BASF presents chemical specialties at "ChemSpec Europe 2002"

04-Jun-2002 - BASF will present chemical specialties such as intermediates, surfactants, biocides and polyethyleneimines at this year's "ChemSpec Europe 2002". The special exhibition for chemical products and developments takes place at the exhibition center in Basel, Switzerland, on June 26 and 27. The BASF ...

Rohm and Haas and Omnova Solutions form ´RohmNova´ global joint venture in paper coatings

02-May-2002 - Philadelphia, PA/Fairlawn OH, May 1, 2002 - Rohm and Haas Company and OMNOVA Solutions today announced the formation of a commercial joint venture company to market, sell and service latex binders, synthetic pigments, and specialty chemical additives for coating applications in the global paper ...

Degussa dedicates new labs at its Piscataway, NJ, facility

12-Apr-2002 - PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (April 11, 2002). .. To celebrate the expansion of Degussa's Piscataway, N.J., site, the company will hold a dedication ceremony April 11. The expansion consists of new labs, totaling 21,000 square feet, to be used by Degussa's Aerosil & Silanes, Advanced Fillers & Pigments ...

New names for Bayer products for the paper industry

28-Mar-2002 - Leverkusen – To harmonize the product names of functional chemicals for the paper industry, a number of Bayer paper chemicals are to be given new names at the beginning of April – although the specifications of the products will remain unchanged. The names of the product families taken over as ...

Colored mulch for individual landscaping solutions

Design, function and cost-effectiveness

20-Mar-2002 - Leverkusen – Colored mulch is an innovative product for enhancing public spaces and private gardens. Bayer's range of high-grade BayScape™ pigments are supplied for coloring wood chippings for this application. If used properly, the pigments are entirely non-toxic and ecologically harmless. A ...

BASF Business Unit Performance Chemicals for Coatings, Plastics and Specialties under new leadership

13-Mar-2002 - On 1 April 2002, Dr Gerd Löbbert will take over, as Group Vice President, the Global Business Unit Performance Chemicals for Coatings, Plastics and Specialties, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen. Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Dr Löbbert (44) began his professional career on 1 April 1986, when ...

Millennium Chemicals Expands Nano-Particle TiO2 Capacity at Thann, France Facility

13-Feb-2002 - PARIS, FRANCE, HUNT VALLEY, MD and RED BANK, NJ, USA, February 11, 2002 -- Millennium Chemicals "Millennium" has announced a 200% increase in ultrafine, nano-particle TiO2 production capacity at its Thann, France facility. This expansion creates capacity for existing and new products for the ...

Degussa and Engineered Carbons Combine Carbon Black Businesses in North America

Degussa's position on the North American market significantly strengthened by creation of new joint venture

20-Nov-2001 - November 19, 2001 Degussa Corp. and Engineered Carbons, Inc. (ECI) today announced the signing of a letter of intent to set up a joint venture combining their North American carbon black businesses. The new 50:50 joint venture is scheduled to begin operating on January 1, 2002, under the ...

BASF: High quality of automotive OEM coatings confirmed

18-Oct-2001 - The US carmaker Saturn honored the US branch of BASF Coatings with its "Outstanding Supplier Achievement Award" and also granted the company its "Supplier Quality Achievement Award". BASF earned the former prize for its high product quality standards that resulted in zero defects over the course ...

Rohm and Haas and OMNOVA Solutions Sign Letter of Intent to Form Global Joint Venture in Paper Coatings

10-Oct-2001 - Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH) and OMNOVA Solutions (NYSE: OMN) have signed a letter of intent to form a global joint venture for the purpose of marketing, selling and servicing latex binders, synthetic pigments, and specialty additives for coating applications in the paper and paperboard ...