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What is the situation on the Indonesian coatings market?
Asia-Pacific is a key market for the global paints and coatings industry and Indonesia is one of the key markets. The Indonesian Paint Manufacturers Association APCI shares insights into the market in...
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Stretchable conductive membranes for bioreactor applications
Researchers have described the deposition of polypyrrole on wrinkled polydimethylsiloxane to fabricate stretchable conductive membranes for multifunctional bioreactor applications.
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Brenntag: New distribution agreement with Evonik
Brenntag has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Evonik: Since June 2023, Brenntag has been distributing silane compound-based building protection products to customers in Germany.
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Warning system for defects onset in organic coatings on large surfaces
During a recent work, a warning system for monitoring the service status of organic coatings over large areas was developed.
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Vibrantz Technologies to invest in capacity expansion
Vibrantz Technologies has announced an investment of around EUR 18,2 million to increase capacity of its patented sustainable tinting solution at its facility in Sittard, Netherlands.
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Novel temperature-control coating
A new study investigetas the energy efficiency and the flame retardant performance of a novel temperature-control coatings with modified phase change material microcapsules.
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Songwon enters exclusive partnership with Krahn Italia for Coatings
Songwon Industrial has entered a distribution partnership with Krahn Italia for its Business Unit Coatings.
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Ranking 2023: Europe’s Top 25
It’s that time again. The editors of European Coatings Journal publish the annual ranking of the 25 top-selling paint and coatings manufacturers in Europe. Even though there have again been only slight...
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The role of additives in starch-based edible coatings
Edible films and coating are the effective method for preserving fresh food products. A current review focuses on the effects of additives on the physicochemical and bioactive properties of starch-based...
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Media reports: Adnoc wants to take over Covestro
The oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil (Adnoc) is apparently interested in taking over the German company Covestro. This is reported by several media.
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The “mica crisis” in Donegal: A case of internal sulfate attack?
In County Donegal, northwest Ireland, thousands of homes built with concrete blocks show an increasing degree of severe structural defects attributed to high mica content in the aggregates. Consequently,...
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IMCD acquires Brylchem Group
Researchers have portrayed a graphene oxide modified vinyl ester coating based on tung oil-with an improved anti-corrosion performance.
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Engaging suppliers in the EU Green Deal transition
The coatings industry is a hugely important contributor to the transformation towards the sustainability goals of the European Green Deal. Coatings protect a countless number of products and surfaces,...
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Bifunctional polyaniline/graphitic carbon nitride composite coating
Researchers have portrayed a graphene oxide modified vinyl ester coating based on tung oil-with an improved anti-corrosion performance.