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Johnson Matthey Voted 5th in Britain’s Top 10 Most Admired Companies 2016

Johnson Matthey is one of the heroes of high-tech British manufacturing, a quiet success story best known as the largest single producer of automotive catalytic convertors – its emissions clean-up devices are fitted to one in three of the world’s cars. But under CEO Robert MacLeod it has also begun to branch out into new areas where its expertise in...

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Brenntag Colours Ltd – strategic developments announced

Brenntag Colours Ltd announces strategic developments to strengthen its colours and pigments offering. Brenntag Colours Ltd, a long established UK distributor of performance colours and pigments to the material science industries worldwide, has announced a number of strategic developments which reaffirm the company’s commitment to providing technologically advanced added value solutions to the industrial colours markets. The business has committed...

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New blenders for small-scale production from British Rema

British Rema has introduced two new Interchangeable Blenders designed to improve efficiencies for R&D and small-scale Pharmaceutical and Food production. The blenders feature a single base onto which a range of different body types and sizes can be quickly and easily interchanged. This means that correct body sizes can be selected to maintain optimal blend fill ratios if a variety...

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MAUSER Group and Manchester Drums Ltd combine forces in “NCG–MDL UK Ltd”

MAUSER Group announces the formation of a joint venture with Manchester Drums Limited (MDL). MAUSER’s reconditioning division NCG in the UK and MDL have merged as one company “NCG – MDL UK Ltd” to provide IBC services in the UK market. NCG – MDL UK Ltd will operate from Manchester, given recent investments in infrastructure and a new site within...

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Brenntag UK & Ireland to supply full range of Precipitated Calcium Carbonates

PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE FOR THE MATERIAL SCIENCE MARKET APPLICATIONS Brenntag UK & Ireland is now able to supply a full range of Precipitated Calcium Carbonates (PCC) grades for use in the Sealant, Coatings, Inks, Plastics, Paper & Rubber sectors. We are now distributing the PCC range of Specialty Minerals products with the trade names Calofort® and Calopake®. We can offer...

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Warwick Chemicals Mostyn HQ becomes the Global Fabric Care Centre of Excellence for Lubrizol Home Care R&D

Warwick Chemicals’ Mostyn HQ has become the Global Fabric Care Centre of Excellence for Lubrizol Home Care R&D. The move comes alongside investment in scientists and equipment to enable Lubrizol to offer outstanding support to customers across both liquid and powder products. Lubrizol’s acquisition of Warwick in December 2014 means that Lubrizol Home Care can offer a broad range of...

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INVISTA – ARPADIS Partnership

INVISTA Textiles (UK) Limited appoints Arpadis Benelux NV as its distributor for promoting their DYTEK® functional amines and Hexamethylene Diamine (HMD) within most European territories. Arpadis Benelux NV has been appointed as INVISTA’s exclusive distributor for the supply of its DYTEK® range of functional amines and Hexamethylene Diamine (HMD) for use in Epoxy Coatings, Composites, Construction & Building Products, Polyurethanes,...

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Johnson Matthey’s Annan, UK, site receives MHRA Certification for GMP manufacturing

West Deptford, N.J. – 20 September, 2016 – Johnson Matthey (LSE: JMAT), a leading provider of pharmaceutical services, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and catalyst technologies, announced today that its facilities in Annan, UK, have been approved for GMP manufacturing following an extensive programme of renovation and refitment. Johnson Matthey acquired the Annan facility in November 2014 in order to expand...

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Brenntag UK & Ireland in 50 million GBP investment program

Brenntag AG commits to 50 million GBP investment program in the UK over 5 years. Brenntag, the global market leader in chemical distribution with sales of over 10 billion EUR in 2015 worldwide, confirms its long-term commitment to its UK operations with a planned investment of over 50 million GBP over the next five years including investments in the North...

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Brenntag Blending Solutions: expanding team for further growth

Brenntag UK & Ireland are expanding their existing expertise in blending and developing this exciting area of the business further, as two technical experts join their dedicated team. Andrew Ferris joins the team as Business Manager for Blending Solutions. Andrew has spent most of his career to date working at VWR International, where he was the Regional Sales Manager for...

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