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Digital inkjet printing technology for the aircraft industry

A recent study explores the possibilities of digital inkjet printing technology in the aircraft industry for printing complex images, logos and other visual effects directly on the aircraft.

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Ineos sells its sulphur chemicals business

Ineos has announced the completion of the sale of its sulphur chemicals business to the International Chemical Investors Group.

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Experts’ opinions on sustainable colourants

Regarding the sustainability in coatings, the role of colourants is not the first thing to pop up. Nevertheless, they are an important raw material. We spoke with experts about their role for sustainable...

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New edible coating formulation to preserve avocados

A new study describes a novel antimicrobial ZnO nanoparticles-added polysaccharide edible coating for the preservation of postharvest avocado.

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Lanxess: Michael Ertl to head the Inorganic Pigments business unit

 Michael Ertl (54) will take over as head of the Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit at Lanxess with immediate effect.

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Steel protection by the use of piper betle leaf extract

A recently published work proposes a new inhibitor that can be added to a green corrosion inhibitor system for delivering high corrosion resistance of steel.

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Marabu acquires Icon Inks and increases presence in Asia

With the acquisition of Icon Inks, Marabu is expanding its global footprint and its focus on water-based printing technologies and textile printing.

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Enhanced protective performance of a waterborne coating

Microcontainers loaded with inhibitors were incorporated into a waterborne matrix to strenghten its protective performance.

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Lomon Billions Group has changed its company name 

Lomon Billions has announced changes of the company name and stock abbreviation.

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Innovative biobased Poly(meth)acrylates

Researchers have described a facile one-pot approach to biobased poly(meth)acrylates.

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Bio-based coatings at the European Coatings Show Conference

The digital European Coatings Show Conference will take place in September. With lectures on energy curable bio-based polyurethanes, green monomers or coatings based on starch and many similar topics,...

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Lanxess completes acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical

Lanxess has completed the acquisition of the U.S.-based specialty chemicals manufacturer Emerald Kalama Chemical.

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Natural rosin-based zinc resins for marine antifouling

Researchers have recently described the preparation of a rosin-based zinc resin for marine antifouling applications.

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Chemspec Europe postponed to 2022

Mack-Brooks Exhibitions announced the postponement of Chemspec Europe 2021, which was scheduled to take place Sept. 29-30, 2021, at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center.