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Biesterfeld Spezialchemie further expands partnership with Evonik in Eastern Europe

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie is further expanding its long-standing and successful partnership with Evonik. With immediate effect, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has been granted new distribution rights in the...

Researchers investigated the antifouling properties of unmodified kraft lignin for potential use in marine coatings.
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Antifouling properties of lignin for marine coatings

Study is based on preliminary findings that point toward lignin’s efficacy against seawater organisms.

Venator intends to suspend TiO2 production in Duisburg for an indefinite period.
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Venator announces transformation: TiO2 production in Duisburg to be interrupted

Venator announces that the newly appointed board of directors and management have conducted a strategic review following the end of Chapter 11 financial restructuring. In order to position Venator for...

Researchers have developed novel flame-retardant coatings.
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Flame-retardant coatings for wood surfaces

Researchers developed water-borne intumescent coatings using adenosine-based phosphonates.

CLP: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707 introduces new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors (EDs), PBTs/vPvBs andPMTs/vPvMs.
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CLP Regulation: New hazard classes

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707 introduces new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors (EDs), PBTs/vPvBs andPMTs/vPvMs. By Janina Rickers and Dr Robert Zabel, Umco.

Researchers have tested the antibacterial durability of photocatalytic ZnO-based surface coatings.
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Antibacterial durability testing

Study focuses on photocatalytic ZnO-based surface coatings.

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Byk: new head of global paint additives business

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Byk is bringing Marcel Krohnen back after two and a half years as head of the global coating additives business.

Superamphiphobic coatings with high thermal conductivity and wear resistance have attracted wide attention.
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Superamphiphobic coatings with excellent properties

Graded fillers were used to improve thermal conductivity and war resistance.

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Claude Imauven appointed to the Board of Directors of the Mäder Group

The Mäder Group announces the appointment of Claude Imauven to its Board of Directors.

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Birla Carbon expands in Asia

Birla Carbon establishes two new carbon black manufacturing sites in India and Thailand.

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Kuraray Europe Spain opens new office in Spain

The Kuraray Group is expanding its business on the Iberian island.

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Micro-nano tower structure for infrared stealth and solar selective coating

Researchers have found that the addition of Mn0.6Ni1.4Co2Oy to the resin improves the thermal stability of the coating and effectively inhibits the movement of the resin's chain segments.

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Songwon announces price increase and freight surcharge for polymer stabilizers and coatings

Songwon Industrial announced today that it is implementing a price increase and adding a freight surcharge on its polymer stabilizers and coatings products in response to the impacts on costs and lead...

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Preparation of CNTs/SCF reinforcement to achieve synergistic improvement of epoxy resin-based composites interfacial properties

Researchers found that using a silane/maleimide-comodified water-based polyurethane (WPU-M-S) as a sizing agent in combination with furan-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs-FA) through chemical modification...