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Paint Well acquires Promain
The UK based paint distributor Paint Well has acquired the industrial paints and coatings specialist Promain. The acquired company is intended to become the cornerstone of Paint Well’s new industrial...
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Radiation curing by LED technology for industrial wood flooring coatings
LED technology for UV curing of wood flooring coatings has a high potential to replace the conventional mercury vapour lamp in the future. It offers the possibility of making a product more sustainable...
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MC-Bauchemie Malaysia opens new site
MC-Bauchemie (Malaysia) has celebrated the ceremonial grand opening of its new production site in Semenyih, around 40 km southeast of Kuala Lumpur, with customers and employees.
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Trends and drivers for functional coatings
Functional coatings have been an exciting field in coatings development for several years. There is a great demand for functional or smart coatings that can support the transition to a sustainable economic...
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Vanillin-based flame retardant epoxy coating on wood surface
During a recently conducted study, a novel phosphate-containing epoxy reactive flame retardant (VB) was successfully synthesised by one step reaction using vanillin (VA) and benzene phosphorous oxydichloride...
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Briolf Group acquires aerosol paints manufacturer Areco Italia
The Catalan business group Briolf, comprising several industrial companies in the field of specialty chemicals, has made public an agreement through which it has acquired 100% of Areco Italia.
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Protecting ancient wood with a novel polyurethane-acrylate coating
Researchers report improved surface properties of a novel self-healing polyurethane-acrylate coating by in situ polymerisations of dihydroxy organo-montmorillonite on ancient wood.
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Kansai Helios to acquire CWS Lackfabrik
Kansai Helios signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% share of CWS Lackfabrik (“CWS”). CWS, with its group companies, is a powder coatings and liquid and solid synthetic resins producer,...
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Songwon announces new leadership appointments
Songwon has appointed Hans Werhonig as Leader Group Commercial and a member of Songwon’s Executive Committee from December 1st, 2022.
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Natural polymer for controlled ink droplet spreading
A new study describes an effective cotton surface treatment using natural polymer for high-quality inkjet printing images.
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IMCD India to acquire Parkash Dye Chem
IMCD has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Parkash Dye Chem, one of India’s leading distributors of speciality chemicals for construction and printing inks.
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Prepare for the European Coatings Show
In March 2023, the European Coatings Show plus the European Coatings Show Conference will take place again in Nuremberg, Germany. Prepare your visit with the newly-released preview magazine.
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Anti-viral organic coatings for high touch surfaces
SARS-CoV-2 virus remains viable on solid surfaces for up to one week. In presence of soil load, pure copper fails to inactivate the virus. A paintable organic coating liberates Cu2+ by ion-exchange and...
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BASF inaugurates its largest surface treatment site
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has celebrated the inauguration of its state-of-the-art surface treatment production site...