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Anti-Dumping Measures Are Adopted in Central America
The CELERA GROUP, main paint provider of American Paint, must pay import duties amounting to 516% on all water-based latex paint imported to the Costa Rican market, as resolved by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade of this country, after verifying that the CELERA GROUP was involved in dumping practices ...
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CSB Investigation of Ink Plant Explosion Continues as Team Weighs Explosion Models
During the early morning hours of November 22, 2006, a powerful explosion destroyed the CAI/Arnel ink manufacturing facility in Danvers, Mass. Scores of nearby homes and businesses were damaged, some beyond repair. A number of residents were hospitalized. There were no injuries in the plant, which was unoccupied at the time ...
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LAMBERTI USA Acquires Alkoxylation Assets of Synair Corp.; Forms Lamberti Synthesis USA
The plant site, located on 46 acres in Chattanooga, Tenn., was commissioned in 2001 and specializes in ethoxylation/propoxylation technology to produce alkoxylated adducts ...
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RAG Subsidiary Degussa Divests Antioxidants Business
The transaction includes the sale of the Spanish head office in Barcelona (Degussa Sant Celoni S.A.) and the antioxidants business of the British company Degussa Knottingley Ltd., headquartered in Knottingley ... Read full story here |
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Growth of Chinese Synthetic Latex Polymer Market Will Outpace the West
The Chinese market for synthetic latex polymers is expected to grow at a higher rate than in North America and Europe, even in worst-case scenario forecasts for the next 10 years, according to a recently published study by
Kline & Company, Little Falls, N.J. ... Read the full story here |
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Altenburger and Howell Join Up With The Chemical Company
Raymond J. Altenburger has been named vice president of new market development for The Chemical Company ... Read full story here
Lamberti Synthesis USA Hires Alkoxylation Adducts Business Manager
Lamberti Synthesis USA, an operating division of Lamberti USA, has hired Robert J. O’Toole as business manager of the newly formed company ... Read full story here |
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U.S. Natural Polymer Demand to Approach $3.6 Billion in 2010
Natural polymer demand is expected to grow 5.9 percent annually to $3.6 billion in 2010, reaching 1.7 billion pounds. Gains will be stimulated by increased levels of food production, and opportunities in packaging, medical and other areas ...
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Cytec Launches Energy-Curable Resins for Industrial-Metal Applications in North America
Cytec Industries Inc. launched two energy-curable resins for a broad range of industrial-metal applications. EBECRYL® 3213 epoxy acrylate is designed to provide outstanding adhesion to metal substrates for general pipe and tubing applications. EBECRYL®
1701-TP20 acrylated acrylic is a copolymer with great flexibility, gloss and weatherability ... Read full story here
Ford Motor Company Approves Akzo Nobel Waterborne Technologies
Ford Motor Company has approved Akzo Nobel’s car repair waterborne technologies for both Sikkens and Lesonal brands to be used for Ford dealership warranty repairs ... Read full story here
SICO Introduces VOC-Emission-Free Paint
Canada’s largest paint manufacturer, SICO Paints, Longueil, Quebec, has announced that its Sico Design product line is now VOC (volatile organic compound) emission-free ... Read full story here
Michelman’s Line of Water-Based Barrier Coatings Protect Paperboard
Michelman, Cincinnati, Ohio, offers a full line of barrier coatings that are used to protect paperboard from damaging elements such aswater, moisture, oil, grease and abrasion. For more information, visit
www.michem.com.
National Coatings Launches Feature-Rich E-Commerce WebsiteNational Coatings, Camarillo, Calif., has launched its enhanced, customer-focused website www.nationalcoatings.com ... Read full story here
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API Has Become the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council
In 2006, the ACC executive committee and board of directors endorsed a redesign of ACC’s brand strategy and logo to leverage its membership’s investment in the essential2 public education campaign and to help create one voice for ACC and the industry ...
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Register Now for uv.eb WEST 2007
RadTech, The Association for UV and EB Technology, Chevy Chase, Md., invites attendees to uv.eb WEST 2007 on March 6-7 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at LAX — Los Angeles. Learn "why" and "how" companies in several industries are rapidly transitioning to UV and EB technology ...
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X-Rite Announces Fundamentals of Color and Appearance Seminar
X-Rite, Incorporated, Akron, Ohio, will present training seminars on the Fundamentals of Color and Appearance in six U.S. cities this February and March. The one-day course is well suited for anyone who evaluates or approves color, including designers, manufacturing, quality control and assurance professionals, lab technicians, parts suppliers, and supply chain specifiers ...
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