Nufarm is preparing to launch the first insecticide in the Brazilian market that is formulated based on the active ingredient acetamiprid in liquid formulation. Compact is recommended for a range of crops, including soybean, corn, cotton, potato, kidney beans, melon, watermelon, tomato and wheat. Compact complements Nufarm’s portfolio of solutions for the management of […]
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SABIC expands automotive glazing portfolio, compliant with updated ECE R43
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, introduced yesterday at NPE 2018, LEXAN MARGARD FHC10 sheet, the latest addition to the company’s expanding automotive glazing portfolio. This advanced new technology is engineered to comply with the stringent visibility, strength and abrasion resistance requirements of ECE R43 (Regulation No. 43 of the Economic Commission for […]
Arkema to acquire and expand adhesives JV in Japan
Currently, through its adhesives subsidiary Bostik, Arkema and Nitta-Gelatin operate a joint venture (JV) Bostik-Nitta in Japan, which produces industrial adhesives for markets such as electronics and automotive. Arkema has reached an agreement to acquirethe JV from Nitta. The proposed acquisition is set to be complete sometime in the summer of 2018. The JV represents […]
Henkel offers conductive adhesive for solar device assembly
Henkel Adhesive Electronics has developed a series of ECAs designed to facilitate lower-cost, flexible, process-friendly assembly of solar devices. The LOCTITE ABLESTIK ICP 8000 series ECAs have been designed to elevate module performance and accommodate various assembly processes including shingled solar modules and cell interconnect ribbon bonding. “More challenging solar cell processing due to thinner […]
AkzoNobel’s Elotex recognised for environmental benefits
Two of AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals’ Elotex redispersible polymer powders have earned a Top Product of the Year Award from Environmental Leader and Energy Manager Today, recognising their environmental benefits for customers in the flooring additives industry. Elotex FL2280 and FL2200 were honoured in the Product & Project Awards category, which recognises excellence in products and […]
SOCMA welcomes completion of Risk Management Plan Rule
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) welcomes completion of the new Proposed Risk Management Plan (RMP) Reconsideration Rule signed today by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. SOCMA’s Robert Helminiak, Vice President of Legal & Government Relations, was on hand for the official signing. The RMP rule is designed to prevent accidental […]
Italy grants exceptional extension of Bayer’s Movento 48 SC
Italy Ministry of Health has authorized the exceptional extension of Bayer Crop Science’s insecticide Movento 48 SC (spirotetramat) for the fight against khaki mealybugs, from 24 April to 21 August 2018. Movento is the first insecticide with double system and represents a real revolution and a substantial progress in the fight against many insects […]
Sierra Natural Sciences and MTC Horticulture develop natural systemic herbicide
Sierra Natural Sciences and MTC Horticulture Company have developed a systemic non-selective herbicide that kills weeds to the roots. This natural herbicide is Prop 25b exempt and is not required to carry an EPA registration number or a signal word. The natural herbicide product, named WEED ROT, first strips the weed’s waxy cuticle allowing the […]
Switzerland to vote on a complete synthetic pesticide ban
Swiss citizens will get the chance to vote on a complete ban on the use of synthetic pesticides after campaigners secured enough signatures to force a referendum. More than 100,000 Swiss signed the call for a ban that would apply to all farmers, industries and imported foods. If the vote is passed, Switzerland would become […]
Clariant’s low-halogen ‘warning orange’ makes a colourful impact
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, caught the eye of China’s automotive industry at Chinaplas 2018 with its ‘warning orange’ low-halogen controlled pigments for colouring high voltage components of electric and hybrid vehicles in line with latest regulations. As recommended by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) and The German Electrical and Electronic […]