Raw materials

Chemical Companies Team Up to Accelerate Net-Zero Climate Technologies

Key players from the chemical industry, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, are teaming up to move the Low-Carbon Emitting Technologies (LCET) initiative into its implementation stage by the end of 2023.

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LANXESS to Temporarily Adjust Prices for Inorganic Pigments

Due to the rising energy costs, LANXESS has announced that it will temporarily increase the prices for the inorganic pigments.

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Covestro Expands Its Portfolio of Bio-based Resins to Improve Sustainability

Covestro’s portfolio expansion will turbocharge sustainability for the decorative coatings industry.

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Evonik Inaugurated the First Fumed Silica Plant in China

Evonik’s first fumed silica production facility in China has started the operations to fulfil local coatings and adhesives markets.

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Plascoatings Developed the New Coating Additive Arpocore Aramid Powder

Plascoatings has expanded its portfolio with an anti-slip, flame retardant and wear resistant coating additive.

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Clariant Opens a New Industrial Innovation Center in Charlotte, NC

Clariant opens a new Industrial Applications Innovation Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, to support North America’s paints and coatings industry.

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Evonik Extends its Partnership with Brenntag for the Distribution of Functional Silanes in Europe

Evonik has strengthened its collaboration with Brenntag through a new agreement for the distribution of its Dynasylan® product line in 16 countries in Eastern Europe.

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Evonik to Divest its Lülsdorf Site

Evonik announced its intention to divest its Lülsdorf site in the medium term to focus on high-margin specialty chemicals.

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Archroma Announces a General Price Increase

Specialty chemicals provider, Archroma, announced a price increase for all the products in its portfolio, starting from today, October 1, 2021.

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BASF and Sanyo Chemical Will Collaborate for New Polyurethane Dispersions

BASF and Sanyo Chemical have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding for a collaboration on polyurethane dispersions.

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Merck Opens Second Production Line for Silica-Based Effect Pigments in Gernsheim

Merck announced the opening of a second production line for silica-based effect pigments in Gernsheim, Germany.

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Arkema and Polymem Have Won the ACS Team Innovation Award

The American Chemical Society has awarded Arkema and Polymem for their water ultrafiltration membranes made from Kynar PVDF.

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Evonik Expands Its Production Capacity with a New Facility in China

Evonik has opened a new facility in Shanghai in order to increase its production capacity for the coating additives business line.

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BYK Launches a Post-add Surface Additive for the Matting of Powder Coatings

BYK has launched BYK--3938 P, a highly innovative, post-add additive for matting powder coatings – label-free.

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Nouryon Will Build a New Bermocoll Facility in Southeast Asia

Nouryon will build a new facility for its Bermocoll business in Southeast Asia to meet the global demand in paints and coatings end-market.

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