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Feb 8, 2010 -
Kynar® PVDF resins designed for lithium-ion batteries on display at Advanced Automotive Batteries ConferenceKynar® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resins are highly stable polymers that offer an exceptional balance of performance properties. Feb 8, 2010 - New Solventless, Fast-cure Adhesive from Dow Improves Productivity and Lowers Laminating Costs The Adhesives and Functional Polymers business unit of The Dow Chemical Company announced the availability of its new Mor-Free™ L75-173/C-145 solvent-free, 100 percent solids, polyurethane adhesive system for flexible packaging. Feb 5, 2010 - Ashland to increase price on solvent-based pressure-sensitive adhesives in North America Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. , is increasing the price of its Aroset® solvent-based pressure-sensitive adhesive products by 8 cents per wet pound in North America effective March 1, or at the earliest possible time thereafter depending on individual customer contracts. Feb 4, 2010 - Europe Seeks Alternatives to Natural Latex from Asia Some natural latexes are the main ingredient in the extraction of natural rubber, an indispensable raw material for all kinds of industries and essential for the manufacture of surgical gloves, condoms or tyres.  Feb 4, 2010 - NewPage Introduces Ecopoint™ Plus Bottle Label Paper With 10 Percent Recycled Fiber NewPage Corporation announced the introduction of EcoPoint™ Plus, a new high-performance bottle label paper featuring 10 percent post-consumer waste recycled fiber. Feb 3, 2010 - Mussel-Inspired "Glue" for Fetal Membrane Repair Sealant shown to be biocompatible and effective in repairing defects in human tissue. Feb 2, 2010 - OMNOVA Solutions Announces Price Increases in Specialty Chemicals OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business announced a price increase of $0.10 per dry pound for styrene butadiene based emulsion polymers. Feb 2, 2010 - BASF increases prices for Polyurethane products in Europe BASF has increased prices for diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polyol basic products in Europe by 200 Euro per metric ton. Feb 1, 2010 - Bayer MaterialScience opens world's largest Carbon Nanotube Pilot facility The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is the largest of its kind in the world and has an annual capacity of 200 metric tons. Jan 29, 2010 - Hexion To Raise Emulsion Polymer Prices for North American Effective February 15, 2010, or as contracts allow, Hexion Specialty Chemical, Inc.'s North American Dispersions business will increase prices by $US 0.05 (five cents) per wet pound. Jan 29, 2010 - BASF keeps R&D spending at high level The joint laboratory of BASF and Heidelberg University has become a prime research location attracting catalysis researchers from around the world. Jan 28, 2010 - LANXESS brings forward new rubber facility project in Singapore The plant will help serve the rising demand for tires that is being driven by the trend towards greater mobility, in particular among the growing middle-class in countries such as China and India. Jan 27, 2010 - Arkema launches online technical information center for Specialty Amines This new online platform hosted on the Specialchem website is designed to publicize the scope and benefits of Arkema’s specialty amine product line for thermoset resins. These resins are used in a large number of applications including adhesives, composites and paints. Jan 26, 2010 - WACKER Expands Technical Center in Korea by Lab for VINNAPAS® Dispersible Powders The Korean center will be able to develop and test not only dispersions but also VINNAPAS® dispersible polymer powders for modern construction applications. Jan 25, 2010 - DSM inaugurates new resins plant in Germany Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands announces that a new plant for the production of wet polyesters and other specialty resins in Meppen (Germany) has been opened. Jan 22, 2010 - Ashland increases emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesive prices in North America Ashland Performance Materials is increasing the price of its emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesive products in North America. Jan 22, 2010 - ISP Introduces Broad Spectrum Industrial Microbicides Nuosept® BMc 422 and Nuosept® W Concentrate Offer Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity with 'Greener' Preservative Technology. Jan 21, 2010 - Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound Receives UL Recognition For Fire Safety In North America Underwriters Laboratories evaluated the surface burning characteristics of Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound when applied to inorganic reinforced cement board, analyzing both flame spread and smoke development characteristics. Jan 21, 2010 - Price increase for Thermolite® and Clearstrength® additives sold in EMEA Effective February 1st 2010 or as contract terms allow, EMEA prices of Thermolite® will be increased, depending on specific product, for Clearstrength®. Jan 20, 2010 - BASF to increase prices for ACRONAL®, ACRONAL OPTIVE™ and BASONAL® products in the U.S. and Canada Latex products are used in adhesives, fiber bonding, architectural