Ticona Introduces UHMW-PE MicroPowder Grades As Functional Additives for Paints, Plastics, Rubbers and Sealants

14-Aug-2001 - Ticona has introduced its GUR® MicroPowder ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) line for use as performance additives in paints, coatings, plastics, rubbers, sealants and other materials, as well as in wicking and filtration applications. These extremely fine powder products of ...

Sanyo Chemical to Build Polyurethane Plant in US

02-Aug-2001 - Sanyo Chemical and Resins, a subsidiary of Japan’s Sanyo Chemical Industries, plans to construct 3 kts/pa polyurethane resin plant in Pennsylvania by mid-2002. At its Nagoya complex in Japan, Sanyo currently produces 10 kts/pa of polyurethane, 1 kts/pa of which is exported to Asia and the US. ...

BASF Coatings plans further capacity expansion

01-Aug-2001 - BASF Coatings AG intends to invest about 3.5 million euros to expand its facilities for the production of special binders to be used in the manufacture of eco-efficient coatings from the current level of 90,000 tons to 100,000 tons per year. The company decided to increase the size of its ...

BASF with new center of competence for UV curing coatings

31-Jul-2001 - BASF Coatings AG has combined and significantly expanded its activities in UV curing coatings by putting up a center of competence at its Münster site. Before, these activities had taken place at different sites across the world. The heart of the research and development center consists of a new ...

European Market for Powder Coatings

30-Jul-2001 - The stability and growth of Eastern European countries has encouraged many large international manufacturers of vehicles and consumer goods to transfer production facilities to these countries. They now represent a growing market for powder coatings. A new Study from international marketing ...

Akzo Nobel earnings slightly below last year’s record second quarter

Strong performance for Pharma, major restructuring at Coatings and Chemicals

26-Jul-2001 - Akzo Nobel (EURONEXT: AKZ: NASDAQ: AKZOY), the international pharmaceuticals, coatings and chemicals company, achieved second-quarter net income* of EUR 256 million (USD 223 million; GBP 155 million), slightly below last year’s record EUR 265 million. The Company also booked a net loss for ...

Ashland Specialty Chemical Announces Management Changes

16-Jul-2001 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company has announced that, effective immediately, Michael W. Swartzlander has been named vice president and general manager of the Foundry Products Division, and Elizabeth A. Potts has been named vice president of Business Development. James A. Duquin, ...

VOC Directive Heralds Change for UV Curable Wood Coatings

05-Jul-2001 - Over 22,000 tonnes of UV curable coatings were sold into the furniture and construction industries in 2001 and the total market was valued at some $179million. But, a new study from Frost & Sullivan, international market analysts, shows that product reformulation required to meet the EU ...

Akzo Nobel transfers Organon Teknika’s diagnostics business to bioMérieux

04-Jul-2001 - Akzo Nobel has transferred Organon Teknika’s in vitro diagnostics business to bioMérieux. In certain countries, however, the transfer will only come into force as soon as merger-control clearance has been obtained. bioMérieux will pay Akzo Nobel EUR 311 mln for the diagnostics business on a cash ...

Bayer receives US environment award

29-Jun-2001 - An international team of Bayer researchers from its Basic and Fine Chemicals Business Group has been honored with the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) prestigious Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in Washington, D.C. The EPA presented the award to the scientists on ...