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Covestro's Acquisition of Vencorex Sites

Covestro Acquires Vencorex Sites in Thailand and the U.S.

Special TopicsCovestro

Covestro is acquiring two former Vencorex production sites for HDI derivatives in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, Texas, USA. This move will enable…

Metal 3D Printing, Steel Components, Bridge Repair, Empa

Metal 3D Printing Extends the Service Life of Steel Components

Special TopicsEmpa

Empa researchers are investigating how steel structures, such as bridges, can be specifically repaired or even redesigned in the future—using metal 3D…

Eckart Versalan Aluminum Pigment

Eckart: New Next-Generation Aluminum Pigment

Special TopicsEckart

Eckart introduces Versalan, a next-generation aluminum pigment based on high-purity, platelet-shaped pigments with an inorganic SiO₂ coating.

Fraunhofer LBF Tool coatings Recycled plastics

Fraunhofer LBF: High-quality surfaces made from recycled plastics

Special TopicsFraunhofer LBF

Fraunhofer researchers are developing a wear-resistant surface structure for shaping tools that enables the reliable production of optically…

Qubus IFO SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026 Surface technology services

Qubus & IFO at the SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026

Special TopicsQubus

At Surface Technology 2026, the IFO and Qubus group of companies will be presenting comprehensive services for surface technology under the motto…

AD Chemicals Branch Office Germany

AD Chemicals establishes German subsidiary and expands

Special TopicsAD Chemicals

AD Chemicals has founded AD Chemicals GmbH, a German sales office in Emmerich am Rhein. With the new company, the company aims to offer customers in…

Covestro Team Sonnenwagen Sponsor Partnership

Covestro and Team Sonnenwagen extend partnership

Special TopicsCovestro

Covestro is extending its partnership with Team Sonnenwagen Aachen for a further two years. The plastics manufacturer has been supporting the student…

Hoenle sealing material electronic housing UV curing

Hoenle: UV-curable sealing material for electronics housings

Special TopicsHoenle

With Vitralit CIPG 60200, Hoenle presents a UV-curable polyacrylate sealing material for complex electronic housings in automotive and e-mobility…

Henkel takeover of ATP Adhesive Systems

Henkel takes over ATP Adhesive Systems: water-based adhesive tapes

Special TopicsHenkel

Henkel acquires ATP Adhesive Systems, a leading supplier of high-performance, water-based specialty tapes. Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business…

LED adhesive Rudder Technicoll 9430-1

Rowers: New transparent Technicoll LED adhesive

Special TopicsRuderer

The new crystal-clear two-component adhesive Technicoll 9430-1 from Ruderer helps manufacturers and designers to bond LED elements permanently,…

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