Evonik reports that VP Disp. WF 7620, the newest rheology control dispersion in its Coatings Additives portfolio, was specifically developed to control the rheological properties of waterborne coatings.
July 21, 2020
Evonik recently announced that it has received the 2020 Ringier Coating Technology Innovation Award for a new rheology control dispersion.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index now stands at the solid pre-pandemic reading in March, before the outbreak affected much of the nation.
July 21, 2020
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes jumped 14 points to 72 in July, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Situated in Kitimat, the LNG Canada Project will feature four processing units, with a total capacity of 28 million tons a year.
July 15, 2020
Canada’s largest liquid natural gas (LNG) project is underway in British Colombia, and AkzoNobel is supplying customized protective coatings solutions for the landmark facility.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) can be used as a pigment base in applications such as coatings, plastics, and laminates. No matter the application, it is important to avoid the coagulation and agglomeration of the TiO2 dispersion during both the pigment production process and the end-use manufacturing process.
Coatings Trends & Technologies will feature educational conference sessions in a two-track format, as well as tabletop exhibits and various opportunities to network with industry colleagues.
July 9, 2020
Hundreds of coatings formulators and chemists are expected to attend Coatings Trends & Technologies (CTT), which will be held September 9-10 in the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Ill. The event will feature educational conference sessions in a two-track format, as well as tabletop exhibits and various opportunities to network with industry colleagues.
The specialty chemicals value chain has risen to the challenge of retooling to fill large supply gaps for sanitation products, packaging containers and inks, and other essential products to meet spikes in demand as an outgrowth of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future initiative is focused on establishing an innovation ecosystem to help accelerate, test, launch, and scale ideas and solutions for the paints and coatings industry.
July 6, 2020
Five companies have embarked on an innovation journey with AkzoNobel after their ideas were selected as part of the company’s Paint the Future supplier collaboration program.