Raw materials

Reactsurf® 2490 is Solvay's New Emulsifier

Solvay has launched Reactsurf® 2490, a new emulsifier designed to improve the performance of coatings and adhesives.

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Assovernici Warns About the Competitiveness of the Italian Paints and Coatings Sector

Assovernici reports that the difference in energy costs between the USA, Asia and Europe is creating a competitive gap.

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Evonik Partners with New Distributors for VESTENAMER® and VESTOSINT® High-Performance Materials

The new partnerships between Evonik, TER Chemicals and Biesterfeld Performance Rubber GmbH will ensure flexible and reliable distribution.

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TEGO® Therm makes insulation coatings more efficient

With the new product range TEGO® Therm, Evonik's Coating Additives business line has developed tailor-made components  that substantially improve the performance of thermal insulation coatings. The new product line comprises of two microporous composite granules, TEGO® Therm HPG 4000 and TEGO® Therm HPG 6806, as well as a heat-resistant silicone-based binder TEGO® Therm L 300.

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Discover COATINO® Campus – it’s just one click away!

Evonik is sharing its extensive know-how about paints and coatings with the industry and academia: COATINO® Campus, our state-of-the-art learning and information platform enjoys great popularity in the coatings and inks community! There is a lot to discover and learn on COATINO® Campus – recorded content as well as live events, like regular webinars in English, Chinese and Japanese.

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allnex Opens an Innovative R&D Center in Austria

allnex has opened a new state-of-the-art research and development center in Werndorf, Austria.

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Clariant Launched the Web App ClariCoat to Find the Ideal Additive for Paint Formulations

The new web app of Clariant provides a customised list of additives that solve formulation issues in just one click.

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BASF to Invest in New Neopentyl Glycol plant in China

BASF will build a new world-scale Neopentyl Glycol (NPG) plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China. NPG is an intermediate mainly used in the production of powder coating resins.

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Arkema Presented the new “Rheology and Specialty Additives” Offering

The new offering will support customers seeking high-performance and more sustainable solutions.

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Evonik Expands the Production Capabilities for ACEMATT® Matting Agents in Asia

Evonik is expanding the production capacity of its ACEMATT® precipitated matting agents at its manufacturing facility in Taiwan.

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Merck Commissions Fully Automated Unit for Digital Colour Measurement

Merck announced the commissioning of its first fully automated unit for the digital colour measurement of its pigment products.

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BASF Launched Two Raw Materials with a Cradle-To-Gate Product Carbon Footprint of Zero

The neopentyl glycol and propionic acid of BASF will also allow customers to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

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Assovernici ha pubblicato un rapporto sugli effetti del rincaro dei prezzi di energia e materie prime e del bonus edilizia

Assovernici segnala molteplici criticità per aziende produttrici di vernici a polvere e liquido per l’edilizia e l’industria.

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Formulating Eco-friendly Industrial & Transportation Coatings

The holistic approach of the market segment Industrial & Transportation Coatings of Evonik’s Coating Additives business line ensures increased lifecycles of coated objects, while saving resources.

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Arkema Joins Project for More Sustainable Polyester Powder Resins

Arkema has joined a Spanish consortium to advance the use of monomers regained from post-consumer PET as raw materials for more sustainable polyester powder resins.

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