16-05-2013

Ever notice how a dried coffee stain has a thicker outer rim, while the middle of the stain remains almost unsoiled? This 'coffee ring effect' also occurs in other materials. Researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at KU Leuven have now discovered how to ...

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Rapid depletion and ageing of crude oil reserves are pushing the demand in the United States and Europe

18-03-2013

The rapid depletion and ageing of existing crude oil reserves are set to fuel the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) chemicals market. The market will develop rapidly on a platform of innovative, sustainable and economically viable offerings. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of Enhanced ...

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22-01-2013

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced that it will increase the prices in the United States and Canada for all of its acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acrylic and other polymers used in the adhesives, textiles, nonwovens and other specialty markets by 5 – 8 cents (U.S. currency) per ...

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10-01-2013

The class of compounds known as Surfactants is a critical component in a large variety of consumer products, including cleaners, personal care products and paints, and in industrial processes such as oil and gas exploration. After use, however, surfactants often end up in our environment. ...

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Recent technological breakthroughs in lignin extraction and conversion could change the course of the oil-based chemical industry

28-11-2012

Addressing markets worth more than 130 billion dollars, lignin could become the main renewable aromatic resource for the chemical industry in the future. The first opportunity could emerge as early as 2015 from the direct substitution of phenol in most of its industrial applications: phenolic ...

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13-04-2012

BASF India Limited will invest €150 million to set up a new chemical production site at the Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR), located on the west coast of India in Gujarat. The new site will be an integrated hub for polyurethane manufacturing and will ...

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Evonik breaks ground on new organics production facility for personal care & home care market

22-03-2012

Evonik Industries broke ground to mark the official start of the construction for the upper two digit million euro investment in Shanghai, China on March 20, 2012. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Klaus Engel, Chairman of Evonik Executive Board, emphasized that, “with our decision to build ...

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22-02-2012

Surfactants lower the surface tension of a liquid, so that usually non-mixable liquids can be mixed. The market research institute Ceresana Research expects the global surfactant market to generate revenues of more than US$41 billion in 2018 – translating to an average annual growth of 4.5%. ...

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10-02-2012

Brenntag GmbH is pleased to announce that it will include the product range of Colonial Chemical, Inc. into its cosmetic portfolio. This cooperation has already been agreed with the Benelux countries as well as UK & Ireland in 2011. Colonial Chemical, Inc. is focused on the development and ...

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12-01-2012

AkzoNobel has completed its acquisition of Boxing Oleochemicals. Boxing supplies nitrile amines and derivatives, which are used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications including fabric softeners, asphalt additives, and hair conditioners.The acquisition will further strengthen ...

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