By using electricity from renewable energies in the production of Degacryl special acrylates in Darmstadt, Evonik's Coating & Adhesive Resins business area has been saving around 1400 tons of CO2 per year since the beginning of this year. As part of its sustainability strategy, Evonik has decided to cover the electricity requirements for the production of Degacryl special acrylates in Darmstadt entirely through renewable energies.

Momentive is expected to be fully acquired by KCC. KCC is the majority shareholder in the company, resulting in the exit of minority shareholder SJL. Momentive is a high-performance silicone and specialty solutions company. The prospective purchase is still subject to customary closing conditions. “We are excited about the opportunities that KCC’s 100 percent ownership brings to Momentive and the entire KCC […]

Kansai Helios is taking over the entire industrial coatings business from Grebe Holding in Weilburg, Germany, which the holding company runs under the name Weilburger Coating. Weilburger is a well-known manufacturer of industrial coatings, particularly in the areas of non-stick, high-temperature, railway and other industrial specialty coatings. The company was founded in 1900 at its current headquarters in Weilburg and has group companies […]

As part of its sustainability strategy, Hesse Lignal has removed all nitrocellulose lacquers and solvent-based acid-curing lacquers from the Hammer surface specialist's range. The managing director of Hesse Lignal, Jens Hesse, explains: “By exiting the nitro paint market, we have achieved an interim goal in our sustainability strategy.” In the past few months, the company has switched corresponding customers to more sustainable products, so that […]

Excelitas Technologies Corp. announces the completed acquisition of the Noblelight division from the Heraeus Group. Noblelight has factories in Germany, UK, USA, China and Japan as well as several international application centers and sales offices. Excelitas, a leading company in the development and manufacture of innovative, market-oriented photonics solutions for industry and medical technology, is strengthening its position in the [...]

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Arkema has begun production of Sartomer® UV/LED specialty resins at its expanded facility in Nansha, China, where the Group has invested in doubling capacity, as announced at the end of 2021. This will support the development of more sustainable solutions for fast-growing applications in Asian markets, such as innovative solutions for electronics powered by […]

Keyland Polymer UV Materials Spain, a subsidiary of Keyland Polymer Material Sciences, has announced the opening of its new laboratory for the development of specialty UV-cured resins in Barcelona, ​​Spain. According to the company, the laboratory expands Keyland's global capabilities in the research and development of UV resins, the production and distribution of UV-cured solid resins used in UV-cured powder coatings for […]

The supervisory board of Dr. Hönle AG intends to hire Dr. Markus Arendt is expected to become a member of the Executive Board of Dr. Dr. with effect from May 01.05.2024, XNUMX. Hönle AG to order. He will succeed Dr. Franz Richter, who was appointed to the Executive Board by the Supervisory Board and will leave the Executive Board when a successor is appointed. Dr. Judge returns […]

Scientists have synthesized fully bio-based branched unsaturated polyester oligomers for UV-curable coatings. In a new work, fully bio-based branched unsaturated polyester (BUPE) oligomers were synthesized by one-step solvent-free polycondensation using itaconic acid, isosorbide and glycerol are synthesized as starting materials. The branched structure was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR). It was investigated […]