Why geckos can stick to walls

19-Nov-2018 - It enables geckos to adhere to walls and ceilings, is involved in the formation of membranes in cells as well as in the docking of drugs to enzymes in the human body. Dispersion, i.e. the "weak interaction", is omnipresent in chemistry. A team of scientists at Jacobs University Bremen headed by ...

BASF to build new dispersions plant in Durban, South Africa

New plant will be operational in 2012

19-May-2011 - BASF will invest in a dispersions plant in Durban, South Africa. The new plant will produce acrylic dispersions mainly for the coatings and construction industry. The facility will benefit from local availability of raw materials and proximity to key customers who serve South Africa’s and Sub ...

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. to Raise Prices for AXILATTM Dispersions in Europe

29-Apr-2011 - Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., announced that effective immediately, or as contracts allow, it will increase the price of its AXILATTM acrylic and styrene acrylic dispersions by € 80/Mt, acrylic dispersions for pressure sensitive adhesives by €100/Mt, vinyl acetate based dispersions by € ...