Archroma partners with Design Seeds
Archroma, a global leader in colour and specialty chemicals, has entered into partnership with the popular colour inspiration site Design Seeds, on a series of seasonal stories featuring colours...
Process lowers carbon footprint of textile coating
LEVERKUSEN – A newly released life-cycle assessment of Covestro’s ‘Insqin’ waterborne polyurethane (PU) has found it can reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing PU synthetics by up to 45...
Coatings Technology Upgradation Rules the Market
In an interview, Naveen Kumar Bhatia, Advisor, Premium Coatings & Chemicals (P) Ltd with Chemical Today Magazine discusses the advancement in coatings for the decorative and industrial segments in...
Experts in Indian Traditional Medicines Want Inclusion of Cosmetics into TKDL
Experts in Indian traditional medicines, and research scientists from modern medicines, who have come together at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi recently for intensive deliberations on how...
India-Textile Companies See Profit Revival in Second Quarter
Textile companies are expecting a revival in their fortunes in July-September on a rebound in customer footfalls and restocking by traders following GST (goods and services tax) compliance.
Profit margins...
Indians Settling in China’s Textile City Keqiao
The number of Indians in China has been rising over the years. Unlike the IT sector, which is drawing an increasing number of educated Indians abroad, in the case...
India Expected to Remain Largest Cotton Producer in 2017-18
In 2017/18, world cotton production is projected to increase by 8% to 24.9 million tons due entirely to an 8% expansion in world cotton area to 31.7 million hectares,...
China’s Guangzhou Port Halts Coal Imports
Guangzhou port, the largest coal hub in southern China, has halted foreign coal imports, according to traders who use the port and said they had been informed of the...
Canada Approves Substance for Use in Paints and Coatings
The Canadian government has imposed ministerial conditions for the manufacture or import of the substance iron(1+), chloro- 3,7-diazabicyclononane-1,5-dicarboxylate-κN3, κN7]-, chloride (1:1).
Under these, the chemical can be used to manufacture...
Sun Chemical Acquires Manufacturer of UV Printing Inks
Sun Chemical has acquired a leading manufacturer of UV printing inks for converters in the commercial, packaging and specialty markets.
By combining the complementary portfolio of products from Joules Angstrom...