Announced last December, Arkema’s acquisition from Total of coatings resins from both Cray Valley and Cook Composites and Polymers and the photocure resins of Sartomer has been approved by the antitrust authorities in all countries concerned and is now final.
The Emulsion Polymers business of Celanese Corp., a global technology and specialty materials company, is advancing its application technology group in the Americas by moving to a state-of-the-art facility in the greater Cincinnati area.
Water beading is an aesthetic effect sometimes highlighted as a product feature by architectural coatings manufacturers who produce water-repellent wood finishes and deck stains. While water beading on a coated surface can be quantified through the use of a microscopic imaging system (ASTM D 7334, Practice for Surface Wettability of Coatings, Substrates and Pigments by Advancing Contact Angle Measurement), it is not always crucial to evaluate bead formation with this level of precision.
A bag, which can protect planes from bombs in passenger luggage, has been developed by an international team of scientists, including academics from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, working within university spinout company Blastech Ltd.
Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), a supplier of factory automation design, engineering and process consulting services, announced the appointment of Richard Saro as the company's new Automotive Account Manager.
Synthron, a subsidiary of the Protex International chemical group, received the Innovation Award in the Additives for Paints category at the eighth China Coatings Summit held in Shanghai, China, on June 14-15, 2011.
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