LANXESS: Realignment of sales and technical support for Velcorin and Velcorin DT

08-Oct-2010 - LANXESS Deutschland GmbH and DrinkStar GmbH, Rosenheim, Germany, have signed an agreement to restructure their cooperation on Velcorin. At the same time, they have extended the agreement by several years. As of January 1, 2011, DrinkStar will take over sales and technical support for Velcorin ...

Turnkey Plant for Biodegradable Plastics Compounding

16-Sep-2010 - The first compounding plant for biodegradable plastics in Portugal underlines the expertise of Coperion GmbH in biodegradable material processing systems. The extrusion line is being operated by the Portuguese compounding company Cabopol, S. A. based in Porto de Mós and went into trial operation ...

Brilliant counterfeit protection

08-Jun-2010 - Counterfeit products create losses in the billions each year. Beside the economic damages, all too often additional risks arise from the poor materials and shoddy workmanship of »knock-off artists«. Yet with the aid of fluorescing dyes, materials can be individually tagged and identified with ...

BASF Coatings expands waterborne basecoat production

Capacity expansion at Würzburg site completed

25-May-2009 - Around one and one-half years after the construction start, BASF Coatings has officially launched its new production and lab capacities for basecoats at the Würzburg site. “With this capacity expansion, we are making a bold statement in the face of the economic crisis," Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, ...

It takes more than an active ingredient to make a medicine

10-Aug-2005 - Just press the tablet out of the pack and wash it down with a drink of water - medicines are part of everyday life, whether taken to dispel headaches, lower blood pressure or combat infections. But not only the development of a new active ingredient requires intensive research activities. About ...

Grundfos purchases leading german dosing pump manufacturer

05-Jan-2005 - To further strengthen its position in the market for dosing pumps, the Danish pump Group Grundfos has purchased the well-established and recognised German dosing pump group Alldos as of 1 January 2005. Within the dosing area, Grundfos as well as Alldos primarily produce motor-driven pumps for ...

Clariant starts production of high-performance DPP pigments

14-Oct-2004 - The Pigments & Additives Division inaugurated its new production plant for diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) pigments at Clariant's site in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany. The process includes the synthesis of pigments as well as the subsequent steps, such as finishing, filtration, drying, blending ...

BASF introduces world's first and only triphenylphosphine pellets

New pellet form reduces dusting and improves handling for customers

11-Feb-2004 - BASF is the first company worldwide to offer customers a new, superior pellet form of triphenylphosphine (TPP) that minimizes dust and improves handling and processing. In addition, the breakthrough product is made at a new manufacturing plant dedicated solely to this product and using an ...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals extends flocculants range for more effective waste water treatment

Launch of Ciba(R) ZETAG(R) 8680 specifically designed for sludges requiring highly cationic charged polymers -- Unique Molecular Architecture (UMA(TM)) provides clear advantages in flocculant process efficiency

03-Jul-2003 - Through the launch of its new flocculant, Ciba(R) ZETAG(R) 8680, Ciba Specialty Chemicals is offering customers a new choice of flocculants in order to more effectively treat different sludge types in the treatments of waste water. Ciba(R) ZETAG(R) 8680 is a flocculant that is specifically ...

Multi-purpose detergent and complexing agent from Ciba Specialty Chemicals

12-Jun-2002 - Ciba® INVATEX® MD is a new-generation, phosphorus-free cracking agent comprising a combination of high-performance surfactants and complexing/dispersing components. INVATEX MD is suitable for cracking foreign substances and impurities on cellulosic fibers and their blends with synthetics. A good ...