coatings, and construction markets. Jan 20, 2010 - Eastman Acquires Specialty Polymers Manufacturing Facility in China Eastman Chemical Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tongxiang Xinglong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., a cellulose-based specialty polymers manufacturing facility located near Shanghai, China. Jan 19, 2010 - Kerr Introduces Self-Adhering Composite: Vertise Flow Kerr has become a leader in resin restorative dentistry due to decades of advancements in composites and expertise in adhesives-both of which come together in Vertise Flow. Jan 18, 2010 - Lonza Streamlines its Operations in Chemical Manufacturing Lonza is strengthening its platform in Asia and will close the sites of Conshohocken (Riverside), PA (USA), Shawinigan (CDN) and Wokingham (UK) in 2010. Jan 15, 2010 - WACKER to consolidate production of pyrogenic silica The Munich-based chemical company intends to transfer Kempten's production volumes to Burghausen and Nünchritz, optimizing capacity utilization at these sites' high-volume facilities. Jan 14, 2010 - Isolast® J9876: Unrivalled media resistance Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches Isolast® J9876. It gives the most comprehensive media resistance at elevated temperatures of any perfluoroelastomer on the market. Jan 14, 2010 - BASF announces price increase for Styropor® Expandable polystyrene in North America BASF will increase the price for all grades of Styropor® Expandable polystyrene in North America by $0.08 per pound, effective Feb. 1, 2010, or as contracts permit. Jan 13, 2010 - Funding Supports the Development of Low-Temperature Sealing Methods for Thin-Film Solar Cells Ferro Electronic Materials, a leading supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic solar cells, has been awarded $1 million by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) to develop advanced durability sealing systems for solar cells. Jan 13, 2010 - Eastman Expands Regalite™ Hydrogenated Hydrocarbon Resin Production at the Middelburg Facility in the Netherlands Eastman Chemical Company has successfully completed the first of several upgrades of its hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin facility in Middelburg, the Netherlands. Jan 12, 2010 - Hexion to Raise Prices for Epoxy Resins in EMEA Hexion Specialty Chemicals will increase the prices of its liquid, solid and solution epoxy resin grades by 150 Euro/MT in Europe and 200 USD/MT in Middle East and Africa. Jan 12, 2010 - Price Increase for VESTOWAX® Evonik Industries' Coatings & Additives Business Unit announces a price increase for all Fischer-Tropsch and polyethylene waxes marketed under the trade name of VESTOWAX® in Europe and the Middle East. Jan 11, 2010 - Perstorp strengthens coatings and adhesives’ market development team Perstorp is strengthening its coatings and adhesives' market development team by appointing Mike Schneider, who has joined the company, as its new Market Development Manager for Coatings and Adhesives. Jan 11, 2010 - Presentation on the Impact of Green Building on Wood Adhesives At the upcoming Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE), Ashlee Cribb, business manager for Georgia-Pacific Wood Adhesives, will discuss developments in green building standards and market drivers on the impact on wood adhesives. Jan 8, 2010 - Dr. Stefan Beckmann is the new head of Care Chemicals and Formulators Europe at BASF Stefan Beckmann is head of the Care Chemicals and Formulators Europe unit at BASF. He succeeds Dr. Friedrich Seitz, who will be taking charge of BASF's Competence Center Chemicals Research & Engineering. Jan 8, 2010 - Momentive Announces Global Distribution Agreement Momentive Performance Materials announced that it has entered into an agreement with Targray Technology International, naming Targray as a Momentive designated
global channel-to-market for solar industry-specific silicone potting, sealing and adhesive products. Jan 7, 2010 - Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases in North America Celanese Corporation announced the increase of price of all emulsion polymers. Jan 6, 2010 - Ashland announces resin and gelcoat price increase for EMEA Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., is increasing the price of its complete portfolio of resins and gelcoats produced. Jan 5, 2010 - LyondellBasell to Increase Prices on its PE and PP Products in Europe LyondellBasell Industries increased prices on all of its polyethylene and on all of its polypropylene grades by €100 per tonne in Europe. Jan 5, 2010 - Unique UV Cure Adhesive for Temporary Bonding Applications Master Bond's UV14-3 is a temporary bonding adhesive that has a fast UV cure ideal for automated, non- permanent adhesive assemblies. Jan 4, 2010 - WACKER appoints new distributor for dispersions VINNAPAS® and VINNOL® The Dutch chemicals distributor distributes selected WACKER products in most West European and a few East European countries. Dec 31, 2009 - Hexcel’s composites take to the sky on the Boeing 787 maiden flight The Boeing 787 is the first commercial transport aircraft designed with advanced composite materials for the wing, fuselage and empennage primary structure. Hexcel's carbon fiber, structural prepregs, reinforcing