04.10.2011
- Clariant said it is selling its polysilazane coatings business including the production site in India to AZ Electronic Materials (AZ) for approximately €4 million. Under the terms...
05.08.2011
- PPG Industries said Thursday that it and its subsidiary, PPG Colombia, have entered into an agreement to purchase the coatings businesses of Colpisa Colombiana de Pinturas, a...
28.07.2011
- Initial Steps- Even if early indications for the existence of carbon nanotubes (CNT) date back to a Russian publication from the 1950s, detailed research on carbon nanotubes is not...
11.05.2011
- Wireless Controls - Nicolas Delfosse, Process Engineer Surface Chemistry at AkzoNobel's surfactants processing plant in Belgium, explains why the lack of available I/O and high...
10.05.2011
- Merck KGaA resumed normal operations at the Onahama production site in Japan on May 8. Among other products, the Onahama site manufactures Xirallic effect pigments, which are...
02.05.2011
- French specialty chemicals maker Arkema won EU regulatory approval on Friday to acquire parts of French oil major Total's chemicals business, to boost its coatings and resins...
28.03.2011
- The shortage of a specialty pigment that gives cars a glittering shine has prompted automakers to temporarily restrict orders on vehicles in certain shades of black, red and other...
16.03.2011
- Raising The Bar - Formulators of latex architectural paints and coatings have made tremendous progress in recent years and raised the bar with new product introductions. These new...
