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Interview: “Becoming a stronger player in Japan”
Sika has agreed to acquire Hamatite, the adhesives business of The Yokohama Rubber Company. We spoke to Dominik Slappnig, Head Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, about the acquisition and...
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Clariant to build new innovation center in Charlotte, North Carolina
Clariant’s new laboratory is intended to bring together research and technical experts in specialty formulation ingredients and additives to foster collaborative product development across all formulation...
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Cellulose membrane with a variety of properties
Researchers present a self-cleaning, underwater writable, heat-insulated and photocatalytic cellulose membrane for high-efficient oil/water separation and the removal of hazardous organic pollutants.
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Nouryon completes spin out of Nobian
Nouryon has completed the spin-out of its base chemicals business, Nobian, into a separate company remaining under the ownership of Nouryon’s equity owners, The Carlyle Group and GIC.
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Songwon and Sabo extend their partnership
Songwon has announced that the worldwide exclusive distributorship (non-exclusive for Europe) with Sabo for light stabilisers has been extended.
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Novel high-performance antibacterial film
Researchers have preented an antibacterial film via synergistic effect between uniformly dispersed TiO2 nanoparticles and multifunctional quaternary ammonium cationic ligand.
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Circular economy: Coatings and recycling
The European Coatings Show Conference 2021 will open its digital doors in a couple of weeks. As a special highlight the EU DECOAT project will present how coatings will play their part in a world were...
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The unique nanostructure of shellac films
A new study aimed at exploring the nanostructure of shellac and gaining insights into the structure-property relations alongside the effect of its aging phenomena.
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Aralon invests in capacities
Aralon, a manufacturer of luminescent pigments for paints and coatings, has announced an expansion of its production capacity.
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Review of anticorrosive graphene composite coatings
A recently published review article gives a comprehensive review of anticorrosive graphene-composite coatings.
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LSI launches as an independent global specialty chemicals business
LSI has launched as an independent business, following the completion of the carve out of Lonza Specialty Ingredients from Lonza Group. The company focuses on microbial control solutions.
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Fabrication of a robust superhydrophobic coating
A recent paper describes the fabrication of a superhydrophobic organic-inorganic hybrid coating through a novel two-step phase separation method.
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Interview: “Additives need to be highly versatile”
One of the most decisive drivers for innovation and change in the coatings industry is the topic of sustainability, including the field of additives, says Dr Gaetano Blanda. Evonik’s Coating Additives...
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New issue: focus on polyurethane coatings
In issue 7+8/2021 of the EUROPEAN COATINGS JOURNAL readers will find articles on technical innovations as well as market information on polyurethane coatings.