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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...
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Archroma with new Basel region headquarters and a dedicated “tech hub
Archroma has announced the relocation of its headquarters to Pratteln, just outside Basel, Switzerland, and a customised R&D role for its existing Reinach site.
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Marine paints presumably a key source of microplastics in the Southern Ocean
Microplastics are everywhere, even in the most remote places. Where do these tiny pieces of plastic come from? Researchers from the University of Basel and the Alfred-Wegener Institute have shown that...