In a fact sheet, Clean Production Action and Toxic-Free Future describe the material as “an acrylic-based coating that does not contain silicone.” Replying to a C&EN query about the material, a spokesperson for Georgia-Pacific says the information is “proprietary and confidential,” declining to discuss the matter further.
by Cheryl Hogue | October 03, 2021
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by Alexander H. Tullo | September 18, 2021
In addition, Gilson said, Mitsubishi is considering building a large plant in Geismar, Louisiana, to make methyl methacrylate (MMA), the raw material for acrylic polymers like Plexiglas. Making use of Mitsubishi’s Alpha process, the plant would be the largest of its kind in the world. The company has not yet made a final decision on the project.
by Katsumori Matsuoka, special to C&EN | September 11, 2021
Adhesives made by Ashland include Isoset water-based polyurethane wood glues and Aroset acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives for applications including floor graphics and packaging labels. The business is expected to have sales of $360 million this year and pre-tax profits of $110 million. The purchase, expected to close by year-end, reinforces Arkema’s position as one of the world’s biggest producers of adhesives and builds on a string of buys in the sector, including its 2015 purchase of Bostik from Total for $2.2 billion.
by Alex Scott | September 02, 2021
The plant will use a pyrolysis process to break down the acrylic resin into its monomer, methyl methacrylate. Stora Enso, a wood products firm, has opened a pilot facility in Sunila, Finland, that uses lignin separated from wood to make a material for anodes for electric vehicle batteries. The facility cost $12 million.
August 28, 2021
—Business Roundup “” BASF and Sinopec will add a plant for tert-butyl acrylate at their joint venture facility in Nanjing, China. The partners will also expand the output of propionic acid, ethyleneamines, ethanolamines, and other products. Johnson Matthey and Kebotix, a developer of artificial intelligence–based discovery techniques for new materials, will collaborate on a digital R&D engine for catalytic converter coatings.
August 19, 2021
—Trinseo will buy acrylic sheet firm Aristech Surfaces “” Trinseo has agreed to acquire Aristech Surfaces, a producer of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) sheet, for $445 million from Falcon Private Holdings. The deal follows Trinseo’s purchase, completed in May, of Arkema’s PMMA resin business for $1.4 billion.
by Alexander H. Tullo | July 26, 2021
One of the company’s major projects is the construction of a US methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant using its Alpha technology, which makes the acrylic resin precursor from ethylene, methanol, and carbon monoxide rather than the hydrogen cyanide and acetone typically used. Mitsubishi had been considering such a project for nearly a decade.
by Alexander H. Tullo | July 26, 2021