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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.
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Antifouling strategies based on super phobic polymer materials
In a newly published review, the types of fouling are classified as inorganic fouling, organic fouling, biofouling and composite fouling – and antifouling strategies for these different types are suggested...
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SI Group to sell industrial resins business to ASK Chemicals
SI Group has announced plans to sell the majority of its global industrial resins business to ASK Chemicals.
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A central database for compliance declarations
Many end users are trying to set themselves apart from the competition with quality seals and labels. For paint manufacturers, the effort to comply with all the associated rules is becoming ever greater....
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Novel composite films with strong self healing ability
A recent study presents epoxy composite films modified by polyurea-based double-walled microcapsules.
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Brenntag acquires Wellstar Group
Brenntag has completed the acquisition of pigment and additives specialist Wellstar Group by acquiring the remaining 49% stake in the joint venture.
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Thermochromic hydrogel for smart windows application
A recent study describes a durable smart window, which provides a comfortable indoor living environment even when the outdoor temperature is high.
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Datacolor and Archroma enter into new partnership
Archroma has announced that the soon-to-be 5,760 colour references of its "Color Atlas" library are made available within its "Datacolor Tools" platform, an easy-to-use colour quality control application...
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Sepiolite-based superamphiphobic coating
Researchers have presented a novel superamphiphobic coating with excellent robustness, chemical stability and self-cleaning performance.
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“Interest in water-borne coatings is very high in South Korea.“
The Austrian wood coatings manufacturer Adler started cooperation’s in South Korea. We spoke to Christoph Müller, Area Manager International at Adler about the plans of the company there.
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H.B. Fuller and Covestro join forces to make adhesives more sustainable
Global adhesives provider H.B. Fuller has announced a strategic partnership with Covestro, one of the world’s largest polymer suppliers.
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Fully bio-based UV-cured thiol-ene coatings
A new fully biobased formulation was developed and UV cured to obtain a polymer network useful for coating applications.
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Atlas expands its German weathering testing laboratory
Atlas has announced the expansion of the Atlas Weathering Services Group Testing Laboratory in Linsengericht-Altenhasslau, Germany, to provide faster solar simulation testing.
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Biomimetic sharklet surface for anti biofouling applications
In a recent work, researchers combined 3D printing technology and subsurface-initiated ring opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) to construct a multi-scale brush-based antifouling surface.