH), announced the addition of a coatings and construction lab in its Shanghai Technical Center. With 20 additional chemists, the newly expanded technical center ...
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Pilot Chemical Company announced the completion of its largest infrastructure investment in the company’s history at its Middletown, Ohio facility. The capital improvements and enhancements to the facility support the company’s ...
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A defoaming agent is a chemical additive that reduces the surface tension of a solution, to inhibite the foam formation. A defoamer is generally insoluble in the foaming medium and must have some essential features: low viscosity, a ...
Plexiglass is a type of plastic acrylic, which is used as an ideal substitute for glass in furniture, craft items, picture frames and greenhouses. As compared to glass, it is lightweight, more durable, does not break easily, is resistant to ...
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Coatings World recently spoke with a number of surfactant suppliers to the coatings industry regarding the state of the market. Among the topics discussed were raw material costs, "green" chemistry and opportunities for growth. Coatings ...
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