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Trinseo to acquire vinyl pyridine latex business from Synthomer
Trinseo has announced it has completed the acquisition of the vinyl pyridine latex (VP latex) business from Synthomer plc.
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Preparation of a biomimic superhydrophobic and anti-blood adhesion coating
A new work describes a biomimic superhydrophobic coating based on one new flower-like micro-nano particles via electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique.
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American Coatings Award winner announced
Even though the American Coatings Show Conference was cancelled, the organizers of the conference reviewed all the submitted papers. For her work on better understanding of stain resistance, Zeena Cherian...
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Apellix and Akzo Nobel work on a computer-controlled spray painting drone
Apellix and Akzo Nobel are collaborating on an autonomous drone as a smarter way to apply paint.
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Silicon dioxide coatings as protective materials for stone
Chemists have studied the possibility of silicon dioxide coatings modified by 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as protective materials for stone.
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Kristel Ons succeeds Philip Bruce as Secretary General of FEICA
The Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry announces that the FEICA Executive Board unanimously appointed Kristel Ons as the incoming Secretary General of the Association with effect...
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Novel approach of developing sustainable cellulose coating for self-cleaning-healing fabric
A sustainable superhydrophobic coating for fabrics is made by using cellulose nanofiber.
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EC Suppliers Hub: New presentation on polyaspartic technology
A few weeks ago the European Coatings Suppliers Hub was launched to present latest innovations to coatings manfucaturers in times of the corona pandemic, where personal meetings are difficult. A new presentation...
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IMCD expands its presence in the Middle East
IMCD, a distributor of speciality chemicals, has opened a new location in Dubai.
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CEPE’s Managing Director for 15 years says farewell
Jan van der Meulen answers a few questions from his home office while about his time at CEPE. Since April he is succeeded by Christel Davidson as Managing director of CEPE. We talked about his time in...
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Gallic acid-derived phosphorus-based flame-retardant multifunctional crosslinking agent for PU coating
The synthesis of the multifunctional phosphorus-based flame-retardant crosslinking agent is presented in in new work.
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Budenheim becomes a new member of Pinfa-NA
The chemical specialist Budenheim has announced its new membership of Pinfa-NA (Phosphorus, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association-North America).
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Optimised silica-based hybrid coatings for the protection of aluminum
Chemists have studied silica-based hybrid coatings for the protection of aluminum against chloride-rich environment.
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BASF Group withdraws outlook for 2020 business year
The sales and earnings forecast for the 2020 business year provided by BASF on February 28, 2020, will not be able to be met.