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Sad demise of Rainer Heubach
Rainer Heubach passed away on October 21, 2020 after a brief and serious illness in Salzburg. The former chairman and owner of the Heubach Group was an entrepreneur and visionary throughout his life. ...
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Sad demise of Rainer Heubach
Rainer Heubach passed away on October 21, 2020 after a brief and serious illness in Salzburg.
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Bodo Möller Chemie is distributor of BASF in Africa
Bodo Möller Chemie has deepened its collaboration with BASF in the segment of dispersions, resins and additives for coatings and construction polymers in the African core markets.
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Sol gel coatings made using methyl modified alkoxysilanes
The aim of this study was the synthesis and characterisation of hybrid silica coatings, obtained using mixtures of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and three different methyl-modified alkoxysilanes: trimethoxymethylsilane...
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Wacker expands capacity for polymer products at Nanjing
Wacker is expanding its Chinese polymer activities by investing around EUR 85 million in building two new production plants at its Nanjing site.
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Enhanced weathering performance of epoxy ZnO nanocomposite coatings
A new paper aims at improving the weathering performance of an epoxy coating via surface treatment of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles with different silane coupling agents.
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BASF CEO Dr. Martin Brudermüller elected new president of Cefic
Martin Brudermüller, CEO of BASF was elected President of Cefic, effective immediately, at Cefic’s annual General Assembly.
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Coating delamination mitigation of epoxy coatings
Scientists have examined the coating delamination mitigation by inhibiting the hydrogen evolution reaction.
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JRS Group: Change in the handling of dry mortar and construction portfolios
With the strategy to strengthen their footprint within the Sub-Sahara region, the JRS Group announces that there will be a change in the handling and servicing of the dry mortar and construction portfolios....
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Chromate ion transport in epoxy films: Influence of barium sulfate particles
In a new work, the mechanism of chromate ion transport in epoxy film with BaSO4 particles has been investigated.
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Akzo Nobel to strengthen paints business with acquisition of Titan in Spain
Akzo Nobel wants to further grow in Europe after agreeing to acquire the decorative paints business of Spain’s Titan.
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Aluminum triphosphate-containing intumescence flame-retarding coatings
A facile preparation of flame-retarding coatings using aliphatic waterborne polyurethane as the binder has recently been described.
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Production of paints in Europe in August slightly above previous year
According to the market research institute Chem Research, in August 2020, the production volume of paint materials in Europe is slightly above the previous year's level for the first time since the beginning...