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Epple Druckfarben acquires Dutch PCO Europe
Epple Druckfarben increases its shares in the Dutch printing chemicals manufacturer PCO Europe to 100 percent.
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Five Facts on the South African coatings market
While Africa is a much smaller coatings market than Europe or Asia, it has been developing into an emerging market. One of the most important consumers of paint on the continent is South Africa – we...
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Water-soluble green corrosion inhibitors of mild steel
An experimental and computational study examines penicillamine drug and cysteine as green corrosion inhibitors of mild steel.
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Safic-Alcan opens South African subsidiary
Safic-Alcan has formed a new subsidiary, Safic-Alcan Southern Africa, for servicing the South African market and its neighbouring countries, effective immediately.
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Highly conductive and thermally stable nanoparticle-conjugated polymer compounds
A new paper introduces an environmentally-friendly in situ synthesis of highly conductive and thermally stable nanoparticle-conjugated polymer nano-compounds.
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BRB Silicone appoints United Mineral & Chemical Corp for distribution in USA
BRB North America, a full subsidiary of BRB International, has appointed United Mineral & Chemical Corp (UMC) for sales distribution of the silicone product portfolio for paint, coatings, inks and...
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Epoxy-based multilayered coating as efficient microwave absorbing materials
In a new work, an epoxy-based microwave absorbing coating (MAC) containing carbon nanotube (CNT), silicon carbide (SiC), and carbonyl iron (CI) particles was prepared.
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Archroma to join the Moulding & Millwork Producers Association
Colour and specialty chemicals manufacturer Archroma has announced that it has joined the US-based Moulding & Millwork Producers Association (MMPA).
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Stability assessment of iron oxide yellow pigment dispersions
Scientists have focused on the stability assessment of iron oxide yellow pigment dispersions and temperature dependent implications of rheological measurements.
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July/August issue: Bio-based coatings in the focus
The July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal features a full package on bio-based coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews. The magazine is also available in European...
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Sudarshan now partnering with Nordmann
Nordmann has expanded its portfolio: The Hamburg-based company is now distributing products from Sudarshan, a global leader in the manufacture of colour pigments located in India.
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Corrosion protection of Ti-6Al-4V by a composite coating
A new work describes the corrosion protection of Ti-6Al-4V by a composite coating with a plasma electrolytic oxidation layer and sol-gel layer filled with graphene oxide
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Biesterfeld opens Lab and Innovation Centre in Hamburg
Biesterfeld is expanding its laboratory capacities in Hamburg with the opening of the Biesterfeld Lab and Innovation Centre.
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Copolymers with hydrolysis-generating zwitterions for antifouling coatings
A new study describes special surface-fragmenting hyperbranched copolymers for antifouling coatings.