Latin America. At Abrafati 2019, Orion Engineered Carbons unveiled to the Latin American market the highest carbon black available. A post-finished black furnace, Color Black FW 310 is an excellent choice for OEM car base layers, finishing coatings and high-end industrial applications.
Brazil. Clariant presents in Abrafati the novelties of its portfolio. Innovations in paints and coatings for applications in this sector offer pigment paste producers, formulators and end users of paints and coatings support for the creation of more sustainable and attractive environments, which adapt to the rapid global urbanization.
International. BASF revealed that it has increased the capacity of its neopentyl glycol (NPG) plant at Verbund's headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 10,000 metric tons per year. Thus, the company has a total of 215,000 metric tons of NPG capacity with facilities in Ludwigshafen, Freeport/USA, Nanjing, and Jilin/China.
Colombia. The Orbis Group and Pintuco presented a complete balance on the volunteer program they develop in different regions of that country.
United States. Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a method for using tannic acid to help create improved coatings, adhesives and manufacturing compounds. The Purdue team is using their discovery for epoxy-based polymers.
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