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Flint Group Packaging announces a global price increase
Flint Group Packaging announces the intention to further increase the prices of all its ink and coating products for the flexible packaging, paper and board and narrow web markets.
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Allnex invests EUR 12 million in new Austrian R&D centre
Allnex invests in a new R&D center for environmentally-friendly coating resins. The construction in Werndorf, Austria, will begin in October 2021 and is scheduled for completion in Q3 2022.
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Nippon Paint to buy Cromology
Nippon Paint Holdings will acquire Cromology Holding, a French maker of decorative paints, through a subsidiary.
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Imparting electro conductivity to cellulosic paper
Using a coating to Impart electro-conductivity via coating to cellulosic paper may allow this conventional material to hold great promise for a wide range of applications.
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Degradation of epoxy coatings exposed to impingement flow
A recent study is devoted to an epoxy coating exposed to the vertical impingement flow of a 3.5 weight percent NaCl solution at various flow rates.
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Interview: “Removing the tedious process of testing out assumptions”
Digital tools offer more and more ways to improve the development of coatings. One way utilises digital prototypes to help reduce the number of redundant trial-and-error lab tests. Jurjen van Rees, Commercial...
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PPG appoints Vincent Robin as Vice President, Global Automotive Coatings
PPG has announced the appointment of Vincent Robin to vice president, global automotive coatings, effective November 1.
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Influence of zirconium dioxide in polyurethane: Improved properties
Researchers report that the tensile strength, Young’s modulus, hardness, abrasion resistance, and thermal stability of PU/ZrO2 composites increased with ZrO2 content
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Sergej Lazovic appointed Managing Director of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie
Specialty chemicals distributor Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has appointed Sergej Lazovic as Managing Director of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie alongside Peter Wilkes with effect from 1 October 2021.
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Making cotton fabrics more durable in outdoor environments
Scientists have investigated UV-curable cellulose acetate butyrate-based oligomers and their use for cotton fabric coatings.
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New fumed silica plant by Evonik and Wynca goes on stream
The joint venture between Evonik and the Chinese company Wynca - Evonik Wynca (Zhenjiang) Silicon Material is starting-up of its new fumed silica plant.
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Increasing demand for water borne coatings
The water-borne coatings market is an interesting and growing technology segment of the global coatings market. Water-borne coatings find their way into a diverse set of end-use segments. Given the...
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Algae extracts for the formulation of environmentally friendly antifouling coatings
During a recent study, different constituents of four algal species were used as active biocides in paint formulations for preparing environmentally safe antifouling marine paints.