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AkzoNobel Completes Research Facility Expansion

The investment in the site will reportedly support the company’s protective coatings, marine coatings and specialty coatings businesses.
July 11, 2017

AkzoNobel has completed the $3.5 million expansion of its U.S. research and development facilities in Houston, Texas.


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Center for the Polyurethanes Industry Announces Keynote Speaker

Mahzarin Banaji will examine the importance of diversity and inclusion in relation to the STEM disciplines
July 7, 2017

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council recently announced Mahzarin Banaji, Ph.D., reportedly a renowned Harvard University psychology professor, will deliver the keynote at the 2017 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.


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Awards

Arkema Names GE Chaplin Distributor of the Year

The award was given for helping build better relationships with customers, outstanding technical expertise and strong financial growth in the past year.
July 5, 2017

Arkema Coating Resins has named GE Chaplin of Flemington, N.J., the 2016 North American Distributor of the Year.


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RadTech Europe Program Announced

The program will feature developments in photochemistry, photoinitiators, formulations, coatings, equipment, and printing; innovations in materials and applications, including 3D printing; and legislative issues.
June 28, 2017

More than 60 speakers will cover wide-ranging topics of current interest and relevance, centered around new UV/EB and UV-LED technology developments and applications.


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Ashland Receives Patent

The technology tandem reportedly creates a coating for flexible packaging that is water and scuff resistant.
June 26, 2017

The technology tandem reportedly creates a coating for flexible packaging that is water and scuff resistant.


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Organometallic Catalysts

New Tin- and Mercury-Free Organometallic Catalysts for CASE Urethane Applications

New catalysts offer performance characteristics in multiple applications.
Bing Hsieh Ravi Ravichandran Robert Coughlin John Florio
June 7, 2017
Isocyanates react with compounds that have active hydrogens. For example, in coating applications, isocyanates are typically reacted with polyols to form polyurethanes, or with primary and secondary amines to form polyureas. Catalysis of the polyol/isocyanate reaction, which is often required to develop sufficient cure response, can be achieved with a variety of compounds.
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