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New structure: Dörken repositions itself
The restructuring of the German company under the "Dörken" umbrella brand and the merger of the paints, coatings and pastes business to form Dörken Coatings should create scope for synergy effects.
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AkzoNobel acquires Stahl’s powder activities
Akzo Nobel gains unique low cure technology with acquisition of Stahl’s powder activities.
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Different performance of biological adhesives produced by blue mussels
A new paper describes how the availability of environmental iron influences the performance of the biological adhesives produced by mussels.
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Flint Group accelerates investment in Russian packaging market
Flint Group has announced a series of key investment actions in its Russian packaging inks business.
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Corrosion inhibition of AA2024-T3 by smart polyelectrolyte coacervates
A new study describes the corrosion inhibition of AA2024-T3 by smart polyelectrolyte coacervates responsive to both acidic and alkaline environments.
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Teko launches smart-tinting solution in Singapore and Malaysia
Teko Tinting and Engineering, the Asia-based member of the Inkmaker Group, has launched a new point-of-sale tinting (POS tinting) solution in Southeast Asia.
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Functionalisation of amine-cured epoxy resins
A new paper presents a way to functionalise amine-cured epoxy resins by boronic acids based on dynamic dioxazaborocane formation.
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Applied Graphene Materials signs distribution agreement with Arpadis Benelux
Applied Graphene Materials has signed a distribution agreement with the European chemical distributor Arpadis Benelux.
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Self-lubricating coatings via PDMS micro-gel dispersions
As the potent lubricant PDMS cannot be used directly within PAI coatings, micro-gel particle dispersions for the addition to PAI solutions are described.
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After a one-year construction period: Frei Lacke puts new administration building into operation
The previously two-storey building has been extended by a further floor and will in future offer space for 70 employees of the commercial departments on 1407m2.
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Liquid crystals to create colour changing coatings
Scientists have developed a way to stretch and strain liquid crystals to generate different colors. This could be applied in smart coatings
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Bio-based coatings overview: Increasing activities
Bio-based paints and coatings continue to play a rather small role in the coatings business. The current market share is estimated at around 5 % in sales. Most of this is also likely to come from long-established...
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Akzo Nobel: Renewal of major plant for water based products in China
As Chinese customers and consumers demand more water-based decorative paints, Akzo Nobel’s Guangzhou plant aims to deliver.
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Recovery dynamics of acrylic coating surfaces
Scientists have monitored the recovery dynamics of acrylic coating surfaces under elevated relative humidity (RH) by atomic force microscopy.