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Happy holidays and a Happy New Year
The European Coatings team wishes you happy, relaxing holidays and a very happy New Year.
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Enhanced corrosion protection of Mg-based alloys for implants
A recently published study describes cellulose nanocrystal reinforced silk fibroin coating for an enhanced corrosion protection and biocompatibility of Mg-based alloys for orthopedic implant applications....
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Alternatives to coal tar coatings
Scientists have proposed acetylated lignin as a bio-additive for anticorrosive and UV-blocking epoxy resins. The Lignin improved the protection performance against corrosion of metallic substrates.
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PPG appoints Tim Knavish Chief Operating Officer
PPG has announced the appointment of Tim Knavish, executive vice president, as chief operating officer, effective March 1, 2022.
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Dr. Robert G. Duan joins Chem Quest as a Vice President
The Chem Quest Group has announced the addition of Dr. Robert G. Duan as a Vice President. For the last four years, Dr. Duan had worked at Sherwin Williams first as Sr. Global Technical Director and then...
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Eco-friendly antifungal coatings on wood
Researchers describe the development of an eco-friendly antifungal coating by curing natural seed oils on wood. All studied oil-based coatings inhibited the fungal growth.
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Arkema to expand its UV curable resins production
Arkema has announced plans to double its UV curable resins production capacity at its Nansha plant in China.
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Inorganic salts as additives for natural oriental lacquer
A new study provides a novel and green method for oriental lacquer to achieve storage for a long time and relatively normal curing during application. This provides a method for the wide use of oriental...
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Sika expands production for adhesives and sealants
Sika is opening a new technology center and manufacturing plant for adhesives and sealants in Pune, a city in the federal state of Maharashtra. Developments at the new R&D laboratories and the production...
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Self-healing polyurethane coatings
Renewable materials were used for the development of microcapsules based self-healing anticorrosive polyurethane coatings. Microcapsules are synthesised from cardanol as a shell monomer and linseed oil...
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Bodo Möller Chemie expands cooperation with Imerys
The Bodo Möller Chemie Group is expanding its cooperation even closer with the French mining group Imerys, a world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry.
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December issue: Powder Coatings in the focus
The December issue of the European Coatings Journal is out. It features a full package on powder coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews.
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Market Report: Driving growth in powder
Electric vehicles, hyperdurability and low-temperature cure technology offer sustainable growth for powder coatings.What is the situation in the powder coatings market?
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Water-resistant water-borne alkyd/acrylic hybrid coatings
A new paper demonstrates the preparation of water-resistant water-borne alkyd/acrylic hybrid coatings with varied maleic anhydride (MA) content. The coating with optimum MA content exhibited excellent...