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Fujifilm: New inkjet pigment dispersion manufacturing plant
Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, a U.S. subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation, will construct a new production plant for pigment dispersions, which is a colorant for water-based pigment inkjet inks.
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Recent advances of polyaniline composites
A new review article summarises the problems encountered in the preparation of polyaniline composites in anticorrosive coatings and lists the corresponding solutions.
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Microplastics from ship paints – “an underestimated source?
A recent study by the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany, has revealed that most of the microplastic particles in water samples from the southeastern North Sea may come from binders used...
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Hempel opens its new Campus
Coatings company Hempel has opened its new campus, which features a newly constructed office building and an R&D facility. The campus is the new international headquarters for the Hempel Group.
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Plant-inspired superhydrophobic coating
Scientists have presented 3D multiscale sponges with plant-inspired controllable superhydrophobic coating for oil spill cleanup.
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Karsten Munk Knudsen nominated to Hempel board of directors
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Novo Nordisk, Karsten Munk Knudsen, has been nominated to replace Marianne Wiinholt as board member of Hempel.
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Preparation of an isocyanate-free composite coating
A new study focuses on a composite coating with controlled molecular architecture and describes a new convergent approach to functional macromolecules.
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Bodo Möller Chemie distributes products of FP Pigments
Bodo Möller Chemie Group expands its range of coatings and printing inks.
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Novel coating that fights corrosion and bacteria
Microban and Everbrite have partnered to offer a new antimicrobial coating that fights corrosion and bacteria.
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Data sharing in the coatings industry – what’s the status?
The need to digitally transform is nothing new. Banking, fashion, travel and a host of other industries have already made the leap. The coatings industry is not immune to these developments. In a digital...
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BASF and Evonik resume plasticiser production after outages
Following outages at both Evonik and BASF, production of plasticisers is to be ramped up again at both companies.
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Jotun launches hull optimisation programme
Jotun's programme is supposed to enable ship operators to improve the hull efficiency, lower costs and improve the environmental performance.
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Axel Sebbesse takes on Otto Krahn Group management role
Axel Sebbesse will become a Managing Director of the Otto Krahn Group and assume the role of Chief Development Officer (CDO).
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Radiation synthesis of urea/hydrogel core shells
A new study describes urea/hydrogel core shells coated with three different natural oils via a layer-by-layer approach and presents an investigation of their slow release and effects on plant growth-promoting...