The specialty chemicals group Altana (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired technologies and customer-specific know-how in the field of polypropylene wax emulsions from Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, The Netherlands; www.dsm.com). The products can be used to coat glass fibers, which are needed for the manufacturing of composites. They are typically used in the construction industry and the automotive sector.
Altana acquires wax emulsions business from DSM
| By Mary Page Bailey