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Alexander Enström joins coatings manufacturer Hempel
Alexander Enström has joined Hempel to lead the company‘s new global marine organisation.
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Coatings for sustainable building applications
A new review gives an overview of microencapsulated thermochromic coatings for sustainable building applications.
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Clariant expands pigments laboratory for the African market
Clariant Pigments has welcomed the new year with the expansion of its new pigments’ laboratory in Krugersdorp near Johannesburg. According to Clariant, this is planned to be an African showcase for sustainable...
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Photoreactivity study of photoinitiated free radical polymerisation
Researchers have studied photoinitiated free radical polymerisation using Type II photoinitiator containing thioxanthone initiator as a hydrogen acceptor and various amine-type co-initiators as hydrogen...
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Tikkurila acquisition: PPG outbids Akzo Nobel
Just two weeks after submitting a binding proposal to acquire Tikkurila, Akzo Nobel now announced that it is no longer planning to take over the company. Meanwhile, PPG made a higher offer and already...
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Sto acquires the remaining shares in Jonas Farbenwerke
The Sto Group is expected to acquire the remaining 50.2 % shares in Jonas Farbenwerke - subject to the approval of the Federal Cartel Office - with effect from February 28, 2021.
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Tetrafunctional epoxy-amine coatings for corrosion protection of mild steel
An epoxy-amine coating exhibited high impedance after 30 days of NaCl immersion. Even artificially damaged epoxy-amine coatings displayed satisfactory performances.
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Azelis Italy about to acquire Came
Azelis has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Came Chemical Mineral and Engineering in Italy.
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CIN and Boero – a new alliance in the coatings industry
The Portuguese coatings manufacturer CIN will take over the Italian coatings company Boero Group. Both companies have been partners already for some years. Both companies combine an annual revenue of around...
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A novel composite coating and its assessment for biomedical applications
A new study describes the synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide-hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite coating and its biological assessment for biomedical applications.
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Interview: “I want to ensure that the EFC continues to be successful
Jörg A. Vogelsang, Head of Corporate Analytics & Testing at Sika Technology, has been President of the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) since January 2021. He has a lot of plans for his two-year...
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Dr Stefan Lätsch becomes Managing Director at Brüggeman
The chemical company Brüggemann has appointed Dr Stefan Lätsch as a member of the management board effective April 1, 2021. His responsibilities will include the further international expansion of the...
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A sky-blue superhydrophobic coating and its applications
A new paper describes a colour coating with excellent self-cleaning, oil/water separation, and anti-corrosion properties.
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Bodo Möller Chemie expands agreement with BASF in South Africa
Bodo Möller Chemie South Africa is expanding the exclusive sales and distribution agreement with BASF South Africa for resins and additives.