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Reichhold invests for growth in India
Reichhold, a leading supplier of unsaturated polyester resins, has announced its intention to invest in a Greenfield facility in India. The company has started construction at a site located at Ranjangoan, in Pune district of Maharashtra state. The new facility is scheduled for completion September 2008.
“The composites market in India is continuously growing and we have received many customer requests for Reichhold technology and service from fabricators in this region,” said Reichhold CFO Roger Willis, who also serves as managing director, Reichhold India Private Limited. “We are committed to serving this expanding market by providing our customers with quality products at cost-effective prices and sharing our technical expertise in polyester resins for a comprehensive range of applications.”
Joint reach entity formed
The Shepherd Color Co. and The Shepherd Chemical Co. have jointly formed a legal, entity, Shepherd Europe Ltd., to serve as an Only Representative for REACH pre-registration of its non-European manufactured products. Established in the UK, this new service company is backed with proficiency in REACH compliance and expertise in the pigment and chemical industries. For more information on the Only Representative function and Shepherd Europe, send an e-mail to rsorice@shepherdcolor.com.
FSCT issues call for papers
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology’s (FSCT) Advancements in Coatings Series has issued a call for papers for its 2009 Coatings for Concrete Conference: “Coating” the World of Concrete. Presented in conjunction with the World of Concrete, this two-day conference, which will be held Feb. 1-2 in Las Vegas, NV, will offer a two-track forum for all professionals who specify and use coatings on concrete, as well as coating manufacturers and raw material suppliers. To be considered send a 200-word abstract along with contact information. The deadline for abstract submissions is April 1. For more information contact FSCT, (610) 940-0777; E-mail: education@coatingstech.org; Web: www.coatingstech.org.
Eliokem develops new CRP manufacturing process
Eliokem’s R&D department has developed a new process of manufacturing emulsifier free-controlled nanolatex made by controlled radical polymerization (CRP). The CPR technique allows the control of polymer composition, enabling new structures, such as block copolymers and control over functions, resulting in new properties obtained from the same raw materials that are used in conventional radical polymerization. The new technology uses a single reactor strategy, with only commercially available raw materials, to produce a surfactant-free nanolatex containing only controlled polymer. The new process technology can be used as a tool to produce new material with nanotechnologies.
In brief
Nubiola Inorganic Pigments has increased its production capacity by 25% to reach a total capacity of 16,000 metric ton per year by 2008...BASF has instituted a surcharge for methanol...Kate Henneke from Archway Sales has been nominated to the executive board of the Chicago Printing Ink and Production Club...Bayer and Dow Chemical Co. have completed a license agreement that allows Dow to produce polyether polyols using Bayer’s Impact technology...Cognis has opened a liaison office in Mumbai, India...Dow Biocides has acquired the 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbonate (IPBC) molecule marketing and registration assets of Sostram Corp., which are marketed under the Protram trademark...Wacker Chemie AG has completed its acquisition of its two joint ventures, Air Products Polymers and Wacker Polymer Systems...Atlas Material Testing Technology offers a series of training courses on weathering, operation, calibration and maintenance of its equipment (www.atlas-mts.com)..Emerald Performance Materials has acquired CVC Specialty Chemicals.
Pricing changes
Cray Valley: Dec. 1—$0.05/lb. increase for Wingtack and Norsolene resins in North and South America.
Cytec: Effective immediately—10% increase for its PTZ phenothiazine product line.
Evonik: Feb. 1—5% increase for Acematt matting agents worldwide.
Silberline: March 1—10% increase on aluminum pigments.
Tronox: Jan. 15—$0.06/lb. increase for all Tronox titanium grades in the U.S. and Canada and $130/ton increase in Mexico and Latin America.
Distributor agreement
Reichhold has appointed Callahan Company to distribute its line of performance specialty polymers. |
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