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Evonik increases additive capacities for architectural paints
Evonik's Coating Additives business line is increasing capacities of two additive product groups for architectural paints: hydrophobing agents and polyurethane thickeners. The new capacities will be available...
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Polyurea for anti-corrosion and wear-resistant enhancement
A new work presents a promising application of polyurea nanofibers to enhance the anti-corrosion and wear resistance of epoxy resins.
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BASF Coatings inaugurates new research center
BASF Coatings has inaugurated a new research center for electrophoretic dip coating at its headquarters in Münster-Hiltrup, Germany.
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Photocurable polyurethane acrylate for textile artificial leather
Researchers have proposed an eco-friendly photocurable textile artificial leather coating strategy. The fabricated artificial leather exhibited excellent colourfastness.
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Akzo Nobel on schedule with largest warehousing base in China
A huge logistics hub which is set to become Akzo Nobel’s largest warehousing base in China is on course to be completed by the middle of 2023.
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Interview: “The use of bio-based raw materials is not the end of the line”
“As long as sustainability aspects are respected, the increased use of bio-based raw materials could also lead to more optimised production and hence lower prices”, says Toine Biemans, head of R&D...
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Impact of surface texture on the perceptual and instrumental gloss
Gloss and texture have an indispensable role in determining the visual appearance of objects. Yet there are differences between the gloss perceived by the human eye and the gloss measured by instruments....
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Perstorp announces toxicity targets
Perstorp strengthens its commitment towards significantly reducing the environmental impact by releasing two new 2030 sustainability targets for (eco) toxicity.
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rGO as an adhesion enhancer of fusion bonded epoxy coatings
Alternative coating technologies based on advances in polymer engineering have been continuously developed to face the always present challenges of wear in metal surfaces.
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Henkel inaugurates “Inspiration Center Düsseldorf
Henkel has inaugurated its new Inspiration Center Düsseldorf (ICD). With an investment volume of EUR 130 million, the Adhesive Technologies business unit has built a state-of-the-art and unique global...
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New coatings association for the Middle East
Ten leading paint manufacturers in the Middle East – Akzo Nobel, Altakamol, Asian Paints, Axalta, Caparol Paints, Hempel, Jotun, National Paints, PPG and RAR Holding have agreed to launch the Middle...
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Bio-based air-drying water-borne polyurea coatings
In a recently coducted work, bio-based air-drying water-borne polyurea dispersions (Bio-PUDs) containing alkyd intermediate as polyol and aniline trimer (AT) as chain extender were synthesised, characterised,...
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Energiekontor and BASF agree on program to increase wind turbines efficiency
Energiekontor has teamed up with the international maintenance company Omega-Tools and BASF’s Coatings division to gradually equip its wind turbines with a special film, thus making them more efficient....
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Improved tribological performance of epoxy composite coating
A new study reports the improved tribological performance of an epoxy self-lubricating composite coating by boron nitride nanosheets and Ag nanoparticles.