28.01.2013
- German specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding its global production network for inorganic pigments in China. A new high-tech facility for premium iron oxide red pigments...
22.01.2013
- Weak demand for paint pigment and solar panel parts eroded DuPont's fourth-quarter profit, with Chief Executive Officer Ellen Kullman tempering expectations for those once...
20.11.2012
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Almost 35% of chemicals M&A transactions currently involve Asia or the Middle East. With this forecast to increase, a wider group of buyers are evaluating...
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...
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...
14.04.2010
- BASF said it is repositioning its global pigments business. Following the 2009 Ciba acquisition, the chemical company now has the broadest product portfolio worldwide as well as a...
08.03.2010
- Stabilization Differences - Acrylic AB block copolymers with different pigment adsorbing groups exhibit, depending on the particular pigments and coating systems, differences in...