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Superhydrophobic and breathable coatings on polyester fabrics
A superhydrophobic, deep color, infrared-reflective and breathable coating was prepared on polyester fabrics by a dip coating process.
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New subsidiary: Roberlo is strengthening its commitment to the North American market
Roberlo has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in Canada in February. This will bring the number of subsidiaries that Roberlo has on the American continent to eight.
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Properties of polymer coated urea from liquefied starch
Scientists have studied the relationship between starch liquefaction behavior and properties of polymer coated urea from liquefied starch.
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AI projects for manufacturing companies
Automation at the push of a button? Unfortunately, not (yet) possible. Experience shows that it is a continous process to realise the potential of digitization. Our guest author Verena Fink from the consulting...
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Nouryon renames Industrial Chemicals subsidiary to Nobian
Nouryon has chosen to rename its wholly-owned Industrial Chemicals business to Nobian.
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Preparing a self-healing alkyd coating based on microcapsules containing Tung oil
A commercial coating was transformed into a self-healing coating by inserting urea-formaldehyde microcapsules (MCs) containing tung oil (TO), to improve coated metal corrosion resistance.
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Akzo Nobel confirms intent to acquire Tikkurila with binding proposal
After its initial non binding proposal Akzo Nobel now has submitted a binding proposal to the Board of Directors of Tikkurila to acquire the Finnish coating manufacturer having completed its due diligence...
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Zeppelin acquires MTI Mischtechnik
Zeppelin Systems has taken over the owner-managed MTI Mischtechnik, whose shares were up for sale in October 2020 following insolvency proceedings.
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Facile preparation of superhydrophobic surface on paper substrate
A new paper describes the preparation of an economical eco-friendly superhydrophobic surface on paper substrate with excellent mechanical durability.
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REACH: Large task, large benefits
The registration of chemicals under REACH has been a big task for the chemical industry as a whole - and of course for the coatings industry. However, REACH has had many positive effects. As a recent study...
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Uzin Utz plans second production site in Waco, Texas
A new Uzin Utz production site is being built in Waco, Texas, on a site area of approximately 61,000 square feet by 2022.
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Study on chelated and non chelated titanate functionalised graphene nanosheets
Scientists have evaluated functionalised graphene nanosheets for enhancement of waterborne alkyd anticorrosion coatings.
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New strategic partnership between OQEMA and CB Chemie
OQEMA has acquired a majority stake in Austria-based CB Chemie, which was founded in 2016 by Dr. Christian Braunshier.
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Brexit: “Coatings and ink producers are experiencing many more issues than anticipated”
Brexit has been a dominant topic in the last years and is set to have a great impact on the European paints and coatings industry in the upcoming years. We spoke to Tom Bowtell, CEO, and David Park, Public...