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Issue 306 - November 3, 2010
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Linden Industries announces upgrades in PLC technology
Linden Industries, also announces that with all the upgrades in PLC technology, their Innovator-EP machine has been enhanced and is now capable of accommodating most if not all PUR High Pressure applications.  The Linden Innovator-EP is ...

Company: Linden Industries
BASF at K 2010: Innovative PU products for automotive OEMs
Based on the principle “We help our customers to be more successful” BASF develops individual tailor-made solutions for its customers and creates its own innovative product applications. In partner-like cooperation with its customers BASF has ...

Company: BASF Polyurethanes
KraussMaffei at K 2010: PU processing and more
The Munich-based machinery and equipment manufacturer KraussMaffei and Netstal are jointly presenting a comprehensive portfolio of products for fibrespray, extrusion and polyurethane processing including the innovative Fusion technology for ...

Company: KraussMaffei Technologies
BMS at K 2010: “From Megatrends to Business”
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) is committed to help meet the global challenges of energy shortages and climate change through innovative and sustainable technologies and processes. This is the company’s central message at K 2010. Under the motto ...

Company: Bayer MaterialScience
Lanxess at K 2010: A wide range of product innovations
At K 2010 Lanxess is showcasing its semi-crystalline products, butyl rubber, performance butadiene rubbers, technical rubber products, rubber chemicals, functional chemicals, flame retardants, and inorganic pigments.Flame-retardants and spray ...

Company: Lanxes
L-Type Mix Head
Precision Components and Reliability Linden mix heads incorporate unique alloys, precision machining, and specialized surface treatment of critical components. As a result, Linden mix heads offer uncompromising accuracy and reliability....

Company: Linden Industries
High pressure processing of PU foam seals and gaskets
KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH and Rampf Giessharze have agreed on a strategic partnership in the field of high-pressure PU processing. As a result, the single-sequence process to injection mould a part and immediately add a PU seal is now available worldwide....

Company: KraussMaffei Technologies
 
 
Action Acquisition Corporation Announces Entry into Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Liuzhou Xinhua Rubber Sealing
Action Acquisition Corporation, parent of Shenzhen ORB-Fortune New-Material Co., Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance polyurethane adhesive seal materials, primers, and cleaners for the auto industry ...
Distributor Alliance Polymers has plans for Asia
As it celebrates its first birthday, resin distributor Alliance Polymers & Services LLC already has international aspirations.The Romulus, Mich.-based firm -- which distributes thermoplastic elastomers for BASF Corp. ...
InterTrade Industries Acquires Plastic Concept
InterTrade Industries, a full-service ISO-certified thermoforming company, has acquired the assets of Plastic Concept Inc., expanding InterTrade’s thin-gauge thermoforming capabilities and doubling its manufacturing ...
 
 
 
 
 
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Ms. Mindy Meyring - Gaco Western (51-200 employees)
Mr. Andrea Benini - ATL group (201-500 employees)
Mr. Mehmet Cagri CAMLIBEL - RTC CHEMICALS (11-50 employees)
Mr. Gordon Pirret - International Petroleum Products Ltd (11-50 employees)
Mr. Keith Common - Common Polymers (Myself Only)
Mr. Rick Stoehr - NCFI Polyurethanes (51-200 employees)
Mr. Michael Wainer - Reac Polyurethane Technologies (Pty) Ltd (11-50 employees)
Mrs. Aneta Janiak - STEPAN Polska Sp. z o.o. (11-50 employees)
 
 
 
 
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BASF appoints new CASE Distributor
BASF Corporation has appointed P.T. Hutchins Co. as a west coast distributor for urethane chemicals to the CASE (Coatings, Adhesives & Binders, Sealants, and Elastomers) market.  BASF is a ...
Published on: Nov 02, 2010
Equipments
Plural-Component Sprayer Makes Two-Part Spraying Easy and Affordable
Graco recently introduced a new proportioner to its family of plural-component sprayers. The new Graco XP70 Plural-Component Sprayer is designed to pump, mix and atomize high-viscosity, faster-curing ...
Published on: Nov 02, 2010
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BASF names new business head for Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific
BASF has named Peter-Alexander Fischer (52) as Senior Vice President Coatings Solutions Asia Pacific. He succeeds Markus Burri who will leave the company. Fischer joined BASF in 1988. He ...
Published on: Nov 02, 2010
Raw Materials: Chain Extenders
Invista, Markor Sign BDO License Agreement for 100,000-Ton Plant
INVISTA, a world leader in chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers, signed a technology licensing agreement with Markor Chemical for butanediol (BDO) manufacturing technology. “Our ...
Published on: Nov 01, 2010
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Bayer MaterialScience LLC announces several additions to Coatings, Adhesives and ...
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has appointed Dr. Volker Mirgel, Dr. Sharon Feng and John Brandt to its Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties (CAS) leadership team in the NAFTA region. Dr. Volker Mirgel ...
Published on: Oct 29, 2010
Raw Materials: Flame Retardants
EFRA offers brochures on flame retardants
Mindful of regulations and controversy regarding the safety of flame retardants, the European Flame Retardants Association released two new publications at K 2010 highlighting the role of flame ...
Published on: Oct 29, 2010
Industry Update
Sabic may consider buying Bayer's MaterialScience business
Saudi Arabia's Sabic would consider buying Bayer's polyurethane business, Sabic's chief executive told a German weekly.    "If Bayer approached us, we would certainly take a look," Mohamed ...
Published on: Oct 28, 2010
Raw Materials: Polyols
Elevance partners with Stepan to commercialise novel NOPs
US Elevance Renewable Sciences and surfactant firm Stepan plan to commercialize surfactants, antimicrobials and polyurethane polyols using 9-decenoic and C18 dibasic esters for feedstock, company ...
Published on: Oct 28, 2010
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NCO prepolymers having a low content of free monomeric diisocyanate, and the production ...
The present invention relates to NCO prepolymers having a low content of free monomeric diisocyanate, to a process for the production of these NCO prepolymers, to polyurethanes prepared from these ...
Published on: Oct 28, 2010
Raw Materials: Isocyanates
Process for producing of isocyanates and aromatic hydroxy compounds
An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing isocyanates, which are industrially useful compounds, without using phosgene, and to provide a process for chemically ...
Published on: Oct 28, 2010
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Coatings
Soy-Based Coatings
Historical Use of Soybean OilSoybean oil is the most readily available and one of the lowest-cost vegetable oils in the world today. For many years, soybean oil has been a major ingredient in making alkyd resins, which are dissolved in carrier ...
Published on: Nov 02, 2010
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