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Epple Druckfarben takes over shares in Pulse Printing Products
Epple Druckfarben, Neusäß, a manufacturer of sheetfed offset printing inks and coatings, has acquired shares in the British coatings and adhesives manufacturer Pulse Printing Products, Bristol. Epple is thus taking business with its English sales partner Pulse to a new level. The German printing ink manufacturer expands its...
Customized polymers from the printer - UV 3D printing
More and more coating materials, such as adhesives, printing inks and varnishes, but also tooth fillings and dentures are cured by exposure to light. However, homogeneous, tailor-made polymer networks cannot be produced in this way and the resulting materials are rather brittle, which means that commercial application of photopolymers in…
Evonik wants to sell its methacrylates business 'quickly'
The specialty chemicals group Evonik wants to find a buyer for its methacrylates business by the end of the year. The sale does not necessarily have to be completed by then, said Deputy Evonik CEO Harald Schwager to the Bloomberg news agency at a meeting of the American Chemistry Council...
Imminent supply bottlenecks for photoinitiators for printing inks
The reliable supply of raw materials remains a concern for ink manufacturers. A possible shortage of photoinitiators has recently been added as another problem. The European association of printing ink manufacturers EuPIA (European Printing Ink Association), is currently leading the…
