News
News Markets & Companies
Evonik partners with Ter Chemicals and Biesterfeld Performance Rubber
Evonik is working with two new partners to distribute the groups high-performance polymers: Ter Chemicals Distribution Group on the one hand and Biesterfeld Performance Rubber, a business unit of the Biesterfeld...
News Markets & Companies
Paint and coatings binder market remains challenging
The pressure on supply chains due to the pandemic and the war is affecting raw material availability and supply. Rising logistics and energy costs are exacerbating the situation. A significant improvement...
News Application Areas
Halogen free organic coatings for flame retarding applications
Researchers report the synthesis and characterisation of a new flame-retardant (FR), UV-curable resin, covalently stabilised with non-halogenated FR-additive, phytic acid (PA) for coating variety of substrates....
News Markets & Companies
Brenntag expands local presence in Massachusetts
Brenntag has opened a new production and warehouse facility in Upton, Massachusetts. This new 33,000-square feet facility solidifies the company's presence as chemicals distributor in the Northeast region...
News Coatings Technologies
Castor oil-based omniphobic polyurethane coatings
A recently conducted study reportstransparent polyurethane coatings with high hardness, anti-smudge and anti-corrosive properties.
News Markets & Companies
Cathay Industries to acquire Venator’s iron oxide pigment business
Cathay Industries has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Venator Materials to purchase its iron oxide pigment business.
News Coatings Technologies
Review: Embrittlement in organic coatings
A new review article gives a comprehensive overview on the sources of tensile, cracking-opening stress of organic coatings and focuses on the polymer embrittlement during degradation.
News People & Careers
Bodo Möller Chemie appoints Global Vice President for Digitalisation
With a newly created position, the Bodo Möller Chemie Group implements an extensive digitalisation strategy: Frank Fuhr has taken over the function of Global Vice President for Digitalisation in the Bodo...
News Production & Lab
Tough, transparent and antibacterial WPU
Researchers have presented a high strength, tough and transparent waterborne polyurethane with good antibacterial performance.
News Coatings Technologies
Functional coatings in the focus of the November issue
The November issue of the European Coatings Journal is out. It features a full package on functional coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews.
News Markets & Companies
Solesis expands coating capabilities with the acquisition of Polyzen
Solesis has acquired Polyzen, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer-based film and coating technologies for the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries.
News Application Areas
Hybrid pattern surfaces for improved fog harvesting efficiency
A recently conducted study focuses on the design and optimisation of hybrid superhydrophobic–hydrophilic pattern surfaces for an improved fog harvesting efficiency.
News Markets & Companies
Sto acquires remaining shares in Sto Italia
Sto SE & Co. KGaA, one of the major international manufacturers of products and systems for building coatings, has acquired the remaining 48 % of the shares in Sto Italia Srl, Empoli/Italy, from the...
News Legislation
Protecting international data exchange
Whenever software sends personal data to countries outside the EU, the threat of data protection violations is never far away.