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Jan 17 2020
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Recent advances in RAFT polymerization of monomers derived from renewable resources

Sonja Schulte

The design and preparation of sustainable materials has received considerable interest in recent years due to growing environmental concerns and diminishing crude oil reserves. In a recently published Minireview, the polymerization of renewable monomers by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is discussed. Specifically, small molecules extracted from biomass and...

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Jan 15 2020
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Evonik acquires US based phytochemical company

Sonja Schulte

Evonik has concluded a purchase agreement to acquire Wilshire Technologies Inc., with the transaction to be completed by the end of January. Headquartered in Princeton NJ (USA), Wilshire Technologies supplies phytochemicals and derivatives to the global cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The new home for the cosmetics part of Wilshire’s product...

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Jan 13 2020
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DKSH buys Pacific area distributor

Sonja Schulte

Zürich-based distributer has agreed to acquire Axieo, a speciality chemicals distributor headquartered in Australia and with an office in New Zealand. The company said that this would expand the regional footprint of its Performance Materials business unit and take it into the agrochemicals sector there. The deal is expected to...

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Big cleaning time. happy modern woman with rubber gloves using bottles of cleaning detergent as guns against blue background
Jan 10 2020
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Biesterfeld receives distribution rights for products by Prebona AB

Sonja Schulte

The distributor  has been granted exclusive distribution rights for the odour absorbing and surface care products made by Swedish manufacturer Prebona AB (publ) with immediate effect. The new agreement applies to Germany, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Switzerland, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,...

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