OMNOVA Acquires Leading Supplier in European Coating Resins

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN) announced today that it has acquired Resiquímica, S.A., a Portugal-based producer of resins and binders for the coatings and building and construction industries. Resiquímica’s aqueous polymer emulsions and solvent-borne alkyd and acrylic resins are key elements used in a wide variety of residential and industrial coatings.  Additionally, unsaturated polyester resins from Resiquímica are targeted at demanding applications in marine, food storage … Continue reading OMNOVA Acquires Leading Supplier in European Coating Resins

The UV active ink printed on paper, making sensors cheap and simple to produce

Credit: RMIT RMIT researchers have developed an ultraviolet (UV) active ink that changes colour when exposed to different types of UV rays and can be printed and worn as a single use, disposable wrist band. A personal struggle with Vitamin D deficiency led Professor Vipul Bansal to develop the color-changing sensors that come in six variations to reflect the range in human skin tone. Bansal … Continue reading The UV active ink printed on paper, making sensors cheap and simple to produce

DSM Coating Resins announces price increases for its powder coating resins

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announced that North American prices for DSM Coating Resins’ Uralac® range of polyester powder coating resins will increase for all formulations. These price increases will be in effect for shipments beginning 1 October 2018, or as contracts allow. These price increases are due to an increased cost of feedstocks. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter and … Continue reading DSM Coating Resins announces price increases for its powder coating resins