Raw materials

04MAR

Perstorp and Project Air Renew EU Application for a Green Chemistry Investment

Perstorp has submitted almost €100 million to the EU Innovation Fund for a production plant of sustainable methanol.

04MAR

Lubrizol Plants in Shanghai Received the ISCC Plus Certification

The TPU polymerisation and compounding plants of Lubrizol bbtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS.

03MAR

Perstorp Expands its Portfolio with Isononanoic Acid

Perstorp will strengthen its Engineered Fluids and Resins & Coatings segments with the addition of Isononanoic acid.

01MAR

Evonik Presents the First Renewable Isophorone-based Products

Evonik has launched a series of isophorone-based products to reduce CO2 emissions and develop more sustainable solvents, composites and coatings.

01MAR

IMCD Acquires Quelaris Internacional S.A.

With the aim of further growing in LATAM, IMCD N.V. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the business and the subsidiaries of Quelaris Internacional S.A., a LATAM regional raw material distributor.

01MAR

BASF To Build a New Plant for Alkylethanolamines at the Antwerp Production Site

The plant will allow BASF to increase its global alkylethanolamines capacity to 140,000 metric tons per year.

01MAR

Colour My World! New Tools for Improving Colourant Acceptance in Waterborne Architectural Coatings

The colourants used in point-of-sale tinting systems must have excellent compatibility with different base paints to ensure consistent, reproducible colours. This remains one of the toughest challenges facing the waterborne architectural paint formulator today. This paper will describe the mechanisms involved in colourant stabilization and explain how specific surfactants can be used within the base paint formulation to prevent destabilization of the colourant, ensuring its intended performance.