World demand for dyes and organic pigments is forecast to increase 3.9 percent per year to $16.2 billion in 2013, in line with real (inflation-adjusted) gains in manufacturing activity. Volume demand will grow 3.5 percent annually to 2.3 million metric tons.
An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media, according to scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Clariant its New Chemicals Program P2 Recognition Project Award for the company’s Exolit® OP 560, a new-generation, non-halogenated flame retardant. The product is made by Clariant’s Pigments and Additives Division for polyurethane foams in automotive, furniture and consumer applications.
Huntsman Corp. has appointed Daniele Ferrari President of its Performance Products division. Ferrari most recently served as the division’s Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings business has signed an agreement with Farécla Inc., Chagrin Falls, OH, for global sales and distribution of Farécla’s polishes, abrasives and waxes for use on aircraft coatings. Farécla Inc. is the U.S. unit of Farécla Products Ltd., Hertford, UK.
The Canadian company Ferrinov Inc. has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with Wonder Technology Co. Ltd. for the distribution of some 6,000 tonnes of “green” pigments in the Chinese market.
CPS Color, a supplier of advanced tinting systems, was chosen as the leading supplier in the Equipment for Tinting System for the decorative paint industry category in the Brazilian market.
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