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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.

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Alberdingk Boley appoints Thomas Baur President and CEO

Alberdingk Boley, manufacturer of waterbased polyurethane and acrylate dispersions located in Greensboro (NC), has announced the appointment of Thomas Baur as new President & Chief Executive Officer...

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Crosslinking of antimicrobial polymers to prevent biofouling

Scientists have recently described a method of crosslinking antimicrobial polymers with hexamethylene diamine to prevent biofouling in marine applications.

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Axalta to acquire U Pol

Axalta is about to acquire U-Pol, paint, protective coatings, and accessories manufacturer for the automotive aftermarket