Heucotech opens universal colorants plant
Heucotech Ltd., a member of the Heubach
Group, has completed construction of a facility in Fairless Hills, PA/USA. The new
plant will produce universal colorants for
decorative coatings for the NAFTA market
and employs state-of-the-art technology to
ensure that customers receive high quality
and consistent products. Heucotech will
produce the Heucotint line of universal colorants in this facility to service the needs of
the architectural coatings market.
Heucotint is an environmentally friendly
product line and is VOC-, APE- and
formaldehyde-free. The colorants will work
in either aqueous or solvent-based products
as well as in conventional technology or in
lower VOC coatings. This new business in
the NAFTA region will expand on the success of the Heucotint line in Heubach Europe thereby utilizing the existing base of
global technology knowledge in colorants,
the company said. The product line will address specific customer needs with innovative and custom solutions.
Heucotech’s new universal colorants plant will produce colorants that will work in either
aqueous or solvent-based products as well as in conventional technology or in lower
VOC coatings.
will be increased in stages in the coming
years in accordance with the predicted
growth for polyurethane coatings and adhesives. The plant employs 35 people and
adheres to state-of-the-art standards in
terms of production processes, quality and
safety. Ankleshwar was selected as the location because it is one of the biggest chemical manufacturing centers in India.
quisition also offers clear advantages for
both companies as our investment will
strengthen our research in future markets
such as new materials and biotechnology in
a focused way.”
Bayer opens polyisocyanates
unit for production of
polyurethane coatings
Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a
manufacturing facility for polyisocyanates
at Ankleshwar, in the state of Gujarat,
India. Polyisocyanates are used as raw ma-
terials for the production of polyurethane
coatings and adhesives. With the investment
of approximately € 20 million, the company
wants to expand its business in India and
to participate in the strong growth of this
local market for coatings and adhesives.
The plant will produce Desmodur N grades
based on aliphatic hexamethylene diiso-
cyanate (HDI). These raw materials are
used for automotive, industrial and plastics
coatings. Furthermore, Desmodur L grades
will be manufactured from aromatic tolue-
lene diisocyanate (TDI). These are used as
raw materials for wood and furniture coat-
ings as well as for the formulation of adhe-
sives for flexible packaging. The initial
capacity amounts to 15,000 tons per year. It
Clariant to acquire Süd-Chemie
Clariant AG is planning the acquisition of a
controlling majority in Süd-Chemie AG. As
part of the planned transaction, Clariant
has come to agreements with the majority
shareholder One Equity Partners ( 50. 4 percent) and the family shareholders (
approximately 46 percent). As a result, Clariant
will acquire slightly more than 95 percent
of the outstanding shares. According to
Clariant, Süd-Chemie has a strong research
and development pipeline for new business
areas with substantial growth potential and
has demonstrated high levels of innovation
coupled with success in the commercialization of its products. “We are convinced that
Süd-Chemie is the right strategic fit for
Clariant,” said Hariolf Kottmann, CEO of
Clariant. “It complements our portfolio
with high growth businesses, less cyclical-ity and it provides Clariant access to new
attractive market segments. Süd-Chemie
will further drive our profitable growth forward in the coming years. The planned ac-
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