Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, invites American Coatings Show visitors to the regional premiere of cutting-edge products to support North America’s growing industrial coatings market in embracing the evolving lifestyle, mobility, safety, and environmental demands of its end-consumers. At Booth #2531, Clariant’s showcase will include Genamin Gluco 50, its unique, sugar-based low-VOC multifunctional […]
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BASF breaks down the 2017 automotive colours market
With the “BASF Colour Report For Automotive OEM Coatings”, BASF’s Coatings division provides a global analysis of the colour distribution in the 2017 automotive market. Globally, white maintains its strong position in all segments and still is the number one color with a market share of almost 40%. Together with black, gray, and silver, the […]
Evoqua Water Technologies to buy Pure Water Solutions
Evoqua Water Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to buy privately held Pure Water Solutions, a provider of water equipment and systems. Financial details of the deal were not divulged. Pure Water Solutions has operations in suburban Denver and Santa Fe. The company serves ultrapure pharmaceutical and laboratory, medical, commercial, industrial and agriculture markets across […]
Exosect and Bayer reach agreement over patents in Canada and USA
UK Company Exosect Ltd. Recently announced that it has reached an end to its legal dispute in Canada and the USA. A settlement agreement has now been reached with Bayer. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. This concludes a court action brought by Exosect in April 2015 relating to its patent (CA2861526), filed in […]
SABIC to expand capacity for ULTEM and NORYL resin production
In response to customer needs, SABIC has announced projects in Asia and the Netherlands designed to increase global capacity for two of its high-performance engineering thermoplastic materials, ULTEM and NORYL resins. To increase capacity for ULTEM resins, a polyetherimide material, SABIC plans to expand its existing footprint in Singapore where it currently has compounding operations, […]
Brenntag and Aromatech combine forces in France
Aromatech and Brenntag have come together for the distribution of food ingredients on the French market. The success of this partnership is based on the union of a strong commercial position of Brenntag France, and the expertise and creativity of the Aromatech group. Creator of flavours inspired by nature, Aromatech distinguishes itself by its high […]
Veolia awarded a contract at Welsh Water’s Five Fords WwTW
Veolia Water Technologies (Veolia) has been awarded a contract to supply a flagship Liquor Treatment Plant (LTP) at Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s Five Fords Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW), near Wrexham, North Wales (UK). Welsh Water, along with their partner Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), are developing a flagship sludge treatment centre at Five Fords WwTW. Welsh […]
Amgen to invest $300 million in new biomanufacturing plant
Amgen has announced a five-year capital investment plan of $3.5 billion, which includes a new $300-million manufacturing plant in the USA. Amgen made the announcement in its full-year and fourth quarter 2017 earnings report. The company expects to invest approximately $3.5 billion in capital expenditures over the next five years, with approximately 75% of that […]
Former Syngenta Chairman Bob Woods named Board Chair of Marrone Bio Innovations
Marrone Bio Innovations, a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, has announced the appointment of Bob Woods as Chairman of the board of directors and Yogesh Mago as a Director, each effective upon the closing of the transactions. Mr Woods and […]
Tradecorp upgrades and expands facilities for synthesis of EDDHA in Spain
The renovations of the Ávila facilities (Spain) will allow Tradecorp to increase its EDDHA synthesis by more than 30%, with the environmental objective to reduce energy consumption. The project, which began in mid-July, has already finished and the new facilities are fully functional. EDDHA (ethylenediamine-N,N’-bis(2-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) is a chelating agent that is used to mobilize […]