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OQ Chemicals will increase prices for the following products effective March 15, 2023, or as contracts allow

Learn how the amount of actual dispersant added on pigment solids will have an effect on tinting power, stability, compatibility of formulations, and other properties.

The company has been utilizing its warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria, to provide specialty chemicals, such as adhesives, resins, additives, and fillers from leading chemical manufacturers to end users.

The company says the market environment was dominated by the consequences of the war in Ukraine, and in particular by increased raw material and energy prices.

New and stricter regulations on the use of certain chemicals can pose significant operational challenges for industry. In printing inks, the use of PTFE is being impacted by new PFOA regulations in Europe as well as Japan and the United States.

The supervisory board of BASF SE has appointed Stephan Kothrade, Ph.D., president, Intermediates, as a member of its board of executive directors. 

Westlake Corp. announced fourth-quarter and record full-year 2022 results, reportedly driven by a strong macroeconomy in the first half of 2022.

The specialty chemicals company is investing in its site in Freeport, Texas, to meet the rising demand for specialty aliphatic isocyanates used in the production of low-VOC polyurethane coatings and adhesives.

Both of Evonik's new wetting agents – TEGO^® Wet 290 and TEGO Wet 296 – main areas of application are waterborne automotive and wood coatings.

Existing and potential customers and interested parties of the specialty chemicals company can find out about new product developments, technologies, and general industry trends at the online event to be held March 7-9, 2023.