Jun 21, 2019 | Industry News
May 31, 2019 was the effective date for Canada’s ban on octhilinone (OIT) as a material preservative in paint. After that, finished paints containing OIT preservatives cannot be manufactured and...
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Jun 19, 2019 | Industry News
AGM has signed a distribution agreement with C&W that will extend the Company's commercial reach into the South African chemical markets. C&W will distribute AGM's Genable® anti-corrosion dispersion...
Jun 18, 2019 | Product News
Ascend Performance Materials will present two newly introduced high-purity grades of its Hexatran™ and FlexaTram™-DAM high-performance amines for the paints and coatings industry. They are effective...
Jun 17, 2019 | Industry News
H.B. Fuller Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its surfactants, thickeners and dispersants business to Tiarco. H.B. Fuller’s brands are well recognized, and the products include...
Jotun has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the world’s largest shipyard for a new type of marine paint that reduces solvent emissions by up to 90 percent. The...
Orion Engineered Carbons will expand its for Gas Blacks at its Cologne (Kalscheuren) plant, Germany. Gas Blacks are used in high jet automotive OEM and refinish, UV curing inks, antistatic coatings...
With the help of Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP), the modern formulator is able to find compatible ingredients faster. With modern techniques, it is now possible to get objective measurements of...
Jun 11, 2019 | Industry News
Nano-Care was honored with the German Innovation Award 2019 for its new innovation in the field of antimicrobial coatings to prevent life-threatening infections caused by microorganisms such as MRSA...
Jun 11, 2019 | Product News
Ashland has announced the launch of Aquaflow™ NMS-460E rheology modifier, a solvent-free, tin-free, and APEO-free NSAT for industrial and waterborne architectural paints. It delivers spatter...
Jun 10, 2019 | Industry News
Nouryon has completed a 20 million project at Sundsvall, Sweden that significantly raises production capacity for its Expancel expandable microspheres. These are used to enhance the properties of...