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Clariant Completes Sale of Healthcare Packaging Business

The total consideration of the sale amounts to approximately CHF 308 million.

11.01.19

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Orion Opens NJ Technical Service Applications Lab

"This laboratory will enable us to fast-track customer support [and] drive new product introductions," CEO Corning Painter said.

10.25.19

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Arkema Starts Up New U.S. Acrylic Acid Reactor

This new reactor replaces two decommissioned reactors of 45,000 tons each.

10.22.19

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Smithers: Global Digital Print Market to reach $225 Billion by 2029

Forecasts that in 2029 the global digital print market will reach just over 3 trillion A4 print equivalents with a value of $225 billion.

10.18.19

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IIMAK Appoints Kevin Cong Director of R&D

Dr. Cong is responsible for setting, guiding and executing IIMAK’s global product development strategies for IIMAK’s thermal transfer ribbons and fluid inks.

10.17.19

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Palmer Holland Launches Newly Designed Website

The new website presents a more intuitive interface and more robust functionality.

10.16.19

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Inkmaker Acquires Rexson, Vale-Tech

"The added strength of these 2 businesses’ machinery, technology and know-how with our own will make us a formidable force," Inkmaker CEO Christophe Rizzo said.

10.16.19

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BASF Launches Dispex Ultra PX 4290

Its application can be further extended to printing inks and adhesives as well.

10.15.19

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Shane Bertsch Joins INX International

Bertsch joins INX after spending the last 13 years at HAVI.

10.15.19

Printed Textile Market to Grow at 8.9% CAGR Between 2019-2025: GVR

The market was estimated at $146.5 billion in 2018, per Grand View Research.

10.11.19

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ALTANA: Changes in BYK Management Team

Dr. Stephan Glander, president of ALTANA’s BYK division is out. Dr. Christoph Schlünken will take over the divisional management of BYK in the interim.

10.09.19

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Merck KGaA Expands, Modernizes Pigments Production

€28 million investment program will expand production capacity and enhance manufacturing processes.

10.09.19

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Maroon Group Hires VP, Principal Management - CASE

Thomas Papasso worked for Orion Engineered Carbons and Evonik, and most recently for Solvay.

10.04.19

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Siegwerk, APK Improving Plastic Packaging Recyclability

With this collaboration, both companies see the possibility to jointly meet the challenges in plastic recycling, to make plastic packaging more circular.

10.02.19

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Eastman Launches Portfolio of 13 Cellulose Esters for Use in Food Contact Applications

These products meet requirements for use in certain food contact applications under regulations of the FDA, European Commission and Swiss Ordinance.

10.02.19

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Arkema Completes Acquisition of Partner’s Stake in Sunke

Taixing Sunke Chemicals was Arkema’s JV manufacturing acrylic monomers in China.

10.01.19

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ALTANA Takes Over Business of Office Color Science Company

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

09.27.19

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ROSS: Highest Shear Mixer Available

ROSS MegaShear Model HSM-706M-50 features a 50HP motor and is used for creating high-quality dispersions, suspensions & emulsions.

09.26.19

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UFlex Announces Launch of ‘Project Plastic Fix’

UFlex and Plastic Patrol, an international movement that combines crowdsourcing and community activism to address single-use plastic pollution, recently screened the short documentary “The Hudson Project” at the Core Club in New York City…

09.25.19

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