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Safic-Alcan, a global distributor of specialty chemicals, is happy to announce that it has extended its distribution partnership with Momentive Quartz Technologies across Europe for its Boron Nitride range. As a market leader, Momentive Quartz Technologies, with its Boron Nitride powders, is recognized globally in the field of lubrication applications, such as oils, greases, lubricants (liquid or dry), metal processing,...
Safic-Alcan, a global distributor of specialty chemicals, is happy to announce that it has extended its distribution partnership with RapidPurge in Europe effective May 1st. 2020. The extended agreement covers Spain, Portugal, UK, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Turkey. Safic-Alcan is already a successful partner for RapidPurge in France and Italy....
Kerfoot sees strong upswing in oil blends and infusions for personal care product supply efficiency Kerfoot Group, a leading supplier of natural and organic oils, essential oils, waxes and butters for the personal care products sector in the UK, has commented on a significant market shift towards oil blends in cosmetic and personal care formulations. The business has recently identified...
Paris-La Défense, May 19 2020 – Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce its extended exclusive distribution agreement with TRONOX for the whole ranges of TiONA® TiO2 pigments in Benelux and Turkey, effective April 1st 2020 and May 1st 2020, respectively. Recognized globally, TiONA® titanium dioxide pigments are synonymous with high quality and reliability. They have been...
Thomas Swan consolidates its leading position in Graphene production with patents granted in continuous centrifugation Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., one of the UK’s leading independent chemical manufacturers, announced that it has been granted patents GB1521001.6 and GB1619983.8 for the process of continuous centrifugation in the separation of sub-micron (nanoscale) materials. The patents are part of a portfolio of rights...
Strong upswing in antibacterial properties demanded by brands for skin care formulations Kerfoot Group, the leading supplier of natural and organic oils, essential oils, waxes and butters, for the personal care products sector, has seen a clear upswing in demand for natural antibacterial properties for skin and hair product formulations. Dora Bert, Supplier Development Manager at Kerfoot, commented: “We’re in...
Paris-La Défense, 8 April 2020 – Effective April 1st 2020, Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce an extended exclusive distribution agreement with TRONOX for TiONA® TiO2 pigments in France. Drawing on their successful partnership with Safic-Alcan, Tronox has recently appointed the company as its exclusive distributor partner in France for the sale of the whole ranges...
Safic Alcan U.K. Ltd achieves Gold rating for its EcoVadis ESG Assessment Paris-La Défense, April 2 2020 – Safic Alcan UK Ltd, a subsidiary of the Safic-Alcan Group, an independent specialty chemicals distributor, is proud to announce that it has successfully achieved the gold certificate by the rating agency EcoVadis. With 70 out of 100 possible points, Safic-Alcan U.K. is among...
CPhI South East Asia – organised by Informa Markets – has been rescheduled for the newly confirmed date of 1-3 July, 2020 at the IMPACT in Muang Thong Thani, Thailand. The move from the original March 4-6 date was taken after careful consideration and consultation with local government and authorities, and advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in regard to the Novel...
Chlorine-free titanium ALD precursor for leading edge semiconductor applications TDMAT ALD precursor is an attractive alternative to TiCl4 Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of titanium-based compounds has been a crucial process step in the modern semiconductor industry. Titanium nitride (TiN), due to its high electrical conductivity, has been in use as an inorganic anti-reflective coating for lithography, hard-mask for low-κ patterning,...
