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Henkel to acquire Pressure Sensitive Adhesives product range from Cytec Industries
The acquisition is expected to be closed in the third quarter 2012.
Additive improves performance of UV-coated wood products
Liquid surface modifier shows good matting and tactile properties without increasing formula viscosity.
BASF Coatings Japan merges with BASF Japan
BASF Coatings Japan will become the Coatings business unit of BASF Japan
Tara tannin to serve as natural biocide
In a new approach for alternative antifouling coatings, scientists explored the possible application of a natural and abundant product, such as tara tannin.
Bayer Material Science to establish global wind energy competence center in Denmark
The center will bundle the development capabilities from across the company’s entire portfolio.
How light-scattering particles could help to combat climate change
Geo-engineering concept advocates dispersing benign titanium dioxide particles as used in paint, inks and sunscreens into the stratosphere to deflect the sun’s rays.
End-use markets drive growth in the pigments
New GIA study forecasts a robust demand in key markets of paints and coatings, plastics, paper and printing inks.
Short chain fluorosurfactants enhance cleanability
Presentation to be held on new additives that provide dirt pick-up and oil repellency properties through important surface tension reduction.
Cefic launches first sustainability report
The European chemicals sector is determined to meet future global resource challenges and launches a sustainable development vision.
Non-destructive detecting of corrosion under coatings
New method based on pulsed phase thermography can monitor the corrosion progress underneath coatings.
TQC move to new headquarters
The new building near Rotterdam hosts the TQC offices and logistics but also the engineering department and production lines.
Paintistanbul 2012: call for papers still open
This year’s paint and coatings industry exhibition and congress Paintistanbul will be held on 13-15 September, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. The call for papers for the congress is open until 18 May, 2012.
H.B. Fuller announces agreement to sell its Central American paints business
According to H.B. Fuller’s CEO, Jim Owens, the paints business is not core to the strategic plan of the company.
It’s Show Time!
The American Coatings SHOW offers opportunities for international suppliers of raw materials, as well as manufacturers of laboratory and process-engineering equipment, to share their innovations.
BASF opens new headquarters building in Florham Park, New Jersey
The Company outlined its plans for growth in North America during the press conference held after the opening.
Ecological alternative to biocide formulations available
The technology actively combats microbial contamination in a wide range of products, such as paints, adhesives and home care products.
Evonik successfully concludes sale of Colorants business
The transaction was closed on April 30, 2012. The new owner is the U.S. private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners, of New York.
Researchers discover the symmetry of chemical bonding
Nanomolecules can now be defined. Physicists realise the quantitative measurement of the symmetry of chemical bonding. It is the basis to determine the bonding energy and therefore as well the chemical identity of an atom.
Silicone fluids and elastomers comprised the largest share of silicone demand in 2011
The Freedonia Group’s latest study "Silicones” examines the US market for silicones by product, market, and application.
Detecting nanomaterials in food packaging
In recent years, nanotechnology has been a hot topic in the scientific community due to the specific properties in the nanoscale and has become an enabling technology for numerous applications. Researchers from Europe develop a sensor for detecting this kind of chemistry.