fabrics, honeycomb core... Dec 30, 2009 - Celanese Acquires Long-fiber Thermoplastics Business of FACT Celanese Corporation, a leading, global chemical company, announced the acquisition of the long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) business of FACT GmbH. Dec 29, 2009 - CalciTech's Sustainable Technology Helps Industry CalciTech announces that it is working on major waste recovery projects in Europe and Asia with the aim of making industrial processes more sustainable. Dec 28, 2009 - Innovative Polymers Introduces Fast-setting Water Clear and Flame Retardant Polyurethanes Innovative Polymers has developed an optically clear, UV stable polyurethane that gels in less than 20 minutes and a high-performance polyurethane that meets UL 94 V-O standards and has a 90-second gel time. Dec 24, 2009 - Dow Announces Epoxy Products Price Increases in Europe, Middle East, Africa and India The Dow Chemical Company will increase the price of its liquid, solid, solid solution epoxy resins, and epoxy blends by 150 Euro/MT in Europe. Dec 23, 2009 - Name change for Elastogran companies Elastogran GmbH with its head offices in Lemförde will be called BASF Polyurethanes GmbH from now on. This is in keeping with a system already introduced on a global scale. Dec 22, 2009 - Beyond Products, Emerald Kalama Demonstrates Corporate Stewardship By Reducing Environmental Impact of Operations K-Flex® Plasticizers are used to impart flexibility, promote adhesion and aid in flow, film formation and coalescence in adhesives, caulks, coatings, flooring, plastisols and many other applications. Dec 21, 2009 - Arkema Inc. and Fulcrum SP Materials Sign a Collaboration Agreement for the Development of Novel Products in the Field of Composite Materials Arkema will contribute its multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) technology and Fulcrum will bring its propriety protein base interface and dispersion technology for CNTs. Dec 18, 2009 - Dow Adhesives and Functional Polymers Announces Global Price Increases Dow Adhesives and Functional Polymers will implement a price increase for all acrylic and acrylic-based products sold to the pressure sensitive, construction, textile nonwoven, graphic arts, thermal paper, and leather markets. Dec 17, 2009 - Ashland Inc. to sell wood rosin and terpenes business to TorQuest Partners Ashland Inc. has signed a agreement to sell its refined wood rosin and natural wood terpenes business to a new company formed by TorQuest Partners. Dec 16, 2009 - BASF announces price increase for Styropor® Expandable polystyrene in North America BASF will increase the price for all grades of Styropor® Expandable polystyrene in North America. Dec 15, 2009 - Dow Completes Polyols Expansion at the Terneuzen, Netherlands, Facility Dow has successfully completed multi-year polyols expansion project, the benefitted markets are specialty polyols, are furniture and bedding; coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers; building and construction; and ... Dec 14, 2009 - Henkel’s Multicore LF730 Raises the Bar on Lead-Free Solder Paste Performance Multicore LF730 provides excellent wetting ability to a wide range of surface finishes, which is extremely important to customers as variability in PCB surface finish quality can often present production challenges, particularly with solder paste wetting. Dec 11, 2009 - Ashland composites used in new AEP carbon capture system Hetron® epoxy vinyl ester resin from Ashland Performance Materials was used as part of a first-of-its-kind system in the U.S. for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Dec 10, 2009 - Thank-Metal Specifies APTIV™ Film for a New Line of High Performance Pressure Sensitive Tapes Tough Tape, made with APTIV film, can be adhered to many different hard mating surfaces such as steel, ceramic or glass. The tapes are available in 25µm backing thickness and in a range of widths depending on customers' needs. Oct 12, 2009 - Hexion Specialty Chemicals to Raise Prices for EPON™ Epoxy Resin Products in the Americas Hexion Specialty Chemicals has an increase in the off-list prices for EPON™ epoxy resins in the Americas by six cents per pound. Jul 4, 2006 - Brady Announces Completion of Acquisition of Daewon Industry Corporation Brady Corporation, a world leader in identification solutions and precision die-cut components, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Daewon Industry Corporation, a Korean manufacturer of self-adhesive components for the mobile phone industry. Jun 22, 2006 - Rohm and Haas Names Renette Richard Market Manager for Building and Construction Networking North America Rohm and Haas Company announced the appointment of Renette Richard to the newly created position of Building and Construction (B&C) Network Market Manager. Jun 13, 2006 - BASF to Increase Prices for Acrylic, Styrene-acrylic Latex Products Effective July 1, 2006, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices by $0.03 per wet pound in the United States and Canada on all straight acrylic and styrene-acrylic latex products sold under the Acronal® and Acronal® Optive brand names that are supplied to the adhesives, architectural coatings, construction and fiber bonding industries. |
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