Raw materials

Clariant Completed the Divestment of Its Pigments Business

The Heubach Group has acquired Clariant’s Pigments Business Unit and appointed Stefan Doboczky as the new CEO.

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Inovyn Launched the Bio-Attributed Epichlorohydrin Reodrin™

The new bio-attributed epichlorohydrin developed by Inovyn is produced using non-fossil renewable feedstock.

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BASF to Divest Its Site in Quincy and the Associated Attapulgite Business

BASF has reached an agreement to divest its American manufacturing site to Clariant.

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Biesterfeld Will Distribute Solvay’s Composite Materials in Continental Europe

Biesterfeld expands its portfolio for the aviation and automotive industries with Solvay’s composite materials.

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Assovernici segnala un aumento dei costi e difficoltà nel reperimento di materie prime

Assovernici segnala che l’aumento dei prezzi di energia, trasporto e materie prime avrà ripercussioni anche sulle attività produttive.

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Teknos to Take Part in a Research Project for Bio-Based Binders and Coatings

Teknos will collaborate with a research project in order to develop nearly fully bio-based products.

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ExxonMobil Acquires Materia Inc.

ExxonMobil Chemical Company has acquired Materia Inc., a technology company that has pioneered the development of a Nobel prize-winning technology for manufacturing a new class of materials, which find application also in anticorrosive coatings.

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Nouryon Starts Operations in the New Advanced Organic Peroxide Greenfield Site

The new facility will support the polymer industry in Asia.

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BASF Raises the Prices of its Additives Globally

BASF is raising the prices of its additives for the paint and coatings industry globally.

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Clariant Increases Prices of Industrial & Consumer Care Lines in the EMEA Region

Clariant announced price increases for its Industrial & Consumer Care products in the EMEA region.

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BYK Additives Raises the Prices of its Products

Starting January 1, 2022, BYK Additives will increase the prices of its products.

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SONGWON Signed an Exclusive Distribution Deal with TCL Hofmann for Australia and New Zealand

The Business Unit Coatings of SONGWON has entered an exclusive distributor partnership with TCL Hofmann.

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Raw Material Prices Show New Surge

The British Coatings Federation reports a new surge in raw material prices in September, affecting the paint and printing inks sector.

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LANXESS Ranks in Top Positions in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS placed first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe and second in the DJSI World.

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Evonik Develops Four New Fumed Silicas

With an innovative manufacturing process, Evonik has developed four new fumed silicas from the AEROSIL® family that are much easier to disperse.

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