As of 1 October, Martin Wiese is leading the protective and industrial business areas for worldwide coatings manufacturer Hempel. These two business segments deliver around half of Hempel's total turnover and this senior appointment is key to Hempel's continued drive to become a EUR 3 billion company.
BASF has increased the capacity of its neopentyl glycol (NPG) plant at the Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 10,000 metric tons per year.
BASF 3D Printing Solutions (B3DPS) will be exhibiting for the second time at K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany. At the world's biggest trade show for plastics and rubber industry, B3DPS will be welcoming visitors from October 16 through 23 at the BASF SE stand C21/D21 in Hall 5 and presenting its extensive portfolio of 3D printing materials and service solutions aiming at enabling industrial additive manufacturing at scale.
CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry, with some 800 members across Europe, has appointed Christel Davidson as Managing director per March 2020.
Navigating the process of yacht care and maintenance just got a whole lot easier following the launch of Awlgrip HDT (High Definition Technology), a new single-stage repairable topcoat from AkzoNobel.
The new digital era of ipcm®.
A two-component product packed in a one time-saving easy-to-use aerosol from Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings solves the challenge faced by O&G offshore asset owners on difficult short-term steelwork maintenance projects.
For the second instalment of the 5 on 5 Interview on Sustainability, we asked AkzoNobel, BASF, Evonik, Perstorp and PPG to tell us more about their sustainability journey towards a greener and healthier environment for everyone.
In the production of flame retardants, a low residual water content in the ppm range plays a decisive role. AVA has developed a flame-retardant dryer that enables the reliable and efficient production of flame retardants in batch sizes up to 20.000 litres.
The process of extracting and processing uranium can present many challenges. Machinery and equipment are exposed to environments during production, which over time can cause damage and lead to shutdowns.
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Norner announced two very important news which are key to its future; the company has signed an agreement with R8 Property on the construction of its new Polymer Exploration Centre and has become part owner of Future Materials Catapult Centre - a national test centre for the materials of the future.
Process automation is becoming more and more important in modern global society. Things described in science fiction novels by visionary authors have now become reality and they are shaping an increasingly smart future.
Leading global coatings manufacturer Hempel announced the North American launch of Hempatop Direct 460. Developed to provide superior protection against corrosion, the one-coat Direct-to-Metal (DTM) application resists railcar colour and gloss-fading challenges, while delivering customers decreased maintenance costs and increased productivity rates.
Nicole Stjernsward developed a safer, simpler, and healthier solution to conventional fabric dye — using scraps of old fruits and veggies.