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Arichemie, the specialist for pigment preparations will again have a stand at the world’s leading trade fair for the paint and coating industry in Nuremberg. The innovation that Arichemie will showcase are water-based pigment preparations developed for direct and in-direct food contact applications. Further new developments being presented are the isothiazolinone-free preservation of Vocaflex-EN and…
Pultrusion with polyurethane (PU) resins offers enormous potential for the efficient mass production of composite sections The trailblazing developments in PU pultrusion by Covestro and distinguished partners, KraussMaffei and the Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University, are pushing the boundaries of what has been historically possible and paving the way for new sustainable…
Covestro would like to introduce Operation Clean Sweep and seek support to implement best practice into our industry. The on-going issue of plastics in our oceans and waterways is a major concern for us all. Each year, millions of tonnes of litter end up in the world’s marine ecosystems, which is why Covestro CEO Patrick…
Acknowledged by aficionados as being highly addictive, surfing is one of the most popular board sports invented. Surfers use specially formulated wax – a combination of paraffin wax and bees wax to wax their boards – should there be the need for a softer wax petroleum jelly is also added. Waxing a board before hitting…
Covestro has received DNV GL certification in China for its newly developed polyurethane resin system for manufacturing wind turbine blades. DNV GL is a leading international industry standard for the safety, reliability and performance of wind turbines, and is also the market entry permit to the wind energy industry in China. Covestro says it was…
Desmodur® eco N 7300 is a new curing agent from Covestro for polyurethane coatings and made partially from biomass. Its foundation is pentamethylene diisocyanate, a revolutionary innovation in polyurethane chemistry as it is the first diisocyanate in 30 years to be fully developed and scaled-up. With 70 percent carbon content derived from non-fossil-based inputs, Desmodur® eco N 7300…
The European Soccer Championship will start on 10 June 2016, but Germany’s World Champions and all the other kickers have had an opportunity since November 2015 to get familiar with its properties: the Beau Jeu, French for “beautiful game,” the official match ball of the European Football Championship 2016 from adidas. For the brand with the…
Leading materials manufacturer has new identity / Stock market flotation by mid-2016 at the latest more imagesdownloadCovestro has a colorful new logo. Its headquarters remain in Leverkusen, Germany. One of the world’s leading polymer materials suppliers has a new identity. From September 1, 2015 Bayer MaterialScience is operating under the Covestro name. The company…
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