- ASHLAND BUYS NESTE'S POLYESTER BUSINESS, SELLS REST OF ARCH COAL STAKE
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) agreed to buy Neste Chemicals Oy's polyester business and assets last week for undisclosed terms. The Covington, Ky., downstream oil and specialty chemical company will operate the acquired business within the composite polymers division of its Ashland Specialty Chemical Co. subsidiary. "The acquisition will propel our ......
- Price adjustments.
Air Products Polymers, L.P. Lehigh Valley, PA Products: Flexcryl[R], Airflex[R], and Flexbond[R] acrylic-based polymers Increase: $0.04/wet lb in U.S. and Canada Effective: July 16, 2007 BASF Charlotte, NC Products: Acronal Optive[R] all-acrylic and Acronal[R] styrene-acrylic latex Increase: $0.04/wet lb in U.S. and Canada Effective: July 16, 2007, or per ......
- Ashland Composite purchases Derakane
business.
Ashland Composite Polymers, Dublin OH, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, Inc., has signed an agreement to purchase the Derakane[R] epoxy vinyl ester resin business from The Dow Chemical Company. With annual sales of $70 million, the Derakane products, including the Derakane Momentum line, are used in fiber reinforced ......
- POLYESTER CURATIVES.
ARCO INDUSTRIES, INC. Abcure S-40-25 sprayable 40% emulsion of BPO in water recommended as an alternative to MEKP in applications that can tolerate introduction of water with the catalyst. Can be stored at room temperature in large quantities and does not require yellow label for transportation. AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INC....
- Durability of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)
composite-wood hybrid products fabricated using the composites pressure
resin infusion system (ComPRIS).
Abstract Successful application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite reinforcement to wood products requires that a high quality, durable bond be developed between two dissimilar materials. In this study, the adhesive bonding properties of two FRP-wood composite materials were investigated. The newly developed Composites Pressure Resin Infusion System (ComPRIS) was used ......
- Bayer Breaks Up Polymers Business
Pittsburgh—Breaking up doesn't have to be hard to do. In the chemical-company equivalent of an amicable divorce, Bayer Chemicals Corp. this month divvied up its materials portfolio and created two new companies that will focus on various kinds of different plastics applications. Bayer's more commonplace materials—a list that includes nylon, ......
- Polyester curatives: product lines
reviewed.
ABCO INDUSTRIES, LTD. Abcure S-40-25 is a sprayable 40% emulsion of BPO in water and is recommended as an alternative to MEKP in applications that can tolerate the introduction of water with the catalyst. This product can be stored at room temperature and in large quantities, and does not require ......