WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, posted annual sales of €1.22 billion in Greater China in 2014, indicating an increase of 14 percent compared with that of the previous year (€1.07 billion in 2013).
The Lubrizol Corp.'s Performance Coatings business has completed a significant project to expand capacity and increase manufacturing efficiencies at its solvent acrylics production facility in Sant Cugat, Spain.
Although gloss is a general accepted appearance criteria for quality control in many industries, recent revelations on gloss standards require us to rethink the way we consider the accuracy of our obtained results.
Regardless of your color measurement needs or the types of surfaces or materials you will be measuring, there is a spectrophotometer solution available that will ensure the utmost in color measurement accuracy throughout the color supply chain.
Both the mechanical impact strength characteristics and resistance to atmospheric effects improve with increasing concentration of silicone elastomer particles.
With a machine technology that covers a very broad viscosity range, the Omega Economic Dispersionizer often represents an advancement over conventional manufacturing technologies with respect to energy requirements and output as well as ease of cleaning and operation.
Ferro Corp., Mayfield Heights, OH, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with the shareholders of Barcelona-based Nubiola Pigmentos (Nubiola) to acquire 100% of the equity of Nubiola, on a cash-free and debt-free basis, for €146 million.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) announced that the Coatings Training Institute (CTI), run by the BCF, has become a Cogent Skills Assured Provider for Apprenticeships for the full suite of over 60 training modules specific to the sector.
Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. has expanded customer support and service capabilities for Elevance Aria™ WTP 40 synthetic base stock customers in the United States and Europe through a collaboration with E-360 Inc.
Markes International, a manufacturer of analytical thermal desorbers and time-of-flight mass spectrometers, has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.