Coatings World - May 2012

sonal for paper coating and Basoplast for sizing. BASF currently produces dispersions at an existing plant in Mangalore.

DSM-AGI and Eternal Chemical
partner to produce monomers
and oligomers for UV resins

DSM-AGI Corporation (Taiwan) and Eternal Chemical Corporation Ltd. ( Taiwan) jointly announced a strategic cooperation for UV resins whereby Eternal Chemical Corporation will produce AG-ISYN branded monomers and epoxy oligomers for DSM-AGI. The production will be managed by Eternal Specialty Chemical Corporation Ltd. (China), a joint venture of Eternal and BASF Group.

DSM Resins, headquartered in The Netherlands, obtained a majority share in DSM-AGI Corporation in July 2011. DSM Resins and Eternal have for many years enjoyed a successful joint venture for powder coating resins with production facilities in Taiwan and China.

Univar adds more territories
for distributing Dow Corning’s
Coatings
Univar Inc., a global chemical distributor,
has expanded its long-standing European
distribution relationship with Dow Corn-
ing Europe SA to include distribution of
Dow Corning’s coatings products range in
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.

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Emerald begins construction of
non-phthalate plasticizers
extended facility in Kalama

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, announced it has begun construction of a 60 percent capacity expansion for K-Flex non-phthalate plasticizers at its Kalama, Washington facility. The additional reactor capacity is scheduled to be commissioned in January 2013. This is the company’s second capacity expansion for the K-Flex product line at its Washington facility in the past two years. Earlier this year, the company also announced construction of a new K-Flex manufacturing site, which is underway in the Netherlands.

K-Flex plasticizers and coalescents are used in adhesives, PVC compounds, coatings and other latex polymer applications. In these applications, K-Flex products are known for enhancing film formation, adhesion, processing characteristics and improving the resistance of the end-product to oil, grease and water, according to the company. Other important benefits include improved scrub resistance, gloss retention in coatings, stain resistance and toughened wear layers in plastisols when compared with other materials.

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